924 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



JONES. 



L. W. RUSSELL, ANAMOSA, OCTOBER, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The best in years. 



Corn — Large acreage and fine crop. 100 bushels to the acre very 

 common. 



Oats — Pine crop; average acreage. 



Wheat— Very little. 



Rye — Very little; a very good crop. 



Barley — Very little. 



Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — Not any. 



Millet — I know of none. 



Sorghum — None. 



Timothy — A very good crop. 



Clover — Pine. 



Prairie Hay — Not any. 



Potatoes — Small yield. 



Apples — Not any. 



Cattle — High prices have cleaned them out pretty well. 



Horses — Increasing in number. 



Swine — As usual. 



Sheep — Very few. 



Poultry — Business increasing all the time. 



Bees — A few. 



Drainage — High price of land is compelling the farmer to drain his 

 land so that he can farm every available acre. 



Other Industries — Very little manufacturing in this county. 



Lands — Price has advanced from $25.00 to $50.00 per acre this year. 



Report of Fair — ^We think the fair this year the best in the history of 

 the association. Very good exhibits in all departments and good at- 

 tractions. Held August 12-16. 



KEOKUK. 



GEO. A. POFF, WHAT CHEER, OCTOBER 23, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Splendid. 



Corn — The largest crop in many years. 



Oats — Excellent condition; large yield. 



Wheat — Increased acreage and a large yield. 



Rye — ^None. 



Barley — Not any. 



Flax — None. 



Buckivheat — Not any. 



Millet — None. 



Sorghum — Very little; splendid quality. 



Timothy — Good yield and good quality. 



Clover — Good crop; excellent quality. 



Prairie Hay — Medium crop. 



