772 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



HUMBOLDT. 



JOHN CUNNINGHAM, HUMBOLDT, OCTOBEB 6, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Seiason — Good. Crops best grown 

 for a number of years. 



Corn — Of good quality, and will probably yield an average of forty 

 bushels per acre. 



Oats — Of good quality, and yielded from forty to seventy-five bushels 

 per acre. 



Wheat — Yielded from fifteen to thirty bushels per acre, and was of 

 good quality. 



Rye — Small acreage, but yielded a good crop. 



Barley — Very little sown, but yielded a good crop. 



Flax — Small acreage; crop good. 



Buckwheat — None grown. 



Millet — Small acreage, but yielded well. 



Sorghum — None grown. 



Timothy — Yielded a medium crop, but was badly damaged by heavy 

 rains. 



Clover — Good crop of hay; very little grown for seed. 



Prairie Hay — Yielded well and was put up in good condition. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Good. 



Potatoes — Average crop. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Light yield and of poor quality. 



Other Fruits — Grapes, plums and all other small fruit was good. 



Cattle — Are in better than average condition on account of good 

 fall pastures. Some pinkeye reported. 



Horses — In good condition; prices high. 



Swine — Good crop of spring pigs. Very few cases of cholera re- 

 ported. 



Sheep — Have done well. No disease reported. 



Poultry — The usual large number raised. 



Bees — Did well. 



Drainage — A great deal has been done during the past year, of mostly 

 county work under public drainage act. 



Other Industries — Flour mills report a good year's business. 



Lands — Have made a slight advance in price during the past year, 

 but very little is on the market. Prices range from sixty to one hun- 

 dred dollars per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Humboldt, September 11-14. Exhibits were 

 good in all departments except cattle and farm products. Weather was 

 threatening and slightly stormy. Quite extensive improvements in the 

 way of buildings were made on our grounds this season. Prospects for 

 the future of our society never looked better. 



