766 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



FRANKLIN. 

 Floyd Gillett, Hampton, October, 26, 1907. « 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Very poor crops and poor sea 

 son ; unseasonable weather. 



Corn — Will not average more than about twenty bushels per acre. 



Oats — Will average about fifteen to twenty bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Very little raised. 



Rye — None raised. 



Barley — Very little raised. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — Fair crop. 



Sorghum — None raised. 



Timothy — About half a crop. 



CixJVER — Was mostly frozen out. 



Prairie Hay — Very little left but a fair crop. 



Potatoes — Yielded about forty bushels per acre. 



Vegetables — Very poor year for vegetables. 



Apples — Fair crop but mostly shipped out. 



Other Fruits — Poor year. 



Cattle — Plenty of cattle but not much feeding being done. 



Horses — Many raised; demand good and prices high. 



Sheep — Very few raised. 



Poultry — Lots of poultry. 



Bees — Not many kept. 



Drainage — Badly needed in some parts and a great deal being done. 



Other Industries — Practically nothing here but fai'ming. 



Lands — Prices higher than ever. 



Report of Fair — Held at Hampton September 10 to 12; attendance very 

 good, and fair was a financial success. 



GRUNDY. 

 C. E. Thomas, Grundy Center, October 20, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops below tho average for 

 the past five years. The season has been unfavorable and farmers have 

 been unable to keep the weeds out of their corn and potatoes. 



Corn — Poorest in years; very light and chaffy on account of wet 

 weather. 



Oats — Yielded about thirty-five bushels per acre; quality poor. 



Wheat — Small acreage; yield fairly good. 



Rye — None raised. 



Barley — Fair crop but badly colored. 



