796 IOWA DEPAKTMENT OF AGRICULTUKE. 



Wheat — Spring variety good, winter variety excellent. 



Rye — Very little raised. 



Barley and Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Average crop. 



Millet — Fairly good. 



Sorghum — None raiipd. 



Timothy — Below average crop. 



Clover — Fair. 



Prairie Hay — None grown. 



Potatoes — Light crop. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Excellent. 



Other Fruits — Small varieties in abundance. 



Cattle — Are in fair condition. 



Swine — Doing well. 



Sheep — Very few kept. 



Poultry — Have done well. 



Bees — Fair. 



Drainage — Good. 



Lands — The best in the State. 



Report of Fair— Held at Red Oak, August 20-23. There was a good 

 display of farm products, and the exhibits in the swine, cattle and 

 horse departments were excellent. 



MITCHELL. 



W. H. H. GABLE, OSAGE, OCTOBER 19, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops have been excellent, 

 although the forepart of the season was very wet. The weather the 

 latter part of the season has been favorable for all crops especially 

 corn, which fully matured without being damaged by frosts. 



Corn — Excellent crop, fully matured without damage from frosts; 

 acreage not as large as usual. 



Oats — Good quality and fair yield. 



Wheat — ^Very' little raised. 



Rye — Fine average crop. 



Barley — Small acreage, but yielded a crop of good quality. 



Flax — Fair crop, but acreage small. 



Buckwheat — Small acreage, but yielded a crop of good quality. 



Millet — Good. 



Sorghum — Very little raised. 



Ti:mothy- — Good crop. 



Clover — Average crop. 



Prairie Hay — Very little grown. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Good. 



Potatoes — A fairly good yield of excellent quality. 



Vegetables — Above the average crop. 



Apples — A good crop. 



Other Fruits — All small varieties yielded an abundant crop. 



