NINTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 799 
MAHASKA. 
C. P. MoMYKH, Ni:w Sharon, September 30, 1908. 
General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 
Corn — Good; never better and most all out of the way of frost. 
Oats — Fair; good many light. 
Wheat — Not much sown but good yield and quality. 
Rye — Not much sown. 
Barley — Good. 
Flax — ^None. 
Bucktoheat — None. 
Millet — Not much sown. 
Sorghum — Good. 
Timothy — Good yield and good quality. 
Clover — Never better. 
Prairie Hay — None. 
Other Grains and Grasses — Alfalfa good. 
Potatoes — About half a crop. 
Vegetables — Good. 
AppZes— Exceptionally fine; the quality of the apple display at our 
fair was better than that at the state fair, although not so large. 
Other Fruits — An abundance of fruit and of finest quality. 
Cattle — Not so many as last year; feeders are slow sale on account of 
the high price of corn; stockers good sale; milch cows high. 
Horses — Good demand and high prices prevail. We have a fine lot of 
colts. 
Swine — ^Not very large pig crop this year; so much disease last year 
and some this year also. 
Sheej) — Not many raised but a good many being shipped in and fat- 
tened. 
Poultry — Fine lot of poultry. 
Bees — Did well this year. 
Drainage — Quite a lot of tile being put in each year. 
Other Industries — All flourishing. 
LanfZs— High; selling from $50 to $175 per acre. 
Report of Fair— Held September 15 to 18. The fair was a success in 
every way; we will be able to pay up in full and have a small balance 
on hand. 
MARION. 
Charles Porter, Pella, October 20, 1908. 
General Condition of Crops and Season — During the early part of the 
season the ground was in very good shape for seeding but during plant- 
ing time too much rain and cold w^eather prevailed. At this time, how- 
ever, our crops, as a whole, average good. 
Corn — Early corn w^as good quality but late corn somewhat chaffy. 
Oats — Very spotted this year; quality fair; yield varied on account of 
seed more than anything else. 
