958 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



WINNESHIEK. 



ED BLAKEMAN, DBCORAH, OCTOBEB 25, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 

 Corn — Good. 

 Oats — Very good. 

 Wheat — Good. 

 Rye — Good. 

 Barley — Good. 

 Flaw — Good. 

 BucMvheat — Good. 

 Millet— Good. 

 Sorghum — Good. 

 Timothy — Very good. 

 Clover — Same as timothy. 

 Other Grains and Grasses — Good. 

 Potatoes — Good. 

 Vegetables — Good. 

 Apples — Not many. 

 Other Fruits — Fairly good. 

 Cattle — Good. 

 Horses — Good. 

 Swine — Some cholera. 

 Sheep — Good. 

 Poultry — Good. 

 Bees — Not good. 

 Drainage — Good. 

 Other Industries — Good. 

 Lands — Good. 



Report of Fair— Held September 10-13, 1912. Quite a successful fair; 

 net profits being about $200.00. 



WINNEBAGO. 



M. M. THOMPSON, FOREST CITY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1912. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops very good and we 

 ^-^.ve had an excellent season. 



Corn — Best we have had for many years. The stand is 100 per cent 

 with an increased acreage. 



Oats — Yield heavy, ranging from 50 to 70 bushels. Weight very 

 heavy. 



Wheat — Not a large acreage but what we had was good. 



Rye — But little raised. Better yield and quality than for years. 



Barley — Quite a large acreage and a very heavy crop. Yield from 

 35 to 45 bushels per acre. 



Flax — None raised to speak of. 



Buckwheat — Very little grown. 



Sorghum — Very little raised. 



Timothy — Heavy stand, ranging from 2 to 5 tons per acre. 



Clover — Fine crop. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



