1046' IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Vegctahles. — Good. 



Apples. — Early varieties good; late varieties fair. 



Other Fruits. — Good. 



Horses. — Scarce. Are in good condition; prices high. 



Cattle. — Are in good condition. 



Sicine. — ^.No disease is reported. Many raised. 



Sheep. — Are in good condition and free from disease. 



Poultry. — Smaller number raised than usual; are in good healthy con- 

 dition. 



Bees. — A^ery few kept. 



Drainage. — There are sixteen drainage petitions before our board of 

 supervisors. Eight contracts have been let. Considerable tiling has 

 been done. 



Other Industries. — Are flour mills, cold storage plant and bottling 

 works and all report prosperous business. 



Lands. — Very few transfers; prices range from $55 to $100 per acre. 



Report of Fair. — Held at Humboldt, Sept. 12-15. The attendance was 

 very good, although the weather was theatening throughout the week. 

 Exhibits were good in every department and premiums were paid in 

 full. The racing was also very good, and the fair was pronounced a 

 success in every particular. 



IOWA 



C. C. CLEMEKTS, MAKENGO, SEPT. 2, 1905. 



General Condition of Crops and Season. — Good. 



Corn. — That which was planted on high and well drained land will 

 yield a large and excellent crop, while that on the low and poorly drained 

 land was drowned out early in the season. 



Oats. — Good, both in quality and yield. 



Wheat. — Small acreage, but yield and quality good. 



Rye. — Small acreage; yield and quality excellent. 



Barley. — Good yield; but some discolored grain. 



Flax. — None raised. 



Buckwheat. — None raised. 



Millet. — Good; small acreage. 



Sorghum. — Small acreage, but yielded a fair crop. 



Timothy. — ^.Yielded a heavy crop but was put up in poor condition 

 on account of heavy rains at haying time. 



Clover. — Yielded a heavy crop but was damaged to some extent by 

 rains at haying time. 



Prairie Hay. — None raised. 



Other Grains and Grasses. — Pastures . have been excellent. 



Potatoes. — Good, both in quality and yield. 



Vegetahles. — Good. 



Apples. — Small crop. Injured by locust. 



Other Fruits. — Medium crop. 



