804 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Oats — Very light in weight, will yield from twenty to forty bushels 

 per acre. 



Wheat — Will average about twelve bushels per acre. 



Rye — None raised in this locality this year. 



Baeley — Will yield from twenty-eight to thirty bushels per acre. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat— None grown. 



Millet — Average crop. 



Sorghum — Small acreage, but yielded a good crop. 



Timothy — Above the average crop. 



Clover — Above the average crop. 



Prairie Hay — Very little to cut except low land hay. 



Other Graixs axd Grasses — Good. 



Potatoes — Below the average. 



Vegetables — Very good. 



Apples — Poor quality and about sixty per cent of a full crop. 



Other Fruits — Below the average. 



Cattle — In good condition. 



Horses — Have done well. 



Swine — Number of pigs a little below the average and some cholera 

 in different localities. 



Sheep — Have done well and are in good condition. 



PoL^LTRY" — Have done fairly well this year. 



Bees — Have not done as well as usual, not very much honey. 



Drainage — Natural condition, and nature of soil are such that do not 

 require much drainage. 



Other Industries — Dairy farming and gardening have been profitable 

 the past season. 



Lands — Good demand for land, and price ranges from $85 to $100 per 

 acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Orange City, September 18-20. The attendance 

 was the largest in the history of our society. All the exhibits were good 

 with the exception of the cattle exhibit which was not quite up to the 

 average. The last day of the fair was designated as "Holden Day" and 

 Prof. Holden of Ames delivered one of his splendid lectures on corn which 

 was instructive and pleasing to our farmers. Racing and other attractions 

 were good and all those in attendance were well pleased with the fair. We 

 allow no gambling or games of chance of any kind on the grounds. 



STORY. 



F. H. Greenawalt, Ne\'ada, October 23, 1907. 



Condition of Crops and Season — The season has been favorable, al- 

 though not a banner year. We will have a fine crop. 



Corn — Average number of acres planted. Inclined to be soft, but will 

 mature fairly well. Will yield about forty-five to fifty bushels per acre 



Oats — Usual acreage. Will yield about twenty-five bushels per acre, but 

 are light in weight. 



