772 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Lands — Selling for from $125 to $200 per acre. Not as much change in 

 ownership in 1911 as usual but farms are better improved than ever be- 

 fore. Many farmers now have their own lighting and heating plants. 



Report of Fair — No fair held this season on account of drouth. 



MUSCATINE. 



W. H. Shipman, West Libeety, October 27, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The early season was not very 

 satisfactory but late rains have improved the crops. On the whole the 

 year will be very good. 



Corn — Average acreage. The early planting is not up to the average but 

 the late planting is much better. We will, therefore, have a good average 

 crop. 



Oats — Good crop and good quality at the time of harvest. The rains 

 damaged the late threshing. 



Wheat — Small acreage; quality and yield good. 



Rye — Very little raised. 



Barley — Very little raised. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — Good acreage; late rains making it a good crop. 



Sorghum — Good crop in some localities. 



Timothy — Yield light; quality first class. Where threshed the seed was 

 very profitable. 



Glover — Light yield; badly winter killed. 



Prairie Hay — None in this section. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Blue grass was short during the summer 

 months but the fall rains have made good pastures. 



Potatoes — Early crop a failure; late ones very good. 



Yegetal}les — An average crop. 



Apples — A heavy crop; fine quality; many carloads shipped. 



Other Fruits — Good crop of small fruit; no peaches or plums. 



CaiiZe— Not so many cattle fed as last year. Much interest In the dairy 

 breeds. 



Horses — Good demand for good horses and all selling for good prices. 



Swine — Some disease in part of the district. Good stock of pigs. 



fif^ieep— Nice lot of spring lambs and much interest taken in them. 



Poultry — Turkeys scarce but chickens are plentiful. 



Bees — Honey crop short. 



Drainage — Some tiling; also some county ditching. 



Other Industries — Doing a good business 



Lands— Very few farms changing hands. Prices remain at a high figure. 



Report of Fair— Held at West Liberty August 21-24 inclusive, and was a 

 success in every way. Exhibits were especially .good. 



