894 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



Timothy — A very good stand. 



Clover — An excellent stand; in fact the best in years. 



Prairie Hay — A very good stand. 



Other Grains and Grasses — All did well this year, owing to abundance 

 of rain and moisture. 



Potatoes — Plentiful as usual. This community is noted for the large 

 amount of potatoes raised and it has proven to be a profitable crop. 



Vegetables — Exceptionally good. 



Apples — No apples raised this year. 



Other Fruits — Cherries and plums were abundant; very large crop. 



Cattle — Have done well this season on account of the abundance of 

 grass. There will be a large number put in the feed yards this year. 



Horses — Top prices paid for horses of the heavy draft classes. No 

 demand for light horses. 



Swine — A very favorable year. 



Sheep — Quite a number of farmers are buying lambs to rough it for 

 60 to 90 days. 



Poultry — A profitable industry; more being raised each year. 



Bees — Not very flourishing. 



Drainage — There is more drainage done year after year. Land owners 

 are realizing the full value of draining their land. 



Other Industries — Strictly a farming communitj^ 



Lands — Selling very high and going higher; average price being about 

 $150.00. 



Report of Fair — ^Held August 13-16 inclusive. Tuesday and Wednesday 

 were ideal days and large crowds attended. The exhibits were up to 

 the usual standard and interest was taken in all. The races filled fine, 

 we having the largest list of entries in 27 years. On Friday it rained 

 and the fair was postponed to Saturday but rain on Friday night made 

 it necessary to call everything off for Saturday. Had it not been for 

 the bad weather we would have cleared a nice little sum of money. 



BUTLER. 



W. C. SHEPARD, ALLISON, OCTOBER 11, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Most crops are above the 

 average; the season a trifle cold. 



Corn — A large crop; a little late on account of cold weather but mostly 

 matured before frost. 



Oats — A very large yield; good quality and over-run in weight. 



Wheat — Very little raised; good quality and yield, especially winter 

 wheat. 



Rye — Not much grown but a good yield and saved in good condition. 



Barley — Same as above; not much raised. 



Flax — I know of none in the county. 



Buckivheat — But very little raised; not very good quality. 



Millet — Not much raised; good crop. 



Sorghum — Very little raised; average yield. 



