900 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Prairie Hay — Very little left; mostly un-reclaimed sloughs and low- 

 land. A good yield. 



Potatoes — A splendid crop was grown this year; price low and qual- 

 ity good. 



Yegetatles — A good year for all garden truck. 



Apples — Not enough for home consumption. 



Other Fruits — Small fruits were plentiful and good. 



Cattle — Cattle are rather scarce and prices high. They are in good 

 condition, owing to the excellent feed during the summer. 



Horses — The usual number of foals. 



Sheep — Slightly on the increase. They are in better form than usual 

 at this season of the year. 



Poultry — A good year to raise young poultry owing to the lack of 

 heavy rains. Prices for eggs and fowls have been higher than common. 



Bees — Many hives winter killed and the lack of bloom has made this 

 a poor year for honey. 



Drainage — More attention is being paid to drainage than ever before. 

 Wet years or dry years seem to make no difference in the amount of 

 tile laid. 



Other Industries — Brick and tile and cement companies doing a good 

 business. 



Lands — Selling from $75.00 to $150.00 per acre, according to location 

 and improvements. Sales have been made as high as $200.00. Most 

 of the buyers are purchasing for homes and not for speculation. 



Report of i^air— Held September 9-13. Rained on Tuesday and Fri- 

 day, However, from the point of exhibits and attendance the fair was 

 the best we have ever had. 



CHICKASAW. 



C. L. PUTNEY, NASHUA, SEPTEMBER 20, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — General average crops; bet- 

 ter than for a number of years. 



Corn — Some pieces a little late but weather conditions favorable. 

 Most of it will make from 50 to 90 bushels per acre. 



Oats — Good quality; yielding from 40 to 75 bushel's per acre. 



Wheat — More raised than usual; yielding from 20 to 35 bushels. 



Rye — Small acreage; good quality; fair yield. 



Barley — Same as rye. 



Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — Very little. 



Millet — Good crop. 



Sorghum — Very little raised. 



Timothy — Crop better than for a number of years. 



Clover — Good. 



Prairie Hay — Very little acreage left. 



Potatoes — Early ones a fair crop; late ones good. 



Vegetables — Plenty and of good quality. 



Apples — Poor year. 



