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Swine— Not many. Cholera has been very prevalent. 

 Bheep — Not a great many in the county. 

 Poultry — A great number and many of them pure bred. 

 Bees — Fair. 

 Drainage — Good. 

 Other Industries — Good. 



Lands— Good; value $150.00 to $250.00 per acre. 



Report of Fair— Held August 13-15 at Wilton Junction. Good fair; 

 fine racing. We were a little short on concessions. 



MUSCATINE. 



W. H. SHIPMAN, WEST LIBERTY, OCTOBEE 15, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops in the best condition 

 they have been for years. The season was probably a little backward to 

 start with but favorable weather overcame the adverse conditions. 



Corn — First class. A small per cent injured by frost. The yield will 

 be good and the quality fine. 



Oats — A bumper crop, both as to yield and quality. 



Wheat — Larger acreage than common and quality good. 



Rye — Acreage light but quality good. 



Barley — A big crop and of fine quality. 



Fkix — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet — Heavy crop; small acreage. 



Sorghum — Light crop but good quality. 



Timothy— A light stand but well filled out and of good quality. Much 

 of it threshed for seed. 



Glover — A light stand. 



Prairie Hay — ^None. 



Other Grains and Grasses — A number are experimenting with alfalfa 

 with very satisfactory results. 



Potatoes — A good crop and good quality. 



Vegetables — Garden vegetables a good crop. None raised for market. 



Apples — Very light crop; quality inferior to other years. 



Other Fruits — Small fruits were a good crop. Grapes a good crop and 

 of fine quality. 



Cattle — Increased demand for beef breeds but the number and quality 

 are below other years. Good demand for breeding stock. Increased in- 

 terest in dairying and cows sell high. 



Horses — A good demand for good horses and sell at good prices. 



Swine — Demand was never better. Crop of pigs was good. Some 

 cholera. 



Sheep — Very little change. 



Poultry — Increased interest in good birds and better care taken of 

 them. No disease. 

 Bees — Very scarce. 



