1082 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Drainage. — Natural drainage is good. 



Other Industries. — Manufacturing gasoline engines, automobiles, liriclc 

 and tile is carried on to some extent. Also there are creameries. Soar 

 mill, and a sale pavilion in which about twenty sales of thoroughbred 

 stock were held this year, and which is much appreciated by breeders. 



Lands. — Very few farms are for sale. Prices range from $75 to $125 

 per acre. 



Report of Fair.— Held at Harlan, Sept. 12-15. Rainy weather pre- 

 vailed and we had but one day of racing. 



SIOUX 



DENNIS SCANLAN, KOCK VALLEY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1905. 



General Condition of Crops, etc. — Although the season was a little- 

 wet from the middle of June to the first of July, and was somewhat 

 dry from the middle of July to the forepart of August, the season as a 

 whole was very favorable and crops generally were good. 



Corn. — A larger acreage planted than last year, and a better stand' 

 was obtained. Eared well and ten days will put it all out of the way 

 of damage by frost and it will be the best crop for several years. 



Oats. — Early varieties yielded about thirty-five to fifty bushels to the 

 acre, while late varieties yielded from forty to sixty-five; oats were of 

 good qualitJ^ 



Wheat. — Winter variety yielded from eighteen to twenty-two bushels 

 per acre, of fair quality, while spring wheat yielded about ten bushels 

 to the acre. 



Rye. — Small acreage, but yielded a fair crop. 



Barley. — Yielded from twenty to thirty bushels per acre. 



Flax. — None raised. 



Buckivheat. — Small acreage and did not yield very well, owing to dry 

 weather in July and August. 



Millet. — Small acreage, but yielded a fair crop. 



Sorghum. — None raised. 



Timothy. — Good; above an average crop. 



Clover. — First cntting excellent; weather too dry for second crop, yet 

 prospects are for a good yield of seed. There was a large acreage seeded 

 down last spring. 



Prairie Hay. — Small acreage, but yielded a good crop. 



Other Grains and Grasses. — There are some small pieces of alfalfa 

 which yielded well the past season. 



Potatoes. — Early varieties good; late varieties only fair, owing to 

 season being dry. 



Yegetahles. — Fair. 



Apples. — Poor, both in quality and yield. 



Other Fruits.— Pl-ams, small yield; grapes, currants, raspberries an* 

 strawberries, fair. 



Cattle. — Are in fair condition. Increase In number about the same 

 as last year. 



