760 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



CLINTON. 

 J. B. Ahrens, Clinton, October 1, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops fair. The season has 

 been very unfavorable this year. First frost September 21st damage^] 

 considerable corn. 



Corn — Fair yield; will average about forty-five to fifty bushels per 

 acre; quality fair. 



Oats — Yielded only about twenty-five to thirty bushels per acre; of 

 fair color. 



Wheat — Yielded twenty-five bushels per acre and of good quality. 



Rye — Very little raised; averaged from twelve to fifteen bushels per 

 acre. 



Barley — Fair quality; yielded from twenty -five to thirty bushels per 

 acre. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised in this vicinity. 



Millet — Very little raised, but fairly good yield. 



Sorghum — Very little raised; quality fair. 



Timothy — Good yield and of good quality. 



Clover — Fair but of good quality. 



Prairie Hay — None raised. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Fair to good. 



Potatoes — Yield not up to a fair average. 



Vegetables — Plentiful and of good quality. 



Apples — Not half a crop in this vicinity. 



Other Fruits — Very light crop. 



Cattle — The same as usual. The attention to breeding is improving. 



Horses — Scarce; good horses selling from $200 to $300. A great deal of 

 attention is paid to breeding. 



Swine— Average number raised; at present dyi;::^ with cholera. 



Sheep — Not many raised or kept. 



Poultry — Fairly good considering the weather. 



Bees — None raised. 



Lands — Active demand for farm lands at prices ranging from $85 

 to $130 per acre. 



Report of Fair— Held at Clinton, September 10 to 13. Weather ex- 

 tremely good. Cattle and swine exhibit taxed capacity; other exhibits fair 

 except grains and fruits. Attendance unusually large. 



CRAWFORD. 



M. B. Nelson, Arion, September 19, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season— About two weeks late. 



Drouth in spring with cool weather retarded germination and growth. 



hay crop short and feed scarce and high. Season at close very favorable 



for maturing corn. 



