782 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Corn — An excellent crop, as good as this county has ever produced. 



Oats — A good crop, but were discolored some by wet weather. 



Wheat — Small acreage, but yielded a good crop. 



Rye — Very little raised. 



Barley — A good crop, some yielding as high as sixty bushels per acre. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet — A good average crop. 



Sorghum — None raised. 



TIMOTHY" — Not quite up to the average crop. 



Clover — Light crop. 



Prairie Hay- — Not as good as usual. 



Potatoes — Fai r . 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — A good crop of summer and fall varieties. 



Cattle — In good condition, and bringing good prices. 



Horses — High in price, and are being purchased by eastern buyers. 



Swine — Some spring pigs were lost, but there is still quite a number 

 left, and they are doing well. 



Sheep — Have done well. 



Poultry — Is getting to be one of the largest industries of the county. 

 Quite a number are raising thoroughbred strains of birds. 



Bees — Have done well. 



Drainage — A great deal of tiling is being done here; also, some open 

 ditches are being dug in the northern part of the county. 



Lands — Range in price from sixty to eighty dollars per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Algona, September 11-14, and was a success. 

 About six thousand dollars has been expended for new buildings on our 

 grounds within the past two years. 



LEE. 



C. L. peeler, west point, SEPTEMBER 27, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Very good. 

 Corn — Fair to good. Practically all is out of danger of damage by 

 frosts at this time. 

 Oats — Good quality. 



Wheat — Small acreage, but yielded a good crop. 

 Rye — Good crop, but acreage small. 

 Barley and Flax — None raised. 

 Buckwheat — Very little raised. 

 Millet — Good. 



Sorghum — Good, but short yield on account of dry weather. 

 Timothy — Light yield, but of good quality. 

 Clover — Well filled with seed. 

 Prairie Hay — None raised. 

 Potatoes — Good. 

 Vegetables — Fair. 



