7,5() IOWA DICPAHTMENT OF AflRICULTURK 



CHICKASAW. 

 G. C. HoYER, Nashua, October 10, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season was cold and late and 

 about three weeks late; crops were fair. 



Corn — About half a crop, not a very good stand; about twenty-five per 

 cent of crop is good marketable corn, balance soft. 



Oats — Half a crop; quality very light. 



Wheat — None. 



Rye — Good. 



Barley — Good. 



Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — Good. 



Millet — Good. 



Sorghum — Fair. 



Timothy — Good. 



Clover — Good. 



Prairie Hay' — Very good. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Fair. 



Potatoes — Yield good; but rot set in, especially in wet ground. 



Vegetables — Verj^ good. 



Apples — Good. 



Other Fruits — Good. 



Cattle — In fine condition on account of good conditions. 



Horses — Good condition. 



Swine — Farmers are well supplied. Some are selling quite small on 

 account of poor prospects for corn. 



Sheep — Good condition. 



Poultry- — Very good. 



Bees — Not many in the county. 



Drainage — Most of the land is rolling but considerable has very poor 

 drainage; on undrained land the crops were very small. 



Lands — Lands continue to enhance in value in spite of light yield of 

 crops this season. 



Report of Fair— Held at Nashua, September 3 to 6. A successful fair 

 in every respect; attendance very good and in all departments the display 

 was fine. The exhibit in the cattle, horse and swine departments was far 

 greater than on previous years. 



CLAYTON. 



Henry Luehsen, Garnavillo, September 25, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season— Not up to the average; season 

 backward; too much rain. 



