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Apples — The best for years. 



Other Fruit.s — Very good. 



Cattle — Better stock is being raised each year. Several of our farm- 

 ers are improving their herds. 



Horses — More raised than for several years, and prices were never 

 better. A noticeable improvement in their breeding. 



SwixE — Quality of breeding is unsurpassed. Over 400 head were on 

 exhibit at our fair. 



Sheep — Very few in this county. Sixty-four head entered for premiums 

 at our fair. 



PotTLTRY — Has done well; all breeds represented. 



Bee.s — An industry which is not engaged in extensively here. 



Drainage — Most all low, wet ground in this county has been drained. 



Other Industries — A paper-mill at Tama, and flour-mill at Toledo. 



Lands — Mostly of good black loam. Prices range from $50 to $150 

 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Toledo, Septembr 25-28, and was the banner 

 fair in the history of our society, owing to the favorable weather and 

 financial condition of our pople. The cattle exhibit was especially good, 

 and the parade of live stock on Friday was the feature of the fair. About 

 one hundred head each of cattle and horses were in the parade, and for 

 a part of the way a hog which weighed over one thousand pounds. The 

 races were good, and the fair was declared a success in every particular. 



In the matter of improvements fifty feet was added to our amphitheatre, 

 and all buildings were painted. 



TAYLOR. 



J. J. laws. BEDFORD, SEPTEMBER 24, 1906. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Good. 



Corn — Best crop for years; not damaged by frosts. Will make an 

 average yield of about forty bushels per acre. 



Oats — Were short in straw, but yielded well, and were of good qual- 

 ity, weighing nearly forty pounds to the measured bushel. 



Wheat — Small acreage, but yielded well, some going as high as forty 

 bushels per acre. Quality was excellent. 



Rye — Not much sown, but yield and quality good. 



Barley — ^None raised. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet — Not extensively grown, but yielded a good crop the past season. 



illoRGHUM— Quite a large acreage sown for forage. 



Timothy — Is "extensively grown in this county, both as a forage crop 

 and for seed. There was very little cut for seed the past season, owing 

 to redtop getting into it. 



Clover — Is extensively raised for forage and seed, and to keep the 

 fertility of the soil. 



Prairie Hay — Very little in tnis county. 



