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sections where fat cattle have been fed. There is a material increase in 

 the number of pure bred animals which are being secured. The greatest 

 increase in the dairy breeds has been made along the line of the Holsteins. 



Horses — No material change from last year. The number of good in- 

 dividuals in the county does no-t seem to be increased. 



Swine — The stock of swine in the county will be very much below the 

 average, due to the ravages of hog cholera. Many of the farmers have 

 vaccinated their herds this season with good results. The shortage for 

 this year will not be as great as that of 1912. I anticipate that the 

 effects of the cholera here will mean a shortage in the hog crop and will 

 affect the number of animals that will be kept on the farm for the next 

 three or four years. 



Sheep — Very few sheep are kept but there seems to be a decline in 

 the number as compared with last year. The spring crop was good. 



Poultry — There is a shortage in the number of fowls raised this year. 

 The number of birds which have been reared to maturity will fall below 

 the average. 



Bees — The honey crop was good, perhaps a little above the average. 



Drofinage — The amount of work which is being done along this line 

 seems to be a little slack and there is no indication that there will be 

 much of it done next spring. 



Other Industries — The manufacturing industry of the county, which 

 centers chiefly at Waterloo, has passed through a very busy and success- 

 ful year. 



Lands- — There has been a gradual increase in the price of land during 

 the past season in practically every part of the county. However, during 

 the past six months there has not been very much of a change and at 

 present there is not the usual transfer of lands that we ordinarily have. 



Report of Fair — The Dairy Cattle Congress was held October 13-18, and 

 despite the rainy weather was a great success. This is a dairy cattle 

 show primarily and is recognized now as second only to the National 

 Dairy Show. 



BREMER. 



J. q. LAVICR, WAVKRLY, OCTOBKK, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops good; season was ideal 

 to start out on but the latter part was dry. 



Corn — Above the average, although not as good as last year. 



Oats — ^^Generally fair but the straw is short and smutty. 



Wheat — Very little raised. 



Rye — Fair. 



Barley — But little raised. 



Flax — I know of none in the county. 



Buchioheat — Good but not much raised. 



Millet — Good. 



Sorghum — Short. 



Timothy — Good. 



Clover — Fair. 



Prairie Hay — Good. 



Other Orains and Grasses — Several new growers of alfalfa. 



