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Clover — Poor. 



Prairie Hay — Very light. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Poor on account of drouth. 



Potatoes — Very light crop; scored one-third of a crop. 



Vegetables — Fair. 



Apples — Good. 



Other Fruits — Good. 



Cattle — Average. 



Horses — Average. 



Swine — Better than average. 



Sheep — Average. 



Poultry — Good. 



Bees — Good. 



Drainage — Doing a great deal. 



OtJier Industries — The butter and egg business shows a decrease; brick 

 and tile better than average and cement business doing well. 



Lands— Steady increase in price, ranging from $80.00 to $155.00 per 

 acre. 



Re,port Of Fair— Ueld at Fonda, August 1st to 4th, inclusive. A very 

 good fair. Attendance, attractions, exhibits and other entertainments bet- 

 ter, or equally as good as other years. 



POTTAWATTAMIE. 



H. M. EAGEE, AVOCA, OCTOBEE 18, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Taken as a whole the season 

 of 1911 has been very unfavorable for the growing crops. During May 

 and part of June things were excellent but hot, dry winds came and then 

 the continued drouth, which did considerable damage. I believe the 

 most unsuccessful season since 1894. 



Corn — About one-half crop, or about 25 to 30 bushels per acre. 



Oats — Below the average. 



Wheat — Better than average. 



Rye — Not enough raised to be of any consequence. 



Barley — Fair. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet — None. 



SorgMim — None. 



Timothy — Only fair; too dry. 



Clover — Only fair; too dry. 



Prairie Hay — ^None. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Some little alfalfa but it is not a great suc- 

 cess here as yet. 



Potatoes — About one-half crop. 



Yegetahles — Very Poor; too dry. 



Apples — ^Very fine quality but think a little short in quantity. 



Other Fruits — Cherries particularly good; other small fruits quite good. 



