770 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



for entertainment. The attendance on the third was the largest ever 

 had on any one day in the history of the society, all schools in the county 

 being closed in order to give the students an opportunity to attend the 

 fair. The attendance on the fourth was not so large by half as on the 

 day previous, caused by the cold raw wind from the northwest that swept 

 our grounds. 



The races were good, although there were but few entries in a class. 



Exhibits in the livestock departments were much better than on any 

 previous year, and the cattle barns were inadequate to accommodate the 

 entries. The horse department was well filled, the exhibit of stallions 

 being the best shown on our grounds for several years. 



We regret to report that while ours is purely an agricultural fair and 

 is held prinicpally for the pleasure and profit of those engaged in farm- 

 ing pursuits, it is difficult to arouse the proper interest in the exhibition 

 of agricultural products of the farm, and the display in this depart- 

 ment at our fair was but meager. 



As heretofore there was no intoxicating liquors sold on the grounds, 

 nor were immoral shows or gambling of any kind permitted. 



HENRY. 



C. M. CLARK, MOUNT PLKASANT, SEPTEMBER 15, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 

 Corn — Good. 

 O.^TS — Fair. 

 Wheat — Fair. 

 Rye — Good. 

 Barley — Good. 

 Flax — None raised. 

 Buckwheat — Small acreage only. 

 Millet — Excellent crop. 

 Sorghum — Good. 

 Timothy — Light crop. 

 Clover — Light yield. 

 Prairie Hay — None raised. 

 Potatoes — Fa i r . 

 Vegetables — Go od . 

 Apples — Fair quality. 



Other Fruits — Peaches and grapes yielded a large crop. 

 Cattle — 26,941 assessed. 

 Horses — 9,922 assessed. 

 Swine — 27,570 assessed. 

 Sheep — 13,300 assessed. 



Lands — Range in prices from fortyfive to one hundred and thirty- 

 five dollars per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Mount Pleasant, August 14-17. 



