760 IOWA DEPAETMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Bees — Wintered well but made little honey. Many will have to be fed 

 this winter. No swarms. 



Drainage — Very little tile drainage done. 



Report of Pair — Held at Bloomfield, September 12-15, after a post- 

 ponement of one day on account of hard rain on the 11th. While the at- 

 tendance was hardly as large as anticipated, it was very good, and 

 mest of the classes were well filled with excellent exhibits. 



DELAWARE. 



J. J. PENTONY, MANCHESTER, SEPTEMBER 19, 1906. 



Genebal Condition of Crops and Season — Best in years. 



Corn — Extra good. • 



Oats — Fair quality; average yield. 



Rye — Good. 



Barley — Good. 



Flax — Very little raised. 



Buckwheat — Good. 



Millet — Fine. 



Sorghum — Small acreage but yielded a good crop. 



Timothy — Fair. 



Clover— Good. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Good. 



Potatoes — More than an average crop. 



Vegetables— Good. 

 • Apples — Good. 



Other Fruits — Good. 



Cattle — Gradually running into thoroughbred strains. All in good 

 condition. 



Horses — Scarce; high in price. 



Swine — In fine condition, and lots of them. 



Sheep — Not a great number in this county, but are of good breeding. 



Poultry — Plentiful. 



Bees — In good condition. 



Drainage — Natural conditions good. 



Other Industries — The creamery industry is in a prosperous condi- 

 tion. Manchester has one of the best plants in the state. 



Lands — Steadily increasing in price. 



Report of Fair — Held at Manchester, September 4-7. Pronounced by 

 all who attended as being the best fair ever held in the county, and 

 outside visitors stating that it was the best county fair held in north- 

 eastern Iowa. 



FAYETTE. 



H. p. HANCOCK, WEST UNION, OCTOBER 6, 1906. 



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

 ceptionally favorable for all kinds of crops, there being no severe storms. 



