932 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



Lands — Lands of the very highest quality. Soil a deep black loam un- 

 derlaid with clay sub soil. Gently rolling, perfectly drained and average 

 from $150 to $200 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held September 3-6. Weather conditions were good 

 and attendance the largest in the history of the fair. 



MADISON. 



S. A. HAYS, WINTERSET, OCTOBEB 1, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Favorable season. 



Corn — Extra good. Mostly out of the way of frost. Some fields were 

 a little late and a few were a light stand but we will have a great crop. 



Oats — Good crop. Good quality and will average from 40 to 80 bushels 

 per acre. 



Wheat — Winter wheat extra good; crop averaging from 25 to 60 bushels 

 per acre. 



Rye — Not much grown but a good crop. 



Barley — Good crop but not much raised. 



Flax — None grown. 



Buckwheat — I know of none. 



Millet — Not much sown but a good crop. 



Sorghum — Very little grown. 



Timothy — A good yield of hay and of fine quality. Quite a good deal 

 threshed for seed. 



Clover — Has done well but too early to know much about the seed crop. 



Prairie Hay — None to speak of. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Blue grass pastures have been fine prac- 

 tically all season. 



Potatoes — Good average crop but some trouble with bugs early in the 

 season. 



Vegetatles — Very good and abundant. 



Apples — No apples. 



Other Fruits — An abundance of cherries and plums, a few peaches and 

 some grapes. 



Cattle — Scarcity of cattle in the county. High prices and want of feed 

 have led farmers to sell short. Now with an abundance of feed they are 

 in great demand at high prices. 



Houses — Supply is short with a large demand for good horses. Prices 

 are higher than usual. 



Swine — Not quite so many pigs as usual and some disease. Demand for 

 feeding large. 



Sheep — More farmers keeping small flocks than heretofore. Sheep will 

 take the place of cattle to some extent as feeders. 



Poultry — Bringing good prices. Not many turkeys. Eggs sold for 

 a high price all summer. 



Bees — Not many kept. A very good season for them. 



Drainage — Farmers are learning the value of tiling and are putting in 

 a great deal each year. 



