EIGHTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI. 765 



FLOYD. 



' W. B. Johnson, Charles City, October 28, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season^ — Crops as a rule below the 

 average; fruits badly injured by frost. Fore part of the season very 

 wet; fall fine and dry; killing frosts about the middle of September. 



Corn — Very uneven; some pieces very good but there will be much soft 

 corn. 



Oats — Stand fair; quality rather poor and light. 



Wheat — Very little in county; quality fair and yield about average. 



Rye — Small acreage; quality and yield fair. 



Barley — Good stand; yield and quality above the average. 



Flax — Not raised to any extent. 



Buckwheat — Small acreage; quality fair. 



Millet — More sown than usual; quality and yield good. 



Sorghum — Very little raised. 



Timothy — Stand rather light; quality good. 



Clover — Winter-killed to quite an extent; new seeding looking well. 



Prairie Hay' — Yield and quality good. 



Potatoes — Yield fair; quality good; some complaint of rot. 



Vegetables — Below the average in yield and quality. 



Apples — Quality fine; crop about an average. 



Othek Fruits — Small fruit only a partial crop. 



Cattle — Rather less than the usual number in the county; very few will 

 be fed. Quality of stock being gradually improved. 



Horses — About the usual number of colts raised; draft breeds largely 

 raised. 



Swine — About the usual number in the county; demand not as good 

 as a year ago. 



Sheep — Very few in the county. 



Poultry — Fine condition; increasing quantity of poulti-y and eggs mar- 

 keted; quality improving yearly. 



Drainage — Considerable tiling being done by individuals; no county 

 drainage. 



Other Industries — Gasoline traction engine factory employs about 

 200 men; furniture and bank fixtures factory about 40; sash and door 

 factory about 50; disc harrow factory about 40; nurseries employ about 

 300 men; also smaller industries. 



Lands — Demand fair; prices advancing. 



Report of Fair — Held at Charles City September 10 to 13. Exhibits 

 far surpassed those of previous years; attendance light owing to farmers 

 being busy threshing and finishing up work which the wet season delayed. 



