800 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Other Fruits — Are raised to some considerable extent, and did 

 well the past season. 



Cattle — Of good quality, but somewhat scarce in number. Prices 

 good. 



Horses — Mature ones are scarce, while young ones are quite plenti- 

 ful. All command very high prices. 



Swine — A great many raised, and good prices prevail. 



Sheep — Are being raised by farmers in small flocks, and have proven 

 very profitable. 



Poultry — A profitable industry in this section. 



Bees — Quite an increase in the number of hives. Market price of 

 honey, ten cents per pound. 



Drainage — Most all farms, requiring, are being tiled, and the money 

 invested in this way has been v/ith good results. 



Lands — Not much being sold at the present time. Prices range 

 from fifty to one hundred dollars per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Sutherland, September 4-7. 



O'BRIEN. 



J. L. IX'LAURY. SHELDON, SEPTEMBER 13, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Although the season was 

 possibly a little too wet, and especially for the low lands, there was 

 no bad winds or hail storms, and crops were generally good, and much 

 above the average. 



Corn — An unusually large acreage, and is well matured at this time 

 and promises a "bumper" yield. 



Oats — A heavy stand of straw promised a large crop, but yield, 

 when threshed, did not come up to expectations. 



Wheat — Small acreage, but good crop. 



Rye — Good crop, but acreage was small. 



Barley — Quite a large acreage, but yielded only a fair crop. 



Flax — Very little sown, but yielded a fair crop. 



Buckwheat — ^Very little sown. 



Millet — The heavy rains caused production of hay to be very large; 

 very little is grown, or cut, for seed. 



Sorghum — None grown. 



Timothy — Excellent. 



Clover — Fine. Considerable grown for seed. 



Prairie Hay — Very small acreage of wild prairie hay in this county, 

 but what there is yielded an excellent crop the past season. 



Other Grains and Grasses — The season has been exceptionally fa- 

 vorable for hay and grasses of all kinds, anqL every one is well sup- 

 plied with hay and there is considerable to sell. 



Potatoes — Very good, but are commencing to rot badly in the field. 



Vegetables — Go o d . 



Apples — Too many. The writer did not pick half of his, there being 

 no sale for them locally. Some Were shipped to North Dakota. 



