FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART X. 755 



JASPER. 



C. IV. Campbell, Newton^ lozva^ September 23, 1904. 



Crops have done very well, although the season has been exceptionally 

 cool. 



Corn—K large acreage planted, and promises at this writing to yield an 

 excellent crop. 



6>a/5— Yielded fairly good and were of excellent quality. 



Wheat— V^&s, a failure except where seed from the north was sown, which 

 yielded well and was of good quality. 



A'>'.?— Acreage small, but yielded well and was of good quality. 



Barley — Very little planted, but yield and quality were good. 



Flax—^on& raised. 



Buckwheat— KQTQSigQ small; fair quality and yield. 



Millet— Goo^. 



Sorghum — Very little grown. 



Timothy—^ fair crop, but not as good as last year. 



Clovet—'Y:\\t, greater part of it was frozen out last winter. 



Prairie hay — Very little raised in this county, bu^ yielded fairly good. 



Potatoes— The best crop in years, both in quality and yield. 



Vegetables— ^QTQ excellent. 



Apples — An enormous yield, and were of excellent quality. 



Other fruits— PeBiOhQS, were a failure, but all other fruits were excellent, 

 both in quality and yield. 



Cattle — Are doing well. 



Horses — A great many fine heavy draft horses raised and imported into 

 this county. 



Swine — A large number raised, and generally speaking are free from 

 disease. 



Sheep — Not very extensively raised, but satisfactory results are reported. 



Poultry— A great many raised, and have done well the past season as 

 eggs have been high in price. 



Bees — Have done fairly well. 



Drainage— YsivrnQTS are generally tiling their low lying lands. 



Lands— K3i.nge in price from $60 to $150 per acre, but very little is chang- 

 ing hands. 



■ Report of fair— Held, at Newton, September 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th, and 

 was the most successful fair ever held by the society. 



The weather was favorable, attendance good, and exhibits in every de- 

 partment excellent. All premiums and expenses were paid in full. 



JEFFERSON. 



R. C. Sdyers, Fairfield, Iowa, Septe7nber, 20, 19u^, 



While the season has been somewhat backward the prospect is that 

 everything will be out of harm's way by the time frost comes. 

 Corn—YQvy good in all sections. 



