986 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Prairie Hay — About one-half the usual crop. 



Potatoes — Below average; small in size but of good quality. 



Vegetables — All garden vegetables good yield and of good quality. 



Apples — Failure. 



Other Fruits — Strawberries yielded well; other fruits a light crop. 



Cattle — Generally thrifty and in good flesh. Considerable complaint 

 of sore mouth but disease yields readily to treatment. 



Horses — This industry is in very gratifying condition and is being in- 

 telligently and vigorously pushed in all lines. Attention is mostly given to 

 the draft breeds. No disease is reported from any locality and health con- 

 ditions are above normal. 



Sxcine — This branch of farm production is also being boosted with the 

 utmost vigor and energy. The county seems to be entirely free from dis^ 

 ease. 



Sheep — More attention is given to the breeding and feeding of sheep 

 than formerly. 



Poultry — Thousands of dollars worth of poultry and eggs are marketed 

 by the thrifty farmers of the county. We have the best in all breeds. 



Bees — None kept. 



Drainage — Hundreds of acres are being annually reclaimed. 



Other Industries — Progressing. 



Lands — Advancing in value by leaps and bounds; lands selling at $125 

 to $200 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Fair held at Malvern on August 2-5 inclusive, and was 

 one of the best in the history of the association. The weather was fine 

 and the attendance was the largest we have ever had. 



MITCHELL. 



ARTHUR A. KUGLER, OSAGE, OCTOBER 27, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season— Spring season late; summer 

 dry; fall fine. 



Corn — Stand comparatively light; quality good; acreage about average; 

 yield about 40 bushels per acre. 



Oats — About the usual acreage; good quality; yield from 25 to 32 

 bushels per acre. 



Wheat — Extra good quality and best yield we have had in many years. 



Rye — Quality very good but not a large acreage. 



Barley — Acreage somewhat less than usual; average yield; extra good 

 quality. 



Flax — Good quality; limited acreage; average yield. 



Buckwheat — Practically none raised in the county. 



Millet — Only raised in small patches. 



Sorghum — Don't know of any in this county. 



Timothy — Very light crop on account of dry weather. Mostly cut for 

 hay. 



Clover — Very little raised for seed; the hay crop was not quite up to 

 the average. 



