1050 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Buclctvlieat. — Very little grown. 



IfiZZef.— Small acreage; yield and quality good. 



Sorghum. — Very little grown. 



Timothy. — Good yield and of excellent quality. 



Clover. — Very good. 



Prairie Hay. — Very little raised. 



Potatoes. — Yielded well and were of excellent quality. 



Vegetables. — Good. 



Apples. — Light crop. 



Other Fruits. — Good. ' 



Cattle. — County well stocked with best grades. 



Horses. — A considerable amount of breeding has been done the past 

 few years, and in consequence the quality is improving and the number 

 of young horses increasing. 



Sicine. — A great many spring pigs raised, and are in healthy con- 

 dition. 



Sheep. — Generally healthy and doing well, but no large flocks in this 

 county. 



Poultry. — A great deal of attention is paid to this industry, and far- 

 mers are selling in large quantities. 



Bees. — A great many are kept in this county and a large amount of 

 honey is shipped out. 



Drainage. — Natural drainage is very good. 



Other Industries. — Burning lime in an important one and the product 

 of the two plants in this county is enormous. 



Lands. — Remain the same in price as last year, some selling as high 

 as $100 per acre. 



Report of Fair. — Held at Maquoketa, Sept. 5-8. Although the weather 

 was threatening every day we had the largest attendance and the most 

 successful fair in the history of our society. The exhibits in every depart- 

 ment were good, and especially was this true of the exhibit in the art 

 hall and poultry and horse departments. The races were good and all 

 attractions gave excellent satisfaction and all visitors were well pleased. 



JASPER 



C. -W. CAMPBELL, NEWTON, SEPT. 21, 1905. 



General Condition of Crops, etc. — Good. The early part of the season 

 was very wet and much corn on low lands was drowned out, also some 

 damage was done to small grain during harvest by rains 



Cor7i. — Generally reported good, but many conflicting reports. 



Oats. — Fair yield of extra good quality. 



Wheat. — Fair yield; quality good. 



jRye.— ^Small acreage but yielded a fairly good crop. 



Barley. — Very little raised and was badly discolored. 



Flax. — None raised. 



Timothy. — An excellent crop, both in quality and yield. 



