908 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



Drainaffe — Not so much work done as in 1911. 

 Lands — Demand strong; prices above last year. 



Report of Fair — Held September 10-12. Weather favorable; attendance 

 good. 



DICKINSON. 



F. H. KELSEY, MILFORD, OCTOBER 23, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 



Corn — Good, 



Oats — Good. 



Wheat— Good. 



Rye — Good. 



Barley — Good. 



Flax — Good. 



Buckwheat — Good. 



Millet— Fsiiv. 



Timothy — Good. 



Clover — Fair. 



Prairie Hay — Good. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Not any to amount to anything. 



Potatoes — Good. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — None. 



Other Fruits — Pair. 



Cattle — Good. 



Horses — Good. 



Swine — Good. 



Sheep — Good. 



Poultry — Good. 



Bees — Good. 



Drainage — Good. 



Other Industries — Good. 



Lands — High. 



Report of Fair— Held September 4-6 inclusive at Milford. 



PAYETTE. 



C. H. KNOS, OELWEIN, OCTOBER 29, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Very good. 



Corn — Corn is a fair crop; quality not so good. 



Oats — Very good crop; quality good. 



Rye — Not much raised in the county. 



Barley — Fairly good. 



Timothy — For hay, not very good. 



Potatoes — More than enough to supply the needs of the county. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — Not many. 



