FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART X. 745 



GRUNDY. 



E. G. Ensminger, Grundy Center, Iowa, September 26, 1904. 



All crops the past season have done very well, although the season at 

 times has been cool. 



Corn—^iW be an average crop both in yield and quality; some little 

 damage was done by frost on September 15th to that which was planted on 

 the lowlands. 



6>a/5— Averaged about thirty-five bushels yer acre, and were of excellent 

 quality, being very heavy . 



Wheat — Very little raised in this county, as it is not a satisfactory crop. 



>^r<?— Acreage very small, but quality and yield were good. 



Barley — Acreage large, and yield and quality a good average with former 

 years. 



Elax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — Acreage small, but yielded a fair crop. 



Sorghum— Wery little raised. 



Timothy — A good crop, both in seed and hay. 



Clover— Kn excellent crop. A great deal of it is being sown as farmers 

 realize that it is a good fertilizer and enriches their land. 



Prairie hay — Very little land used for this purpose excepting in sloughs, 

 which yielded a fair crop. 



Other grains and ^yasses— Some experimenting was done in the raising of 

 alfalfa, and it did very well the past season. 



Potatoes— A large crop and of excellent quality. 



Apples — Done very well, both in yield and quality. The Duchess variety 

 is the most successful raised in this district. 



Other fruits— V^ere abundant and of good quality. 



Cattle — This industry is becoming a very important one in the county, 

 farmers in general giving a great deal of attention to the raising of thorough- 

 bred stock. A great deal of feeding for beef is also being done. 



Horses— }le2iVY classes are bred extensively, and several car loads are 

 shipped annually from this county to the eastern markets. 



Swine— One of the leading industries, and there is a noticeable improve- 

 ment in their breeding. 



Sheep— A. great many are fed for the market annually in this county, 

 they being purchased in the western markets and shipped east after fatten- 

 ing. This industry has been very profitable the past season. 



Poullry— More attention is given to the raising of poultry each year, and 

 better breeds are being introduced into the county. 



Bees — Very few kept or raised in this county. 



Drainage — The general lay of the land is sufficiently rolling to furnish 

 good drainage, and where there is low, wet places it can be successfully 

 tiled. 



Other industries — The creamery business is carried on extensively, there 

 being ten creameries in operation in the county. 



Lands — Are of the best quality, being of deep black loam with clay sub- 

 soil, and adapted to all kinds of vegetation. 



