756 IOWA DEPAETMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



CLAYTON. 



HENRY LTJEHSEN, GABNAVILLO, OCTOBER 5, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Very good. All crops were 

 excellent. 



Corn — The best crop for many years. 



Oats — Excellent crop, both in quality and yield. 



Wheat — Small acreage, but yielded a very good crop. 



Rye — "Very little raised. 



Barley — Good crop, best raised for several years. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — Very little raised. 



Sorghum — Very good, both in quality and yield. 



Timothy — Extra good. 



Clover — Up to the average. 



Prairie Hay — Very good; the best for many years. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Good. 



Potatoes — Excellent; never were better. An abundant crop of good 

 quality. 



Vegetables — Good. Best raised for many years. 



Apples — Good, although in some parts of the county they were dam- 

 aged to some extent by frosts early in the season. 



Other Fruits — Plentiful and of good quality, although damaged to 

 some extent by frosts early in the season. 



Cattle — Are in good condition, and of high grade. Farmers are add- 

 ing more pure bred stock to their herds each year. The leading breeds are 

 Short-Horn, Hereford, Polled Angus, Galloway and Jersey. 



Horses — Are on an average with former years. The different breeds 

 raised are Percheron, Belgian, French Draft, Clydesdale and English 

 Shires. 



Swine^As in former years this is the principal industry of the county 

 and is growing from year to year. The choice herds are Poland China, 

 Chester White, Duroc Jersey and Yorkshires. 



Sheep — Some very choice flocks. Farmers are raising them more ex- 

 tensively, increasing their flocks each year. 



Poultry — Another flourishing and profitable industry in this part of 

 the county. A large number of thoi-oughbred fowls are being raised. 



Bees — Honey crop excellent. 



Drainage — Good natural drainage. 



Other Industries — Dairying is receiving considerable attention. 



Lands — Range in price from eighty to one hundred dollars per acre, 

 but none for sale. Some rough lands are priced at from twenty-five to 

 fifty dollars per acre. 



Report of Fair — Forty-sixth annual exhibition held at National, Sep- 

 tember 4-7. It was a grand success, the weather being favorable, which 

 added greatly to the success of the fair. The attendance was larger than 

 ever before, there being more than ten thousand people in attendance 

 on Thursday, September 6. 



