794 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



MILLS. 



J. T. WARD, MALVERN, OCTOBER 13, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — All crops have done ex- 

 ceptionally well, with the exception of hay and early potatoes which 

 were cut short by dry weather. 



Corn — Of good quality, and many fields will yield seventy-five bush- 

 els per acre, and some even more than this, while there will be none 

 that will yield under thirty bushels. 



Oats — Of fair quality, and yielded from twenty-eight to fifty bushels 

 per acre. 



Wheat — Yielded from seventeen to fifty-four bushels per acre. 



Rye — Yielded about twenty-three bushels per acre. 



Barley — Yielded from fifteen to fifty bushels per acre. 



Millet — Small acreage, but yielded a good crop. 



Sorghum — Very little planted, but yielded a good crop. 



Timothy — Yielded from fifty to sixty per cent of the average crop, 

 but was of good quality. 



Clover — First cutting was light while the second cutting was very 

 good and well filled with seed. 



Prairie Hay — Of good quality and about seventy-five per cent of the 

 average yield. 



Other Grain and Grasses — Late pasturage very good. 



Potatoes — Not to exceed fifty per cent of the average crop. 



Vegetables — Very good. 



Apples — Largest crop ever produced in this county. 



Other Fruits — Peaches plentiful, and all other fruits good, except 

 plums. 



Cattle — Are in excellent condition. Feeding operations are exten- 

 sive, and there are a goodly number of pure breds raised. 



Horses — A good grade of horses are raised in this county, and a 

 great many are shipped out annually. 



Swine — A great many raised and shipped each year. 



Poultry — The hen is the property of the housewife, who sees that 

 she does her duty and brings large returns. 



B'ees — Very few kept. 



Other Industries — Are all in a prosperous condition. 



Lands — Are all excellent for agricultural purposes, and prices range 

 from seventy-five to one hundred and forty dollars per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Malvern, September 11-13. While the at- 

 tendance was light, all premiums were paid in full. Our society has 

 a small indebtedness. 



MONONA. 



A. W. BURGESS, ONAWA, OCTOBER 25, 1906. 



General Condition op Crops and Season — The season was ver7 

 favorable and crops generally have been very good. 



