SEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII. 779 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat, Millet and Soeghum — None raised. 



Timothy — Good. 



Clover — Second cutting was very good. 



Pbairie Hay — None raised. 



Potatoes — Good. 



Vegetables — G o o d . 



Apples — Good. 



Other Fruits — Good. 



Cattle — Have done well. Plentiful. 



Horses — Scarce, and high in price. 



Swixe — Good supply. Some disease reported in parts of county. 



Sheep — Not as many as usual. 



Poultry — Plentiful. 



Bees — ^Very few kept. 



Other Industries — Are in a prosperous condition. 



Lands — Range in price from ninety to one hundred and twenty-five 

 dollars per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Iowa City, September 10-13. Weather was 

 favorable, attendance and races good, exhibits in every department large, 

 and all premiums have been paid in full. 



JONES. 

 J. J. LOCHER, moxticello, octobek 27, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The season has been longer 

 than usual, no killing frosts having visited this district to date. Crops In 

 general have been exceptionally good. 



Corn — Is well out of danger of damage by frosts. About the average 

 acreage was planted, and indications are that the yield will be the 

 largest in the history of this county. 



Oats — Good, both in quality and yield. Straw somewhat short. 



Wheat — Small acreage, as it is raised only for home consumption. 



Rye — Very little raised. 



Barley' — A good average yield. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet" — Small acreage, and yielded a very rank crop. 



Sorghum — ^Very little raised. 



Timothy — Thin stand, but yielded an excellent quality of hay. 



Clover — Light yield, but of good quality. 



Prairie Hay — Very little, if any, raised. 



Potatoes — Yielded a large crop and of good quality. 



Vegetables — Go o d . 



Apples — An average crop. 



Other Fruits — Averaged well with crops of former years. An abun- 

 dant yield of grapes. 



Cattle — Have done well. Young stock in thriving condition. Grazing 

 especially favorable for milch cows. 



