962 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Oats — Good quality; average yield. 



Wheat — More winter wheat planted than in any previous year. Both 

 yield and quality were excellent. Less spring wheat was planted than 

 previously but the quality and yield were excellent. 



Rye — Raised only for early pasture. 



Barley — Almost no barley raised in the county. 



Flax — But little raised. 



Buckwheat — Not a crop in this county. 



Millet — Very little raised. 



Sorghum — Very little raised. 



Timothy — Very light crop; yielding about one-half ton per acre. 



Clover — Light crop and the yield was poor. 



Prairie Hay — Very light crop; averaging about one ton to the acre. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Alfalfa is becoming more papular each 

 year. It stands dry weather and the crop per acre is very valuable. 



Potatoes — Very nearly a failure; the yield being from twenty-five to 

 fifty bushels per acre. 



Vegetables — The late rains brought the late vegetables up to an average 

 crop. 



Apples — The whole crop was killed by frosts. 



Other Fruits — Killed by frosts. 



Cattle — Much interest taken in this industry; Shorthorn, Hereford and 

 Polled Angus are the popular breeds. Cattle are healthy at this time. 



Horses — This industry very popular; draft horses are favored. 



Sioine — From two to three thousand raised in this county; Duroc Jer- 

 seys being the leading breed. No disease. 



Sheep — Little interest shown in sheep breeding; Shropshire being the 

 principal breed. 



Poultry — A good exhibition of all the standard breeds was made at 

 our fair. There are many poultry breeders in the county. 



Bees — Not a profitable industry. 



Drainage — More than a half million of dollars has been expended in 

 drainage during the past five years. Thousands of acres have been tile 

 drained by individual owners. 



Lands — Land values have doubled within the past five years; farms 

 are sold at from $75.00 to $200.00 per acre. 



Report of Fair — The Harrison County Agricultural Society held their 

 fair on the 28, 29, and 30th of September. The weather was fair and 

 attendance moderate. The exhibit of swine was good; horses only fair 

 and fruits very light. The speed program is becoming year by year more 

 popular. Our classes did not fill well, making the exhibition at the 

 speed ring expensive. We will pay all expenses, purses and premiums. 



HENRY. 



J. W. EDWARDS, MT. PLEASAXT, SEPTEMBER 28, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Weather was good during the 

 spring; dry for harvest. 



