Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-04
GOOD YEAR FOR IOWA
Reports from Various Counties
Show Prosperous Conditions
MORE CORN THAN EXPECTED
Much More Stock Than Usual 10
RaIsed--Farmers Planning on TIL
Ing and Other improvements
That VIII Total Millions.

Des Moines.-Reports received by
the Iowa department OF agriculture
show that the Iowa farmers have had
= good year as far as nnancials re-
turns are concerned, according to
Ivan Whitfield, in charge of the pub
nclty bureau.
He declares that the wet summer
called attention to the low spots on
the various farms and as the result
operations totaling into the millions
Of dollars in cost are under way in
new drainage and thing of farms.
Land values have increased In yir-
tually every county OF the state, rs
CARELESS of the war and money con-
ditions, the reports show.
There has been a large increase in
the number OF hogs on farms and
only two counties have so far re-
ported any hog cholera. The CORE
spondents report that the farmers
are raising more cattle and horses
and are improving the quality. In a
number OF counties there has been q
big demand for sheep.
Mr.. Whitfield estimates that the
state has rs per cent OF corn crop.
He made a trip over parts OF the
state to investigate conditions. He
asser.s that the corn is better than
recent reports indicate. and that there
will not be as much soft corn as some
OF the farmers think. However, the
soft corn has made the farmer real
lie the need of silo and there will
be big demand for silos next year,
he says.
Almost every county reported
bumper crop of apples. A few corre-
spondeuts said that there was less
poultry in most counties owing to
conditions in the spring being unfa-
vorabIe. Some counties, however, re-
ported increased interest in poultry.
Without exception the counties re-
ported tremendous crop of hay and
clover and fine pasturage. Where al
falfa was grown the correspondents
said 1t yielded unusually heavy and
the acreage was much increased over
1914: A.~
Some OF the counties reported that
the war demand for horses had
cleaned the section OF young equines;
others report that there are plenty
left.
Reports from thirty-fve counties, in
part, follow:
Reports from Counties.
Poweshiek-Fifty per cent OF corn
crop. Oats yield average 45 bushels.
cry little hog cholera. Large crop
OF young pigs. Chickens below aver
age on account OF wet weather More
drainage to be done next year-wet
weather has shown necessity. Farms
changed hands at advanced prices.
Lee. Van Buren, and Des Moines--
Corn crop good. Bumper crop of ap-
pies. Pastures fine. Horses being
bought up for war purposes. But IT
tie hog cholera. Farmers introducing
sheep.
Davis-Fifty per cent crop OF corn.
Hog plenty-but prices lower. Sheep
scarce. Lands higher-s100 to $3.50
an acre.
MISUNDERSTANDING per cent
corn safe. Oats 40 to 20 bushels to
acre. No timothy seed threshed on
account OF wet weather. Pasturage
good, but cattle scarce. Very few
feeders. Horses scarce-one Arm ship
ped $4,000 worth of horses to war
zone since June /, 1915. Plenty hogs.
No cholera. Lands sell $3.50 to s265
an acre.
Henry-Most of corn safe. Farm
ers raising more cattle and again
stocking farms with young cattle.
Horses Of war age getting scarce.
Lots OF hogs-no cholera. Sheep high
farmers want to buy. Big crop OF
apples. Poultry short account OF wet
weather. Land prices remain high
but few transfers. County fair lost
81 coo.
Van Buren, county fair-Total re.
ceipts $96i00; expenses $1,770.
Iowa--Big corn crop. Oats SO to
IS bushels to acre. Lots OF hogs
no cholera. Lands selling SIPS to
$500 an acre.
Johnson-Corn damaged only slight
ly. Many hogs-no cholera. Horses
scarce. Lands $3.50 to $3.50 an acre
about same as last year.
Monroe-Seventy-fv per cent corn
crop; go per cent oat crop; IS per
cent wheat crop; 100 per cent hay
potatoes, cattle, hogs, sheep. poultry
Land values same as last year.
Wapello-Fine crop OF corn, except
late planting and low lands. Oats and
wheat fair yield. Hay late In cutting
but big yield. Cattle not plentiful
Surplus OF horses. Lands-Prices not
as strong as last year.
Jackson-Corn poor Oats, wheat