806 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Corn — Will yield on an average of about fifty bushels per acre. 



Oats — Yielded from twenty to sixty bushels per acre. 



Wheat — A large number of farmers here are raising winter wheat, 

 and the past season yielded from fifteen to twenty bushels per acre, being 

 more than that of spring wheat. 



Potatoes — A good yield, and they are now being marketed at a fair 

 price. 



Cattle — There is a good demand for all kinds of cattle, and more 

 especially for feeders, owing to the large crop of corn. Nearly every 

 large farmer has a herd of graded cattle and a greater interest is being 

 taken in the fancy strains. 



Horses — On all kinds prices are higher than they have been for years, 

 and there hardly seems to be enough horses to meet the demand. Good 

 drafters bring from one hundred and fifty to two hundred dollars pef 

 head, which is much encouragement for farmers to raise horses of this 

 type. 



Swine — This industry is assuming immense proportions in this terri- 

 tory and sales of the fancy strains are being billed from every town. 

 Over five hundred head were on exhibit at our fair. 



Sheep — A large number of feeders are brought into this county from 

 Omaha and fed for market, one farmer having over two thousand head 

 at this time. 



Report of Fair — Held at Avoca, September 11-14, and was a record 

 breaker, both as to attendance and number of exhibits. Rain on the first 

 and last days prevented the crowd from coming, and on the last day 

 the races were declared off on account of the rain. However, on the other 

 days the crowds were the largest ever seen on the grounds. 



The races were good. The "Guideless Wonder," Surena, gave two 

 exhibitions on the track, and the crowd was wild with enthusiasm when 

 it was announced that the horse had broken the world's record, trot- 

 ting the mile in 2:15Vi without driver or rider. 



The fair was a success financially, and the management contemplates 

 building both the floral hall and amphitheater larger. 



The stock raisers of the county have formed a siles pavilion com- 

 pany, and have already let the contract for the pavilion and barn, which 

 will be built upon the fair grounds and will be used by them during 

 the annual fairs. 



POWESHIEK. 



I. S. bailey, jr., GRINNELL, SEPTEMBER, 14, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Farm work was delayed 

 somewhat by lateness of season, but weather was very favorable through 

 corn planting and plowing time. Owing to it being very dry in June the 

 hay crop was not exceptionally large, but was of excellent quality. 



CORN — Good, and will be fully matured and out of way of frost by 

 latter part of September. 



Oats — Fair yield and of good quality. 



