952 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



SCOTT. 



EDWAED COLLINS, DAVENPORT, NOVEMBEE 25, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops above tlie average and 

 season favorable. 



Corn — Yield about 45 bushels per acre and quality good. 



Oats — Good yield, about 35 bushels per acre and quality good. 



Wheat — Only a fair yield, about 20 bushels per acre. Quality good. 



Rye — Extra good yield and good quality. 



Barley — About 35 bushels per acre; quality very good. 



Flax — None to speak of. 



Buckwheat — But little grown. 



Millet — Only a small quantity raised; quality good. 



Sorghum — Very little grown. 



Timothy — Yield about 1% tons per acre. 



Prairie Hay — Fair yield; good quality. 



Other Grains and Ch'asses — Very little. 



Potatoes — Yielded about 100 bushels per acre. The quality as a whole 

 was fair. 



Vegetables — A good average yield; good quality. 



Apples — Yield about 10%. 



Other Fruits — Small fruits good. 



Cattle — In a healthful condition and prospects are satisfactory. 



Horses — The usual number raised, with a tendency toward increase 

 on account of high prices. 



Swine — Conditions are not so good as usual. Cholera has been more 

 or less prevalent. Number raised below the average. 



Sheep — Average number raised and they are in a healthful condition. 



Poultry — Raised in large numbers and increasing. 



Bees — An ordinary year. 



Drainage — County is pretty well drained. 



Other Industries — Thriving. 



Lands— Ysdues tending higher. Sales being made at good figures with 

 ready buyers. 



Report of Fair — No fair was held this season. 



STORY. 



L O. HASBROUCK, AMES, OCTOBER 28, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 



C07-71 — Above the average. 



Oats — Heavy yield. 



Wheat — Good crop; heavy yield. 



Rye — Not much raised. 



Barley — Very little raised. 



Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — Very small acreage. 



Millet — Some small pieces a big yield. 



Sorghum — None. 



Timothy — Good crops. 



