892 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



BUCHANAN. 



A. G. RIGBY, INDEPENDENCE, OCTOBER 28, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Early season dry; mucli rain 

 from middle of August to date. Crops are all of good quality and abun- 

 dant in yield. Better than last year. 



Corn — Splendid crop; frost did some damage to the soft corn but 

 quality is generally good. Will yield from 40 to 70 bushels per acre. 



Oats — Fine quality and good yield; damaged some in shock and stack 

 by rain. Will run from 25 to 50 bushels per acre. • 



Wheat — Good crop; not extensively raised in this county but the 

 acreage is considerably larger than last year and results justify a still 

 larger increase. 



Rye — Good quality and fair yield. Not a great deal grown. 



Barley — Not much raised here. Good quality and yield. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckivheat — Small acreage; fair crop. 



Millet — Splendid crop; small acreage. 



SorgJium — Very little raised. 



Timothy — Excellent quality; better yield than last year. 



Clover — Did well this year. The late rains made it favorable for fall 

 growth and seeding. 



Prmrie Hay — Very little in the county. Good where grown. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Alfalfa has been successfully grown in 

 small patches in an experimental way and it has done well. 



Potatoes — Lack of early moisture interfered somewhat with normal 

 growth of early potatoes. The late ones are a good crop but inclined 

 to be scabby. 



Vegetables — Abundant; quality good. 



Apples — Not extensively raised but a good crop where the orchards 

 had proper attention. 



Other Fruits — Abundant; excellent quality. Best plum season ever 

 known here. 



Cattle — Raised quite extensively, both for beef and dairying purposes. 



Horses — More draft and road horses than for a number of years; no 

 epidemic. 



Swine — Cholera prevalent. We have all the standard breeds. 



Sheep — An increasing industry. 



Poultry — Extensively raised. We have many fancy breeders. 



Bees — Not many in the county; some disease reported. 



Drainage — Considerable tiling has been done this season. 



Other Industries — In a thrifty and prosperous condition. 



I/anc?5— Increasing in value, selling from $75.00 to $200.00 per acre, 

 depending on the location, quality of soil and improvements. 



Fair — Held Sept. 10-14 inclusive. Largest fair in the history of the 

 Association. 



