780 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



Cattle — Fair price; supply above the average. 



Horses — High prices; horses scarce. 



Swine — Fair price; supply about average. 



Sheep — Not many raised here. 



poultry — Prices good and the demand steady. 



Bees — Honey crop about average. 



Drainage — Much tiling being done. 



Lands — Have not advanced in value as much as the year previous. 



Report of Fair — Held at Malcom on August 21-23rd. The weather was 

 dry and it was very dusty, which did not help to increase .our attend- 

 ance. Our exhibits were fair in all departments and our premiums were 

 paid in full. 



PLYMOUTH. 



G. A. C. CLARKE, LEMABS, DECEMBER 4, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Total rainfall from January 1, 

 1911, to November 30, 1911, 22.53 inches. 



Corn — Average yield 35 to 40 bushels per acre. 



Oats — Average yield 15 to 20 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Average yield 18 to 20 bushels per acre. 



Rye — Very small acreage. 



Barley — Very small acreage. 



Flax — None. * ' ' 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — Light crop. 



Sorghum — None. • • ■ 



Timothy — Practically a failure. 



Prairie Hay — One-half crop. 



Potatoes — Average yield 80 to 85 bushels per acre. 



Vegetables — Fair crop. 



Apples — Large crop. 



Other Fruits — Currants poor; cherries fair; plums fair. 



Cattle— Total number 28,941; total value $518,422.00. 



Horses— Number 14,150; value $689,662.00. 



Swine— Number 98,434; value $393,780.00. 



^•Tieep— Number 4,800; value $27,000.00. 



Lands — 10% increase in value. 



Report of Fair — No fair held in this county. Farmers' Short Course 

 held February 6-11, 1911, at LeMars. 



RINGGOLD. 



L. F. HALL, TINGLEY, SEPTEMBEE 13, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season very dry. 

 Corn — Three-fourths yield; will be good quality. 

 Oats — 25 bushels per acre; excellent quality. 

 Wheat — Good; 20 bushels per acre. 

 Rye — Good quality and yield. 



