750 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Swine — Average pig crop; all well bred; quite a showing at the fair 

 this year. Some farmers have lost their entire pure-bred herds through 

 cholera. 



Sheep — Not generally raised although the tendency to do so seems to 

 be on the increase. The Amana Society have several flocks of several 

 thousand each. 



Poultry — Better showing at the fair this year than usual and the in- 

 terest taken in poultry raising is on the increase. 



Bees — But very few stands in the county. 



Drainage — Considerable wet and low land is being reclaimed each year, 

 both by machinery and hand tiling. Quite an extensive drainage tile 

 ditch is being put in just now in a drainage district adjacent to Marengo 

 and is being taxed to the adjoining farms and farms that are to be 

 benefited. 



Other Industries — ^Woolen and flour mills report a good business. A 

 number of saw mills were in operation last winter and turned out con- 

 siderable native lumber, mostly dimension stuff. Canning factories on 

 the average did well. Creameries have done an exceptionally good business 

 this year and the brick and tile factories have done a rushing business. 



Lands — Possibly not as much building done this year as last. Most 

 of our farms are pretty well improved. More improved methods of culti- 

 vation and more attention is being given to keeping the soil in a good 

 state of fertility and more intensive farming practiced by the farmers 

 each year. Lands range in price from $100 to $225 per acre. Some 

 broken rough lands have sold as low as $65.00 per acre but there is not 

 much of this. 



Report of Fmr — Held at Marengo on September 19-21, inclusive. The 

 weather conditions were unfavorable, but nevertheless we had a fair at- 

 tendance. The machinery exhibit was the largest ever on the grounds 

 and the live stock exhibit was the best in years and more premiums were 

 paid by the society. 



JACKSON. 



W. D. m'caffrey, maquoketa, septembee, 1911. 



General Condition of Cro,ps and Season — Good. 



Corn — ^Very good crop. 



Oats — Fair yield; good quality. 



Wheat — Good; not very much sown. 



Rye — Not much raised. 



Barley — Very good. 



Flax — None raised in this county. 



Buckwheat — Not much raised. 



Millet — Small acreage. 



Sorghum — Small acreage. 



Timothy — Small yield. 



Clover — Small yield. 



Prairie Hay — Not much in the county. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Very little raised in this county. 



