764 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Corn— Drying out well. Will be the best crop raised for years, both 

 in quality and yield. 



Oats — An average crop; late ones damaged to some extent by rust. 



Wheat — Small acreage, but yielded well. 



Barley — Good. 



Flax — Fair. 



Buckwheat — Small acreage, but yielded a good crop. 



Millet — Fair. 



Sorghum — Good, but small acreage. 



Timothy — Average crop. 



Clover — Good crop of hay, but not much saved for seed. 



Prairie Hay — None raised. 



Potatoes — Early varieties yielded a light crop, while the later varieties 

 yielded well. 



Vegetables — Fine. 



Apples — An abundant crop of early varieties; late varieties light crop, 

 but of good 'quality. 



Cattle — Have done well. Good feeders scarce. 



Horses — Have done well. Prices high. 



Swine — A good crop of young hogs. Some disease reported. 



Sheep — Not many raised. 



Poultry — Did well. A good supply of young birds. 



Drainage — The county is having some ditches dug, which will greatly 

 benefit land in vicinity. 



Lands — Prices range from fifty to one hundred and twenty-five dollars 

 per acre. Not much changing hands. 



Report of Fair — Held at Hampton, September 11-13. Exhibits In all 

 departments were good. A rain on the morning of the best day cut 

 down our attendance some. 



GRUNDY. 



E. G. ENSMINGER, GRUNDY CENTER, SEPTEMBER 26, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. Plenty of moisture 

 and warm weather. Planting and seeding was done in good season. 

 Small grain yielded well, and corn promises to be above the average. 



Corn — Acreage large, and conditions have been favorable for its 

 growth and maturity; is much better than last year. 



Oats — An excellent crop, yielding from forty to sixty-five bushels per 

 acre, and over-weigihing about twenty per cent. 



Wheat — Small acreage, but yielded well, one five-acre field of winter 

 wheat yielding thirty bushels per acre. 



Rye — None raised. 



Barley — An average crop, harvested in good condition. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Small acreage only. 



Millet — Very limited amount raised, but grows heavy and Is a good 

 crop. 



Sorghum — None raised. 



