768 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Apples — Fair. 



Other Fruits — Fair. 



Cattle — Good. 



Horses — Good. 



Swine — Good. In a healthy condition. 



Poultry — Good. 



Report of Fair — Held at Eldora, September 4-7. 



HARRISON. 



W. H. WITHROW, MISSOURI VALLEY, OCTOBER 20, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Weather condition has been 

 very favorable for all crops, with no high winds to blow corn down, as 

 was the case last year. 



Corn — Acreage somewhat larger than last year, and the production in 

 the county will be greater than for several years past, everything seem- 

 ing to favor its growth and maturity. There has been no killing frost 

 to date. 



Oats — About the usual acreage, which yielded an average crop of 

 good quality. 



Wheat — Acreage considerably increased over last year, with fall va- 

 riety predominating. This county is fast becoming a wheat producing 

 county, as the farmers are beginning to realize that as good quality 

 fall wheat can be produced here as in more northern states. 



Rye — Usual acreage, with yield and quality fair. 



Barley — Yield and quality about an average with former years, but 

 Is not a very lucrative crop. Very few farmers care to handle it. 



Flax — Very little produced, although the quality is fair. 



Buckwheat — Small acreage, but of fair yield and quality. 



Millet — Too wet on low lands for a good crop; higher land pro- 

 duced well. Acreage about an average with former years. 



Sorghum — Average acreage; yield and quality better than last year. 

 . Timothy — Crop very good on the high land, but too much rain early 

 In the spring made a light crop on the low lands. 



Clover — A good yield on land that was well drained, but drowned 

 out on the low lands. 



Prairie Hay — A very heavy crop, but about half of it was ruined by 

 heavy rains at time ' of cutting and stacking, and as a consequence 

 there will be a scarcity of good hay long before grass grows next spring. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Alfalfa did well this year, the rainfall 

 appearing to be just right for it. The acreage was larger than last year, 

 and farmers are beginning to think it is the only cattle feed for cold 

 weather. 



Potatoes — About the usual acreage, but yield not so large as previous 

 years, although quality is better. 



Vegetables — Good. Season was exceptionally favorable. 



Apples — A record breaking crop for this county, and prices are 

 higher than usual. Nearly all producers in this vicinity are barreling 

 their apples and placing them in storage for winter sales. 



