910 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



Cattle — Usual number. Mostly of beef breeds. Principally in small 

 bunches. 



Horses — Principally draft type raised. 



Swine — Can not estimate number. Quality good and entirely free from 

 cholera in this section of Story county. 



Sheep — Only a few are raised. 



Poultry — Lots of poultry. 



Drainage — Land mostly well drained either by tile or drainage ditches. 



Lands — Farms selling from $165 to $275 per acre. Small tracts near 

 town selling at $300 to $400 per acre. 



Report of Fair— Bate held, September 29th, 30th, October 1st. Per- 

 fect weather conditions. Attendance estimated 10,000. Was a decided 

 success. 



SIOUX. 



AI>BERT IIEEMSTRA, ORANGE CITY, OCTOBER 17, 1914. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The season has been favor- 

 able until July 4th. After that rather too hot and dry for late crops and 

 pasture. 



Corn — Will yield from thirty-five to forty-five bushels, a little uneven. 



Oats — A little below the average yield. About thirty-five bushels. 



Wheat — Poor on account of rust. Yield from eight to fifteen bushels. 



Rye — Very little raised. 



Barley — An average crop. 



Flax — None. 



BucMvheat — None raised. 



Millet — Good for hay. Very little raised for seed. 



Sorghum — A little raised for feed. 



Timothy — Below the average. 



Clover — Good crop, especially for hay. 



Prairie Hay — Average yield. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Fairly good. 



Potatoes — Early ones good; late ones below the average on account of 

 the drouth in July and August. 



Vegetables — Fairly good. 



Apples — Poor; about 40 per cent of a crop. 



Other Fruits — Below the average. 



Cattle — Below the average, both as to number and quality. 



Horses — The average number and in good demand. 



Sioine — The usual number and they are in good condition. 



Sheep — About the usual number and in good condition. 



Poultry — Lots of poultry and in healthful condition. 



Bees — Good. 



Drainage — Good. 



Other Industries — Have been profitable this season. 



Lands — Selling from $175 to $250 per acre but not much changing 

 hands. Very little for sale. 



Report of Fair — Held September 16th-18th, inclusive. Weather was 

 fine and attendance very good. We had the best fair we have had for 

 many years. 



