748 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



HARDIN. 



Harry S. Martin^ Eldora^ Iowa, October 1, 1904. 



The general condition of crops the past season has been good. 



Corn—K very good crop, both in quality and yield, although some little 

 damage was done by frosts to that planted on low land which was not well 

 drained. 



6>^/^— Yielded from twenty-five to fifty bushels per acre, and was of fair 

 quality. 



Wheat— h.n average crop. 



Rye — Acreage small, but yielded well and was of good quality. 



^^;-/^j/_Yielded from thirty to fifty bushels per acre, and was of excellent 

 quality. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckzv heat— Very little sown, but was of fair quality. 



Mil/et— Small acreage. 



Sorghum — Done well. 



Timothy — Yielded from one to two tons per acre, and was put up in ex- 

 cellent condition. 



Clover— Yqty little grown. 



Prairie hay — Yielded a good crop. 



Potatoes— Y\Qld.Qd. well, but a good many are rotting. 



Vegetables— ^ eve good. 



^/!»/5»/<f^— Yielded well and were of excellent quality. 



Other fruits— Were good both in quality and yield. 



Cattle — Are in good condition. 



Horses — Are doing well. 



Swine— Are in good condition, and no disease is reported. 



Sheep — Did well. 



Poultjy— Not as many raised as last year, but are in a healthy condition. 



Bees— Did fair. 



P>rai7tage—N a.tura.1 drainage is fairly good. 



Lands — The same in price as last year. 



Report of fair— Held at Eldora, August 30th, 31st, September 1st and 2d, 

 and was a success in every respect, and had the weather been more favor- 

 able it would have been a record breaker. 



HARRISON. 



JV. H. IVi throw, 3Iissotiri Valley, Iowa, October 24, 1904. 



On account of climatic conditions, crops generally were not as good as 

 ordinarily. The excessive rainfall last year left the land in the level parts 

 of the county completely saturated, thus retarding early spring work. 



Cor7i—T\ie crop as a whole will not be up to the average, although there 

 is some fields that will yield much above. 



(9a^5— Smaller acreage than usual, but crop generally was very good both 

 in quality and yield. 



