762 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Barley — Fairly good. 
Flax — Not much raised. 
Buckwheat — Failure. 
Millet — Excellent. 
Sorghum — But little raised; good. 
Timothy — Extra heavy. 
Clover — Same as timothy. 
Prairie Hay — Good. 
Potatoes — Medium. 
Vegetables — Good. 
Apples — Generally light yield; rained in different localities. 
Other Fruits — Fairly good. 
Cattle — Conditions good. 
Horses — Conditions good. 
Swine — No disease as far as I know. 
Drainage — Much is being done in the county; several large dredges are 
at work night and day. A vast amount of large tile are being used also. 
Lands — Prices range from $65 to $150 per acre. 
Report of Fair— Held September 1, 2, 3 and 4, 1908. Weather all that 
could be wished for; attendance a little less than a year ago. Nearly all 
breeds were represented in the horse department; also the cattle. Farm 
department never any better; art department well filled and ladies' de- 
partments were all excellent. 
CALHOUN. 
Corn — Average crop and of good quality; some loss of acreage in low 
lands but the well drained land yielded good, making average crop. 
Oats — Average crop; early oats yielded good but late oats were a little 
lower than average. 
Wheat — None grown. 
Barley — Very little grown. 
Flax — Fifty per cent of crop. 
Buckwheat — None grown. 
Millet — Very little grown; average crop. 
Sorghum — None raised. 
Timothy — Good; average crop. 
Clover — Good; average crop. 
Prairie Hay — Good; average crop. 
Potatoes — Fifty per cent of crop. 
Vegetables — Good. 
Apples — Twenty-five per cent of crop. 
Other Fruits — Average crop. 
Cattle — Fair. 
Horses — Average. 
Swine — Not so many raised; prices good. 
Sheep — Increased. 
Poultry — Average. 
Bees — Average amount of honey. 
Drainage — Fifty per cent drained, 
