904 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



Swine — Good breeds and improving. 



Sheep — Not many raised but they are of good breeding. 



Poultry — Many varieties and improving. 



Bees — Not much interest in this industry. 



Uands — Improving under good management. Increasing in value very 

 rapidly, selling from $65.00 to $125.00 per acre; some higher. 



Report of Fair — Fair held September 25-27. Bad weather most of the 

 time. 



CRAWFORD. 



O. M. CRESWELL, ARIOX, OCTOBER 15, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 

 Corn — Generally good. 

 Oats — Fine. 



Wheat — ^Fall excellent ; spring good. 

 Rye — None raised. 

 Barley — Good. 

 Flax — None. 

 Buckwheat — None. 

 Millet— Gooa. 



Sorghum — Very little raised but good. 

 Timothy — Light crop. 

 Clover — Good. 

 Prairie Hay — None. 

 Potatoes — Excellent. 

 Vegetables — Good. 

 Apples — None. 



Other Fruits — Small fruits good. 

 Cattle — Scarce. 



H.orses — Enough to supply demand. 

 Stmne — Short crop. 

 Sheep — Very few; some feeding. 

 Poultry — Good supply. 

 Bees — Very few. 

 Drainage — Very little. 



Report of Fair — Held September 10-13. Very rainy weather for fair. 

 Only had one good day. 



CLINTON. 



G. H. OHRISTENSEN, DEWITT, OCTOBER 8, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Above the average. 



Com — Very good; 40 to 75 bushels per acre. 



Oafs— Yield from 40 to 80 bushels per acre. 



Wheat— Yield 20 bushels per acre. 



Rye — 75 per cent of a crop. 



Barley — None. 



Fla>x — None. 



