790 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



MAHASKA. 



T. E. OSBOENE, NEW SHAEON, SEPTEMBEB 25, 1906. 



Genebal Conditiox of Ceops and Season — The season was very fa- 

 vorable and crops have been generally good. 



CoBN — A good average with crops of past five years. 



Oats — Very good yield and of splendid quality. 



Wheat — Small acreage, but of good quality. 



Rye — Light yield. 



Baeley — Good, although damaged to some extent by bleaching. 



Flax and Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — Very little grown. 



SoBGHUM — Small acreage, but yielded a good crop. 



Timothy — Good. The seed crop was the best in years. 



Clovee — Large acreage, but hay crop was cut short in yield to some 

 extent by dry weather. The seed crop was very good. 



Pbaieie Hay — None raised. 



Otiiee Geains and Geasses — Dry season caused bluegrass pastures to 

 be short, but late pasturage has improved some by rains. 



Potatoes — Both early and late varieties were of good quality, but the 

 yield was not large. 



Vegetables — Very good. 



Apples — An abundant crop; fall varieties never better. 



Othee Feuits — Good crop of cherries; peaches only fair, the dry sea- 

 son affecting their growth. 



Cattle — Are generally in good condition. 



Horses — A noticeable improvement in their breeding. Are in good 

 demand and prices high. 



Swine — Are in good condition. 



Sheep — Demand is increasing. 



Poultey — More interest is being taken in the breeding of pure bred 

 birds. Prices are high. 



Bees — Very few in county. Honey crop light the past season. 



Deainage — More tiling done than ever before. 



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

 five dollars per acre. 



Repoet of Fair — Held at New Sharon, September 18-21. The attend- 

 ance was the best in the history of the society, and all departments 

 were crowded with excellent exhibits. 



MARION. 

 t. d. tice, peesident, "pella, octobee 22, 1906. 



Genebal Condition of Ceops and Season — While the latter part of 

 the season was very dry, crops generally are better than the average of 

 the past three years. 



CoEN — Acreage increased. Quality will rate as No. 2 on Chicago 

 market. Average yield forty bushels per acre. 



