896 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



CALHOUN. 



W. Q. STEWART, ROCKWELL CITY, OCTOBER 7, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 



Corn — Very good; will average from 35 to 75 bushels per acre. Some 

 replanting will be hurt with the frost. 



Oats — Yield from 40 to 70 bushels per acre; quality good. 



Wheat — Not much raised but quality and yield good. 



Rye — Good. 



Barley — Very little raised; yield and quality good. 



Flax — Fair quality; not much grown. 



Buckwheat — Do not know of any in the county. 



Millet — Heavy yield. 



Sorghum — Very good quality; not much raised in the county. 



Timothy — Very heavy crop. 



Clover — First and second crops very good. 



Prairie Hay — Good; not much raised. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Spring and late pasture very good. Stock 

 will go into winter in fine shape. 



Potatoes — Heavy yield. 



VeffetaMes — All kinds a heavy yield. 



Apples — Very light crop; no winter apples and very few early va- 

 rieties. 



Other Fruits — Small fruit very good; plums very heavy crop. 



Cattle — Good stock of calves and in excellent condition. 



Horses — Above the average; generally in good condition. 



Swine — Stock of pigs light and quite a little disease. 



Sheep — Not many raised here but of good quality and in good condi- 

 tion. 



Poultry — A large number; no disease. 



Bees — Large amount of honey. 



Drainage — Most of the land in this county is tiled. 



Other Industries — The Rockwell City Canning Company report the 

 most prosperous season they have ever had. Their output will be 

 1,800,000 cans. 



Lands — Not much selling. Price ranging from $100 to $175. 



Report of Fair — Held at Rockwell City, August 6-9. Attendance good 

 and the exhibits were also good in all departments. 



CASS. 



D. P. HOGAN, MASSENA, OCTOBER 12, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Extra good. 



Corn — None husked as yet but it looks as though it would be one 

 of the biggest crops we ever grew. Some hurt by frost, probably 25 

 per cent. 



Oats — Best in years; big crop and good quality. 



Wheat — Best crop we have ever had and by far the largest acreage. 



