SEVENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII. 807 



Wheat — Small acreage, but yield and quality good. 



Rye — Small acreage, but yielded a fair crop. 



Barley — Good, both in quality and yield. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — Good. 



Sorghum — Good. 



Timothy — Light yield, but of excellent quality. 



Clover — Light yield, but of first class quality. 



Prairie Hay — None raised. 



Potatoes — Only fair, being damaged by dry weather of June and Jul7. 



Vegetables — Fair. 



Apples — Fair yield, but of poor quality; very wormy. 



Other Fruits — Good, especially grapes, also more preaches raised 

 than ever before. 



Cattle — In good condition where pastures were not fed too close. 



Horses — Good. 



Swine — A large number of pigs were lost during March and April 

 owing to cold, wet weather. Some little cholera is prevalent at this time. 



Sheep — Good. 



Poultry — Good. 



Bees — Good. 



Drainage — A large amount of tile is being laid, thus making it possi- 

 ble to raise crops on low lying land where heretofore nothing would grow 

 in a wet season. 



Other Industries — Are in a very healthy condition. Manufacturing is 

 increasing, and the demand is fully equal to the supply. Labor of all 

 kinds is receiving good wages. 



Lands — Have advanced in price from $10 to $25 per acre during the 

 last year. 



Report of Fair — Held at Grinnell, September 3-5, and the attendance 

 was the largest in the history of the society. The exhibits in the cattle, 

 horse and swine departments were good, but in the sheep department 

 there was a falling off from the number shown at our fair of 1905. 



The weather conditions were most favorable. 



POWESHIEK. 



JAMES NOWAK, MALCOM, OCTOBER 25, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The season was favorable 

 for all crops except hay, for which it was too dry. The pastures were 

 damaged somewhat by the drouth, and potatoes and other garden truck 

 suffered to some extent thereby. 



Corn — A good stand was secured and but little replanting had to be 

 done. It suffered slightly from dry weather in July and August, but has 

 all matured well and will yield an average of about thirty-nine bushels 

 per acre. 



Oats — Good, both in yield and quality. 



