912 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



Land^ — Quite a lot of land changed hands this fall and prices have 

 been from $15.00 to $20.00 higher than last year. Best farms and im- 

 provements sell at $160.00 to $175.00 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held October 10-13. Taken altogether it was a most 

 satisfactory fair. 



GRUNDY. 



E. V. M'BROOM, GRUNDY CENTER, OCTOBER 26, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops considerably better 

 than in former years. The season was quite backward in the spring; 

 quite dry and hot in the early summer and wet during the fall. 



Corn — Exceptionally good crop; yielding from 40 to 75 bushels per 

 acre. 



Oats — Considerably above the average. The average yield was about 

 50 bushels per acre; quality good. 



Wheat — About twenty-five per cent of the wheat winter killed. What 

 survived yielded about twenty bushels per acre. Quality good. 



Rye — Not much raised. Yield about 20 bushels per acre and quality 

 good. 



Barley — Yield and quality of barley good; yielding about forty to 

 forty-five bushels per acre. 



Flax — Only a few fields of flax in the county. 



Buckwheat — Not much grown. 



Millet — Very little grown. What there is is yielding heavily. 



Sorghum — Only raised in small quantities but yielding heavily. 



Timothy — Above the average. What was cut for hay yielded about a 

 ton to a ton and a half per acre. That cut for seed yielded about eight 

 bushels. 



Clover — First crop yielded about two and one-half tons per acre; sec- 

 ond crop about one and one-half tons per acre. 



Prairie Hay — Little or no prairie hay in the county. 



Other Grains and Grasses — A few small fields of alfalfa; yield only fair. 



Potatoes — Yielded from 125 to 200 bushels per acre; quality good. 



Vegetables — All vegetables did well. 



Apples — Almost a complete failure. 



Other Fruits — Only a few cherries and an abnormal crop of plums and 

 grapes. 



Cattle — A shortage of cattle during the summer although the fall 

 demand has been quite well supplied. About the usual number on 

 feed. 



Horses — The supply of horses seems to be considerable greater than 

 the demand. 



Swine — Only about 75 per cent of what it was last year. About 

 20 per cent have already died from cholera. 



Sheep — About normal. Not raised extensively but we have the best 

 grades and they are well cared for. 



Poultry — Considerable attention paid to poultry raising. About 20 

 per cent more being raised than last year. 



