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Clover — Very little raised except in mixture with other grasses, and 

 but small amount cut for seed. 



Prairie Hay — Practically none, as there is no unbroken prairie in this 

 county. 



Other Grains axd Grasses — Bluegrass and clover is the main past- 

 urage, and drive out all other grasses where soil is not cultivated for a 

 few years. 



Potatoes — A very light yield, there not being enough to supply the 

 home demand. 



Vegetables — An abundant crop. 



Apples — Many are going to waste. Excessive cost of transportation 

 makes the markeiing of them unprofitable. 



Other Fruits — Peaches were abundant for this locality and many 

 varieties were shown at the fair. Cherries were so plentiful that they 

 were a drag on the market. Other small fruits were abundant. 



Cattle — Several fine herds in this county. Short-Horn and Polled 

 Angus are the breeds most numerously represented, although there are 

 some herds of Herefords and Red Polled. There are many fine indi- 

 viduals. 



Horses — Large numbers of fine horses are produced of both draft and 

 roadster breeds. Very few weeks in the year when one or more cars are 

 not shipped from this county. There are several large breeders of Clydes- 

 dales, Shires and Percherons, and their exhibits at the fair were fine. 

 There are many standard bred trotters and pacers, and most of these 

 races at our fair were filled by horses owned in this county. 



Swine — This exhibit at the fair was immense. Many of the herds on 

 exhibit were shewn at adjoining county fairs, and also at the State Fair. 

 A great ma.ny are raised in this county, and are unsurpassed in breeding. 



Sheep — While it would seem that this line of animal husbandry could 

 be carried on with profit in this county, there are few sheep kept or 

 raised, but they usually are of good breeding. 



Poultry — One of the main sources of profit to our farmers. Nearly 

 every variety of fowl is raised, and a great many of fine breeding. There 

 has been marketed in Greenfield over two thousand dollars' worth of 

 chickens in a single day. 



Bees — Very little attention given to this industry. 



Draixage — An increased amount of tiling is being done each year. 

 There is a large brick and tile factory at Greenfield, and its entire output 

 Is not sufficient to supply the home demand. 



Other Industries — There are several creameries in the county, and 

 some of them produce butter that brings the highest prices on the New 

 York market. 



There is a good opening here for a vegetable canning establishment. 



Lands — County contains some of the best agricultural land in Iowa, 

 which means as good as any in the world. Prices range from fifty to one 

 hundred dollars per acre, with very little at the former figure. 



Report of Fair — Fair held at Greenfield, September 4-7, and 

 was a success. Weather was favorable, exhibits in all departments good, 

 and receipts exceeded expenditures by about four hundred dollars. How 



