TENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XII 803 



Other Fruits — Not as good as other years. 



Cattle — Good number in the county, and large number being fed. 



Horses — ^lore horses raised than in former years; quality good and 

 prices high. 



Swine — Plentiful; no cholera. 



Sheep — Not a sheep country, although some farmers have fine flocks. 



PouZfry— Plentiful. 



Bees — Not a good year for bees. 



Drainage — Most of our land is drained. 



Other Industries — Brick and tile plant, a canning factory employing 

 about one hundred people during the canning season, and three produce 

 concerns. 



Lands — Prices high, from $75 to $200 per acre, depending upon quality, 

 location and improvements. 



Report of Fair — Held at Tipton, September 7, 8, 9, 190'9, being the first 

 annual meeting. Although rain the first days interfered with the 

 attendance, the fair was a great success, being the best stock show ever 

 held in the county and one of the best held in eastern Iowa this year; 

 we had a number of herds of cattle from the state fair. 



CERRO GORDO. 



C. TI. HARIiFR. MASON CITY. OCTOBER 27, 1909. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Excessive rains in the early 

 part of the season, and drouth the latter part, followed by nice rains be- 

 fore corn had been much damaged. 



Corn — The best crop we have had for several years; matured before 

 killing frosts. 



Oats — Rather light yield, but heavy and of good quality. 



Wheat — Very little raised but well filled. 



Rye — But little raised here; quality good. 



Barley— But little raised here; quality fair. 



Flax — But little raised; quality good, yield light. 



Biickrcheat — Yield very light. 



Millet — Heavy yield; quality good. 



Sorghum — Very little raised; quality good. 



Timothy — Good stand, heavy crop of hay, excellent quality. 



Clover — Good average crop; quality excellent. 



Prairie Hay — Good crop; very little here. 



Potatoes — Uneven; average yield about seventy-five bushels; quality 

 good. 



Vegetables — Good yield and quality good. 



Apples — About an average yield; fair quality; undersized and dropped 

 badly on account of drouth. 



Other Fruits — Light yield and high in price. 



Cattle — Pasturage has been excellent and cattle have done well; 

 Quantity below the average. 



Horses — Quality improving but less in number. 



