792 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



MARSHALL. 



W. M. CLARK, MABSHALLTOWN, OCTOBER 20, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — All crops are above the 

 average of former years. The season has been almost perfect, there 



being no high winds, and cornstalks are standing erect. 



Corn — Will average fifty five bushels, per acre, while some farms -will 

 yield as high as one hundred bushels per acre. It is of A-1 quality, all 

 Bound and perfectly ripe, without any damage whatever from frost, and 

 is about seventy-five per cent of a full stand. 



Oats — Of fine quality and yielded about fifty bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Winter wheat was excellent, of No. 1 grade, and averaged 

 twenty-seven bushels per acre, some pieces yielding as high as thirty- 

 five bushels per acre. Spring variety was of No. 2 grade in quality and 

 yielded about fifteen bushels per acre. 



Rye — Small acreage. No. 2 grade in quality, and yielded on an aver- 

 age forty bushels per acre. 



Barley — Of fine quality, and yielded forty bushels per acre. Acreage 

 estimated at five hundred acres. 



Flax and Buckwheat — None grown. 



Millet — Small acreage, but yielded an excellent crop. 



Sorghum — Acreage small, but yielded a good crop. 



Timothy — Of fine quality, and yielded about eight bushels of seed per 

 acre. 



Clover — The second growth yielded a fine crop of hay, but was lack- 

 ing in seed. The first growth contained more seed than the second. 



Other Grains and Grasses — A few fields of alfalfa were sown, which 

 promise well. Some fields have been cut three times, yielding one and 

 one-half tons per acre at each cutting. 



Potatoes — Of good quality and large yield, ranging from one hun- 

 dred and fifty to three hundred bushels per acre. 



Vegetables — Fine. 



Apples — Yielded a large crop of excellent fruit. About one hundred 

 car loads have been shipped out of the county. 



Other Fruits— Plums, cherries and other small fruits yielded a good 

 crop of fine quality. 



Cattle — Season exceptionally favorable for them, there being an 

 abundance of good pasturage. 



Horses — High in price, and much interest is manifest in the breed- 

 ing of draft horses. 



Swine — Are in a healthy condition and bringing satisfactory prices. 

 A large number being fed for market. 



Sheep — There is an increased interest being taken in this industry, 

 both in the number and quality of their breeding. 



Poultry — An abundance, and many fine birds. Prices are low and 

 not very satisfactory. 



Bees — A very small industry in this county. 



Drainage — Natural conditions very good. 



Other Indl'stries — A packing house, using from five to six hun- 

 dred head of hogs per day and some cattle; a pickle and vinegar works, 



