976 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



LINN. 



E. E. HENDERSON, CENTRAL CITY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season- — Good. 



Corn — About 75 per cent of a crop; more than usual being cut for 

 fodder. 



Oats — Splendid crop; excellent quality; fine yield. 



Wheat — Best quality and yield we have had for a couple of years. 



Rye — Fair; not much raised. 



Barley — Not much grown this year; average yield. 



Flax — None grown. 



Buckwheat — Very little grown. 



Timothy — Light crop. 



Clover — About 2-3 of a crop; quality good. 



Potatoes — Very light crop; affected by the drouth. 



Apples — Practically none. 



Other Fruits — Light crop. 



Cuttle— Late rains are making good pastures and cattle are in good 

 condition for winter. Good milch cows are scarce and high in price. 

 There are fewer feeders than usual. 



Horses — Good horses scarce and high priced. 



Swine — About the average number raised; no disease. 



Sheep — Flocks are increasing each year. 



Drainage — Very large amount of land being tiled. 



Lands — Higher, prices ranging from $90 to $135 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Central City September 6. 7, S and 9, and 

 was one of the most successful fairs in the history of the society. Ex- 

 hibits were good and the attendance was the best we have had in seventeen 

 years. We had no racing. 



LOUISA. 



J. R. SMITH. COLUMBUS JUNCTION, SEPTEMBER 15, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The general condition of crops 

 is satisfactory. The spring was dry and cool, unfavorable to the growth 

 of grass and early planted grains and vegetables. 



Corn — Above the average in acreage and condition. The only draw- 

 back to an increased yield is that the stand is below normal: it is ripen- 

 ing slowly. 



Oats — Excellent crop, both as to quality and yield. 



Wheat — Not much raised; quality medium; yield fifteen to twenty-five 

 bushels per acre. 



Rye — Not much sown; quality fair. 



Barley — Very little sown: quality good. Some sown with oats for feed. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — But little sown. 



Millet— But little sown; growth good. 



Sorghum — Ranks with corn, limited acreage. Sorghum is a staple 

 though limited crop. 



