930 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Other Fruits — Pears, peaches, cherries and plums good. 



Cattle — Scarce; farmers have been selling or shipping nearly all of 

 their calves. The quality is good. 



Horses — Plenty of horses; quality good; mostly draft breeds. 



Swine — Average number in the county. 



Sheep — More than ever and doing well this season. Davis county 

 cannot be beat for the sheep industry. 



Poultry — This industry seems to be more progressive than usual. 



Bees — Scarce. 



Drainage — Lots of talk but not much being done. 



Other Industries — This is purely a farming and stock raising com- 

 munity. 



Lands — Selling from $65 to .$200 per acre and advancing all the time. 

 Farmers are taking quite an interest in fertilizing the lands by raising 

 clover and pasturing sheep and other stock. 



Report of Fair — Held September 9-12. The attendance was good but 

 oMang to rain on our big day our receipts were cut down but we had a fine 

 display of exhibits in all departments. 



DELAWARE. 



J. G. SABIN, MANCHESTER, OCTOBER 17, 1913. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The season has been very dry 

 and crop conditions are a little above the average. 



Corn — 75%. 



Oats—Q0%. 



Rye—li, % . 



Barley— 80%. 



Timothy— ^5%. 



Clover — 75%. 



Prairie Hay — 85%. 



Other Grains and Grasses — 65%. 



Potatoes— iQ%. 



Vegetables — 70%. 



Apples— 90%. 



Other Fruits— 00%. 



Cattle— 05%. 



Horses— 05%. 



Swine — Dying from cholera; about 50% left. 



Sheep— 00%. 



Poultry— 95%,. 



Bees — Very few. 



Drainage — Increase of about 25%. 



Lands — No apparent increase from 1912. 



Report of Fair — Held September 9-12. A very poor attendance on ac- 

 count of rain. 



