SIXTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART X. 1071 



for which a good price is paid. There is good demand for the finished 

 product, and the business has been very satisfactory to both manufac- 

 turer and farmer. 



Lands. — Range in price from $100 to $150 per acre, and where rented 

 bring from $4 to $5 per acre. 



Report of Fair. — Held at West Liberty, Iowa, August 22-25. Rain on 

 Thursday, the 24th, cut down receipts to some extent, but aside from 

 this we had a very successful fair. The exhibits in the swine and cattle 

 departments were exceptionally good, and all other departments were well 

 filled. The liberal premiums which we offer bring out the exhibitors 

 and we do not have to depend on merchants displays to fill the space. 



MUSCATINE 



THOMAS DOOT, WILTON JUNCTION, SEPTEMBER 12, 1905. 



General Condition of Crops, Etc. — The season has been very favorable 

 for small grains and pastures. The yield of small grain was excellent, 

 but damaged to some extent by rain during harvest. 



Corn. — Present prospects are that it will be well matured and yield 

 from forty to fifty bushels per acre. 



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

 Wheat. — Winter variety yielded about thirty bushels to the acre of 

 fair quality, and a small acreage of spring wheat yielded on an average 

 of fifteen bushels per acre. 



Rye. — Small acreage, which yielded about thirty-three bushels to the 

 acre. 



Barley. — Averaged about twenty-two bushels per acre, but was dam- 

 aged to some extent by rain during harvest. 

 Flax. — None raised. 



Buckwheat. — Early variety yielded about ten bushels per acre, while 

 the late variety yielded about fifteen. 

 Millet. — None raised. 



Sorghum. — Very little grown, but yielded a fair crop. 

 Timothy. — Yielded from one and a half to two tons per acre, but was 

 damaged to some extent by rain. 



Clover. — Good yield, but damaged to some extent by rains. 

 Prairie Hay. — None grown. 



Other Grains and Grasses. — Spelt yielded about forty bushels per 

 acre. 



Potatoes. — Early varieties yielded a small crop of fair quality, while 

 indications at this time are that late varieties will yield a large crop of 

 excellent quality. 



Vegetables. — Not as good as last year. 

 Apples. — Averaged about ten per cent of full crop. 

 Other Fruits. — Plums plentiful; berries yielded a large crop of excel- 

 lent quality, while grapes yielded only about half the usual quantity. 



