818 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Swine — High priced and not many in the county. 



Sheep — Not many raised. 



Poultry — Good prices. 



Bees — Very few stands in the county. 



Drainage — Much drainage being done, both with tile and open ditches. 



Other Industries — In flourishing condition. Bricli, tile and cement 

 works doing a prosperous business. 



Lands — Great demand and prices advancing rapidly. 



Report of Fair — Held at Estherville, September 8, 9, 10, 11, 1909. A 

 great success; the weather was pleasant and the attendance large. Large 

 exhibits; free attractions first class. 



FAYETTE. 



E. A. MCILREE, WEST UNION. OCTOBER 7, 1909. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The year has been in many 

 ways remarkable for its absence of violent storms or very unusual weather 

 conditions. The quality of all kinds of grain and all kinds of fodder is 

 exceptionally good, but the yield of fruit and berries and a great deal of 

 garden stuff has not been up to the average of recent years. 



Corn — Corn at this writing looks to be one of the best crops in actual 

 value for feeding purposes or market for many years. 



Oats — Early sown oats generally thin in stand owing to cold weather 

 after seeding, but in most cases quality and yield are above the average 

 for many years. 



Wheat — Small acreage in this county but the quality of grain this year 

 was good; the stand was generally light. 



Rye — A good crop and matured very favorably. 



Barley — Generally a thin stand, but the grain was of fine quality and 

 the yield good. 



Flax — Not much grown in Ihis county and crop was quite light on ac- 

 count of excessive rain in the spring and the great heat about ripening 

 time. 



Buckwheat — A good crop except on quite low places; about twice as 

 much sown as in former years. 



Millet — Little sown in this county and crop cut short by dry weather 

 during the latter parfe of the season. 



Sorghum — Very little raised. 



Timothy — A fair crop, both for hay and seed. 



Clover — Rather a poor crop and the new seeding has been greatly dam- 

 aged by drouth; practically no second crop for hay or seed. 



Prairie Hay — Of fine quality but moderately light yield; only a very 

 little cut for hay. 



Potatoes — About two-thirds of a crop in field, but exceptionally good 

 quality and free from rust or rot. 



Vegetables — Not a very large yield and considerably damaged by drouth. 

 Early beets, turnips and cabbage are woody and of poor quality. 



Apples — Less than half a crop and of inferior quality, being quite 

 wormy and damaged by hail in the early part of the season. 



