1054 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



BucTcwlieat.—The usual acreage planted, which yielded a good crop. 



Timo^Tiy.— •Excellent, both in quality and yield. 



C^o-yer.— Excellent, both in quality and yield. 



Prairie H a ij.— Yielded a large crop and was put up in excellent con- 

 dition. 



Potatoes.— Small yield. Selling at forty-five cents per bushel. 



Yegetables. — Did well. 



AppZes.— Small yield. Selling for seventy-five cents per bushel. 



Cattle. — There is avery noticeable improvement in the quality of 

 cattle being raised, and the number of breeders is increasing. 



Horses. — Have done well. There are several large breeders in this 

 county. 



Sioine. — A great many raised and there is a noticeable improvement 

 in their quality. 



Sheep. — Have done well, although there are not as many raised as in 

 former years. 



Poultry. — A great deal raised, and some fine birds were shown at our 

 fair this year. 



Bees. — Quite a number kept, and did well the past season. 



Drainage. — More tiling than ever before is being done. 



Lands.— Considerable has changed hands, prices ranging from $60 to 

 $80 per acre. 



Report of Fair. — Held af What Cheer, Sept. 11-14. All previous rec- 

 ords were broken, both in attendance and extent and quality of exhibits. 

 Nearly seven thousand tickets were sold on our "big" day. The last 

 day was declared off on account of rain. All departments were crowded. 

 The display of cattle and horses was exceptionally large. Attractions 

 were good, which included the "Bombardment of Port Arthur" and side 

 attractions of acrobatic work. The exhibition, as a whole, was the lar- 

 gest and most successful in the history of the society. 



KOSSUTH 



T. H. WADS WORTH, ALGOMA, OCTOBER 12. 1 §5 . 



General Condition of Crops, etc. — The season has not been of the best, 

 owing to excessive rainfall during the month of June, but the condition 

 of all crops at this date is far above the average. 



Corn. — Best crop raised in years. While the stand, perhaps, was not 

 up to the standard, the quality is excellent. 



Oats. — Yielded a good crop, but not quite as heavy as last year. 



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



Rye. — Very little grown. 



Barley. — Good. 



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



Buckwheat. — Small acreage, but yielded a good crop. 



Millet. — Yield and quality good. ' - 



