778 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



Cattle — Very poor season. Many farmers have fed hay and grain since 

 July 15th. This would hardly be called a dairy county. 



Horses — Poor season. Very good grade of horses in the county and 

 many are sold for other markets. It is my impression that the prices 

 are not so high as last year. 



Swine — There are a great many hogs raised in this county and the 

 breeding is good. 



Sheep — Not many raised but they are of extra good stock. 



Poultry — There is nothing on the farm that pays bo well with as little 

 outlay and there is nothing that yields so well to care and attention as 

 the chicken. All farmers have large flocks and many are kept in town. 



Bees — Not enough kept to supply the local demand. 



Drainage — The county is straightening the river and it is the impres- 

 sion that it will prevent much of the former overflow. 



Other Industries — Purely an agricultural county. There are several 

 flour mills. 



Lands — We have very fine soil and ideal conditions for farming. On 

 account .of the dry season the land is not selling higher, if quite so high, 

 as formerly. 



Report of Fair — Held at Avoca, September 5th to 8th, 1911. Very un- 

 favorable weather and other attractions, such as the Carnival at Council 

 Bluffs, kept the attendance down. 



POWESHIEK. 



C. p. BUSWELL, GRINNELL, OCTOBER 29, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Fair crops and a very dry 

 season. 



Corn — Will average from 40 to 50' bushels per acre. 



Oats — About 35 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Not much wheat raised. Yielded from 10 to 12 bushels per 

 acre. 



Rye — No rye this year. 



Barley — About 30 bushels per acre. 



FZarc— No flax. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — Light crop. 



Timothy — Very light; not over one-half ton per acre. 



Clover — Very little clover hay but that was good. Clover mostly win- 

 ter killed. 



Prairie Hay — Very few acres but good; helped out by the fall rains. 



Potatoes — Early potatoes not good on account of the dry weather. Late 

 potatoes very good. 



Vegetables — Good crop. 



Apples — Large crop of apples; selling at 50c per bushel. 



Other Fruits — Good crop of cherries and grapes; other small fruits 

 scarce. 



Cattle— ysot many cattle on accouut of pastures being short and the 

 prices high. 



