THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIV 887 



ALLAMAKEE. 



GEO. S. HALL, WAUKON, SEPTEMBER 20, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 



Corn — Needs 10 days to ripen. Promises to be a bountiful crop. 



O^ats — Extra good. 



Wheat — Very good. 



Rpe — Not much raised but what there was was very good. 



Barley — Fair crop. 



Flax — Fair crop. 



Buckwheat — Good crop. 



Millet— Fsiir. 



Sorghum — Good. 



Timothy — Extra good. 



Glover — Good. 



Prairie Hay — Fair. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Pastures good all summer; blue grass es- 

 pecially good. 



Potatoes — Big crop. 



Vegetables — All vegetables are good". 



Apples — Very scarce. 



Other Fruits — Light crop. 



Cattle — In good condition and healthy. 



Horses — Generally in good condition. 



Swine — In prime condition; no cholera in this county for several years. 



Sheep — In excellent condition. 



Poultry — Generally healthy; a thriving industry. 



Bees — Good season for bees. 



Drainage — Natural drainage. 



Other Industries — Iron mines are in a flourishing condition. 



Lands — In fine condition. 



Report of Fair— Held September 27-30 inclusive. The fair was a suc- 

 cess both financially and otherwise; large crowds in attendance each 

 day. More money taken in than any previous year. 



AUDUBON. 



S. C. CURTIS, AUDUBON, OCTOBER 14, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season— Better than usual. 

 Corn — One of the largest crops ever had in the county. 

 Oats — Fair crop. 



Wheat— Exceeded the expectations of the farmers; yielding as high 

 3 50 bushels per acre. 

 Rye — None raised to speak of. 

 Barley — Just a fair crop. 

 Flax — None raised. 

 Buckwheat — Little grown. 

 Millet — What little there was was good. 



