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Barley — Light, badly shrunken. 



Flax — Poor and light. 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — That sown late was good. 



Sorghum — None. 



Timothy — Light yield, some of it dried up before being cut. 



Clover — No clover to speak of; all winter killed. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Potatoes — Very light yield. 



Vegetables — Early ones poor; late ones good. 



Apples — Fine but not much sale for them. 



Other Fruits — Plums were good; other small fruit just a fair crop. 



Cattle — In good condition. 



Horses — Good demand; high prices. 



Swine — Healthy; doing well. 



Sheep — Doing well. 



Poultry — Hens selling at 8c per pound; chicks at 9c. 



JSeesT-Too dry this season for bees. 



Lands — Selling from $45 to $100 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Our fair was held at Decorah, August 29-September 1, 

 inclusive. "We were so unfortunate as to have to compete with two cir- 

 cuses and this caused a decrease of attendance. We had to borrow money 

 to pay our premiums in full. 



WOODBURY. 



JOE MOETON, SIOUX CITY, OCTOBEB, 1911. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops are much better this 

 year than the average for northwestern Iowa, owing to the fact that 

 we had local rains the early part of the season. 



Corn — Less than normal, being estimated at 6,500,000 bushels; first 

 class quality. 



Oats — About 50% of the normal crop; a bad season for this crop on 

 account of lack of moisture. 



Wheat — Unusually good crop of wheat; excellent grade. 



Rye — But very little rye raised but that was of excellent quality and 

 a fair stand. 



Barley — The barley crop was about 60 % ; good quality. 



Flax — About a 75% crop. 



Buckwheat — Practically none raised. 



Millet — Very little millet raised. 



Sorghum — Very good quality and a good crop. 



Timothy — Know of none other than that used for hay. 



Clover — Unusually fine crop; good quality. 



Prairie Hay — About 75% of a crop; good quality. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Tame hay and alfalfa a good crop. In 

 many localities they got four cuttings. 



Potatoes — Early ones did not do well but the late ones made an aver- 

 age crop. 



