EIGHTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI. 741 



PART XI 



FINANCIAL STATEMENT 



/ AND 



Report of Agricultural Conditions 



BY 



County and District Agricultural Societies 

 In Iowa, 1907 



ADAIR. 



W. W. Wkst, Greenfield, October 26, 1907. 



General Cunijition of Crops and Season — Average condrtiou. Season 

 backward. 



Oats — Very poor crop. Much of this grain was not harvested but 

 turned under for next year's corn crop. Quality poor. 



Wheat— Not much raised but quality very good. 



Rye — Acreage above the average and quality good. 



Barley — Same report as rye. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Small acreage; quality fair. 



Millet — Crop generally above the average. 



Sorghum — Small acreage; good quality. 



TiJioTHY — Excellent crop. A great deal cut for seed with large re- 

 turns. 



Clover — First crop short. Second crop better and of good quality. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



PoTAiX)ES — Fair crop of good quality. 



Vegetables — Generally unfavorable conditions throughout spring and 

 early summer made the vegetable crop below average. 



Apples — Crop generally short. A few varieties of fall and winter 

 apples have yielded a fair crop. 



