946 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Poultry — The dry weather has favored young chicks and losses have 

 been below the normal. Eggs have been high all summer. 



Bees — A poor season for honey; very few hives show a surplus. 



Drainage — A great amount of tile is being put in and farmers are pre- 

 paring for the wet seasons which will surely return. 



Other Industries — Considerable interest is shown in beet raising. 



Lands — Farm lands are increasing in value and many farms have 

 changed hands at prices around $100 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Mason City, August 23-26 inclusive. Had line 

 exhibits of stock; poor exhibits of grain and fruit; good speed program; 

 good weather and a good attendance. Dairy Day was a special. 



CHICKASAW. 



C. L. PUTNEY, NASHUA, SEPTEMBER 28, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Season looked very unfavor- 

 able at first but the ground was in good condition and well farmed and 

 crops made a good average. 



Corn — Fairly good yield and good quality; averaging from 35 to 40 

 bushels per acre. 



Oats — Good quality and averages about 35 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Scarcely any wheat raised here. 



Rye — Very little grown. 



Barley — Good quality and yield but small acreage. 



Flax — None raised. 



BucTcioJieat — Very little grown. 



Millet — Not as large acreage as usual. 



Sorghum — Very little in county. 



Timothy— New seeding good; some of the old seeding light; quality 

 fine. 



Clover — Small acreage; average crop. 



Prairie Hay — Rather short crop. 



Potatoes — No early potatoes on account of dry weather. Small crop 

 of late ones. 



Vegetables — Small crop. 



Apples — None to speak of. 



Other Fruits — Crop very small. 



Cattle — We find there is a better show each year and more attention 

 is being paid to breeding. 



Horses — Same as cattle. 



Sunne — A nice showing of all breeds and all good ones. 



Sheep— Very few sheep in the county but they are on the increase. 



Poultry — Some fine birds and there is more interest taken in this in- 

 dustry than ever before. 



Bees — None. 



Drainage — Considerable tiling has been done in the last year. 



hands — Too low in comparison with other parts of the state but there 

 is an increase the past year; sales being made from $75.00 to $125.00 per 

 acre. 



