PART XIII 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
AND 
Report of Agricultural Conditions 
BY 
County and District Agricultural Societies In Iowa, 1908 
ADAIR. 
W. W. West, Greenfifxd, October 9, 1908. 
General Condition of Crops and Season— Very favorable. 
Corn— Corn well matured and will make a good average yield of good 
quality. New corn is being contracted at 50 cents per bushel. 
Oats— Yery good quality and a light yield per acre. Worth 42 cents 
on the market. 
W^eaf— Small acreage. 
Rye — Small acreage, but a good crop. 
BarZei/— Small acreage, good yield and good quality. 
Flax — None raised. 
Buckwheat — None raised. 
Millet — Small acreage, but a good crop. 
Sorgr^tww— Small acreage, and a fair crop. 
Timothy— Yery fair crop, and a good yield. Considerable cut for seed. 
Closer— The heaviest crop that has been raised for years, and many 
hundred acres cut for seed. 
Prairie Hay — None. 
Other Grains and Grasses— A heavy fall pasturage. 
Potatoes— Good crop and good quality. More than enough to supply 
the home demand. 
Vegetables — Very good. 
Apples — About half a crop. 
Other Fruits — Very light crop. 
Cattle— A good supply, in splendid condition, splendid quality, and 
good price. 
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