866 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Other Inchistries — Sweet corn is a very good crop. Butter and eggs 

 are an important industry in this county. 



Lands — Not many sales but prices are high, ranging from $150 to $250 

 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held September 8th-12th, inclusive. The weather was 

 unfavorable and our attendance was not large. All departments were 

 well filled and the afternoon program on Saturday was the best ever put 

 on by the association. The association had a deficit of about $500. 



CERRO GORDO. 



ARTHUR PICKFOKD, NORA SPRINGS. 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — All crops are good in this sec- 

 tion and the season has been favorable with the exception of the drouth 

 in July. 



Corn — Yielding from fifty to seventy-five bushels per acre and the 

 quality is fine. It is badly down in places. 



Oats — Oats were free from blight and smut and of good quality. 



Wheat — Spring wheat was of fair quality but a light yield, owing to 

 the lack of stooling in the spring. 



Barley — Good yield. 



Flax — But little flax sown. Yields range from ten to thirteen bushels 

 per acre. 



Timothy — Not much cut for seed, but the hay crop was good. 



Clover — A good crop of hay and the second crop is being cut for seed. 

 Prairie Hay — Very little left. 



Potatoes — Yields are all the way from poor to very good, according to 

 the conditions of plants when the rain came. 



Vegetables — Garden truck was excellent. 



Apples — None. 



Other Fruits — All berries were in profusion and there were some plums 

 and cherries. • 



Cattle — Scarce, but doing well. Good cows sell for from $50 to $75 

 each. 



Horses — The demand is fair and the prices somewhat lower. 



Swine — Very little cholera this year and hogs are doing well. 



Sheep — Not increasing in numbers but are free from disease and bring 

 good prices. 



Poultry — A good year for young chicks. Prices are good. 



Bees — Not a good year for honey. Very few colonies are kept. 



Drainage — Many farmers are draining out the sloughs and wet parts 

 of their farms. 



Other Industries — No beets this year. 



Lands — Increasing in value and range from $125 to $200 per acre, ac- 

 cording to location and improvements. 



Report of Fair — A very successful fair. 



