1016 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Corn — Well matured and generally good in quality and quantity. 



Oats — Not a large acreage, but yielded a fair crop and was of good 

 quality. It was damaged to some extent in the shock by rains. 



Wheat — Not much sown; fair yield. 



Rye. — ^Very little sown, but yielded a fair crop. 



Barley — Small acreage; yield and quality fair. Seems to do better 

 for rotating on clover soils than oats. 



Flax — None shown. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet — Not much sown. 



Sorghum — Very little raised. 



Timothy — A very good crop both in quality and yield. After growth 

 never bettei*. 



Clover — Yield and quantity excellent. Too much rain for a good crop 

 of seed. 



Prairie Hay — Very good, but not a great deal raised. 



Other Grains and Grasses. — Are growing luxuriously at this writing- 



Potatoes — Early varieties good; late varieties fair. 



Vegetables — Good crop. 



Apples — Summer and fall varieties good; winter, fair. 



Other Fruits. — Fair, except peaches and early plums. 



Cattle — Reasonably plentiful and doing well. 



Horses — Demand good and prices high. 



Swine — Fair crop and are doing well. 



Sheep — Neglected too much for the best interest of county. 



Poultry — Generally doing well. 



Bees — Not many kept, but did extremely well. 



Drainage.— ,A. great deal of tiling being done, and tile works cannot 

 supply local demand. 



Lands — Very little changing hands. Prices high. 



Report of Fair.— Held at Greenfield, September 26, 27, 28. Weather 

 ideal and attendance good. Large and excellent displays in all depart- 

 ments. 



ADAMS 



J. M. DEVORE, CORNING, OCTOBER 2, 1905. 



Condition of Crops and Seasons. — The season has been favorable for 

 all crops and no frost has visited this section up to date of making this 

 report. Pastures have been the finest in years, and live stock is in 

 excellent condition. 



Corn — Will average about forty bushels per acre and is out of danger 

 of frost; however, it was badly blown down by recent wind and rain. 



Oats — Of good average quality, and yielded about forty bushels per 

 acre. 



