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Horses — High prices prevail. ^lost farmers have just enough horses 

 to do their work. 



Swine — Lots of young pigs; not much sickness. 



Sheep — Not many sheep. 



Poultry — A great many chickens; selling for 10c per pound. 



Bees — Very few. 



Drainage — A good many tile have been laid the past season. 



Other Industries— A.niova.6bi\es,t buggies, washing machines, cement 

 blocks, tile and brick. 



Lands — Worth from $100.00 to $250.00 per acre; not much real es- 

 tate changing hands; very quiet. 



Report of Fair — Held at Grinnell, September 4th to 7th, 1911. Cloudy, 

 unsettled weather and a small crowd on the 5th; had a good crowd on 

 the 6th but it rained at two p.m. and the fair was declared off. We had 

 a fine display, larger than ever, and a fair field of horses. 



POWESHIEK. 



JAMES XOWAK, MALCOM, OCTOBEB 30, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — ^Very favorable season up un- 

 til June 1st, but at that time dry weather set in and continued until 

 the middle of August. The corn and other grains withstood the drouth 

 well, except in a few localities. All grains were damaged to some extent 

 by grasshoppers. 



Corn — Good quality; will average about 38 bushels per acre; price now 

 50 cents per bushel. Corn was damaged by grasshoppers. 



Oats — Medium quality and not very heavy yield, will average about 

 27 bushels per acre. Price at this time 43 cents. 



Wheat — Not much raised; fair quality and yield. 



Rye-— Not much raised; fair yield and quality. 



Barley — Not much grown; good yield and fair quality. 



Flax — None grown. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — None raised. 



Sorghum — ^Very little grown; fair quality. 



Timothy — Light crop; high priced. 

 ..Clover — Light crop; high price. 



Prairie Hay — Light crop; high price. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Since September first all grasses and pas- 

 tures have had a good growth. 



Potatoes — Early potatoes a very light yield, sold for $3.00 per bushel. 

 Late potatoes a good yield and selling for 60c per bushel. 



Vegetables — Early vegetables were affected by the drouth and did not 

 turn out as well as usual. 



Apples — Largest crop in many years, selling for 50 to 75 cents per 

 bushel. 



Other Fruits — With the exception of peaches and grapes, small fruits 

 were a good yield. 



