1004 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Corn — Above the average in quality and quantity. The general average 

 for the county estimated at 39 bushels. 



Oats — Average per acre estimated at 22 bushels; quality above the aver- 

 age; weight about 44 pounds per measured bushel. 



Wheat — Small acreage; good quality; average 18 to 20 bushels per 

 acre. 



Rye — Very small acreage; good quality; above the average yield. 



Barley — Small acreage; extra fine quality; yield above the average. 



Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — None. 



Sorghum — Small acreage; good quality. 



Timothy — Hay crop average; about 1500 lbs. per acre; quality good; 

 good yield of seed and put up in good condition. 



Clover — Badly winter killed but partially recovered late in the season 

 and appears all right for next year. 



Prairie Hay — Very little in the county; being on low lands and along 

 sloughs. 



Potatoes — Quality good; about one-half crop; average yield from 75 to 

 80 bushels per acre. 



Vegetables — Good, both as to quality and yield. 



Apples — None. 



Other Fruits — None with the exception of a few strawberries and cher- 

 ries. 



Cattle — All cattle are in extra good condition; feeding cattle are scarce. 



Horses — All horses are in good condition. 



Swine — All in good condition but not the usual number. Heavy hogs 

 very scarce. 



Sheep — Decrease in number but the quality is better than ever. 



Poultry — More chickens than ever and of the very best of quality. There 

 are a number of breeders of pure bred stock in the county. Turkeys and 

 geese are scarce and high. 



Drainage — More farm tiling done this season than in any previous 

 year. 



Lands — Farm lands are in better condition than ever. Good roads 

 agitation has resulted in better conditions for traveling and lands are 

 increasing in value rapidly. 



Report of Fair — None held. 



VAN BUREN. 



D. A. MILLER, MILTON, SEPTEMBER 29, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Far above the average. 



Corn — One of the most promising crops we have had for years. 



Oats — Same as corn. 



Wheat — Yield good; quality excellent. 



Rye — Fair crop. 



Barley — None. 



