812 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Buckwheat — ^Very little raised. 



Millet — Small acreage, but good yield. 



Sorghum — Very little raised except for fodder which yielded well. 



Timothy — Yielded about two tons per acre, and about five bushels 

 of seed per acre. 



Clover — None raised for seed. Hay crop good. 



Prairie Hay — Yielded two tons per acre and of fine quality. 



Potatoes — Average yield and bring a good price. 



Vegetables — An average yield. 



Apples — About 10,000 bushels were marketed this season. Wealthy, 

 Hibernal, Northwest Greenings, Patons Greenings and Longfield prin- 

 cipal varieties. 



Other Fruits — Small fruits and berries were an average crop. 



Cattle — Herds show more attention is being paid to breeding. 



Horses — Are in great demand and our farmers are raising a great 

 many colts. 



SwixE — Principal breeds are Poland China, Berkshire and Dujoc 

 Jerseys. 



Sheep — Only a few are raised in this locality. 



Poultry — A greater interest is being taken in full bloods. 



Bees — Only a few aparies. Poor season for bees. 



Drainage — Many large county ditches are being put in and a large 

 number of tile are being laid. 



Lands — Taking value of land into consideration, the prices paid for 

 land in this county are lower than in any of the surrounding counties. 



Report of Fair — Held at Forest City, October 1 to 3. Rain on entry 

 day kept away several exhibitors, but nevertheless the exhibits were 

 the finest we ever had. We will be able to pay out in full without 

 leaving much, if any, deficit. 



WINNEBAGO. 



J. P. BOYD, BUTFALO CENTER, OCTOBER 15, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Taken as a whole the 

 season was quite a favorable one. 



Corn — Sixty-five per cent of average crop, with fifty per cent matured 

 before frost. 



Oats — About sixty-five per cent of of an average crop, testing from 

 twenty to thirty pounds. 



Wheat — About eighty-five per cent of an average crop. 



Rye — Practically none grown. 



Barley — Very little grown though an average crop. 



Flax — Small acreage with an average crop. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet — Small acreage but the yield was heavy. 



Sorghum — Practically none raised. 



Timothy — Average crop of hay and fully as good as last year, about 

 half the amount cut for seed as last year. 



CLo^^:R — Average crop cut for hay, practically none cut for seed. 



