THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIV 893 



BREMER. 



J. Q. LAUER, WAVERLY, IOWA, OCTOBER 24, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Ideal in my estimation. 



Corn — A good crop; yield above the average. 



Oats — Fine; good yield and quality. 



Wheat — Larger acreage and better yield than usual. 



Rye — Good yield; fine quality. 



Barley — Not much raised. 



Flax — Little, if any, grown. 



Millet — Good crop; small acreage. 



Sorghum — Good but not as much raised as usual. 



Timothy — Fair; better yield, however, than for the past few years. 



Clover — Good. 



Prairie Hay — Good; not much in the county. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Small acreage but a good yield of alfalfa. 



Potatoes — Early crop not so good as the late one. 



Vegetables — Average crop. 



Apples — Not up to average. 



Other Fruits — Abundant supply of plums; other small fruits a general 

 average. 



Cattle — As indicated by our display at the fair we have "the best ever." 



Horses — Improving. 



Swine — Not very good on account of disease. 



Sheep — Fine; not many in the county, however. 



Poultry — Generally a fine showing throughout the county. 



Bees — Few in the county. 



Drainage — We have good natural drainage but there is some tiling 

 being done. 



Other Industries — Sugar factory doing a very fine business. Sweet 

 corn factories; tile factory; skirt factory, etc., doing a good business. 



Lands — The best in the state; a black top soil with clay or gravel 

 subsoil. 



BUENA VISTA. 



W. J. SIEVERS, ALTA, SEPTEMBER 27, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Excellent. Plenty of rain 

 and warm weather made the yield far above average. 



Corn — A little backward on account of fall rains but reports would 

 indicate the yield will be from 50 to 85 bushels per acre. 



Oats — The same as corn. 



Wheat — Very little raised but the quality and yield good. 



Rye — Very small acreage. 



Barley — Very good yield. 



Flax — None that I know of. 



Buckwheat — I know of none. 



Millet — An excellent yield. 



Sorghum — Good quality; small acreage. 



