1094 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



WINNEBAGO. 



GEO. JOHNSON, BUFFALO CENTER,, OCTOBER 25, 1905. 



General Conditions of Crops and 8easo7i. — Good. 



Corn. — ^Although the stand is poor in some fields, the weather has 

 been favorable for maturing, and indications are that the crop will be 

 above an average. 



Oats. — Average yield and of good quality. 



Wheat. — Small acreage, but of fair quality and yield. 



Rye. — None grown. 



Barley — Small acreage but yielded an average crop. 



Flax. — Small acreage, which yielded an average crop. 



Buckwheat. — Average crop. 



Millet — Small acreage, but yielded a fair crop. 



Sorghum. — Very little grown. 



Timothy. — Yielded a good quantity and was put up in excellent con- 

 dition. 



Clover. — Yield and quality good. 



Prairie.Hay. — Good yield and was put up in excellent condition 



Other Grains and Grasses. — ^Average crop 



Potatoes. — Yielded a little below the average, but were of good quality. 



YegetaNes. — Good 



Apples. — Of good quality and better than the average yield. 



Other Fruits. — Plums and cherries yielded a light crop, but all other 

 fruits were on an average with former years. 



Cattle. — The usual number raised, and are in good condition. 



Horses. — There is a noticeable improvement in the grade being raised. 

 Demand is good and fair prices are being offered. 



(Swine.. .The usual increase. No disease reported 



Sheep. — Very few flocks in this county, but the usual increase is 

 reported. 



Poultry. — Has done well. Demand and prices good. 



Bees. — Have done well. 



Drainage. — A number of drainage districts have been established. 

 End a great deal of tiling is being laid. 



Lands. — Range in price from $40 to $65 per acre, and values are advan- 

 cing. The soil is a rich black loam from eighteen to thirty-six inches in 

 depth, with a clay subeoil, and is adapted to the raising of all kinds of 

 Tegetables, grains, grasses, etc. 



Report of Fair. — Held at Buffalo Center, September 12-14. 



