874 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Other Fruits — Peaches plentiful and fine. Cherries and plums a light 

 crop, but of good quality. 



Cattle — Scarce. Not many feeders in the county. Most of our cattle 

 are of the dairy breeds. 



Horses — Lots of horses in the county; most of the draft breeds. 



Sicine — The county is pretty well stocked with hogs. They are doing 

 well. 



Sheep — About the usual number. 



Poultry — About the average number. One of the best products of the 

 county. 



Bees — Not many in the county this year. 



Drainage — Nothing special being done in this line. 



Other Industries — None to speak of. 



Lands — Real estate somewhat dull owing to the money market. Lands 

 range in price from $65 to ?200 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held September 8th-llth, inclusive. Owing to rain 

 each day up until Friday the fair was continued over Saturday. The 

 attendance was small until that day. Considering the weather the fair 

 was a success. 



DELAWARE. 



.J. G. SABIX, MAXCHESTER, OCTOBER 8, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The season was dry and the 

 crops average. 



Corn — 85 per cent. 



Oats — 50 per cent. 



Wheat — Practically no acreage. 



Rye — 80 per cent. 



Barley — 75 per cent. 



Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — 80 per cent. 



Millet — Not any. 



Sorghum — I know of none. 



Timothy — 75 per cent. 



Clover — 90 per cent. 



Prairie Hfiy — 80 per cent. 



Potatoes — Early ones 50 per cent; late ones 90 per cent. 



Apples — A failure. 



Other Fruits — Very good. 



Cattle — High and scarce. In good condition. 



Horses — Plentiful. A good supply of young horses. 



Swine — 85 per cent. Very little cholera this fall. 



Sheep — Very few. 



Poultry — Plentiful. 



Bees — Very few. 



Drainage — Lots of tile being laid this year. 



Lands — Range in price from $100 to $175 per acre. 



Report of Fair — August 25th-28th, inclusive. Best fair ever held on the 

 grounds. Bad weather made a poor attendance. 



