SIXTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART X. 1055 



Timothy.— Yielded a good crop, which was put up in excellent con- 

 dition. 



Clover. — Good, hoth in quality and yield. 



Prairie Hay. — Yielded a good crop and was put up in excellent con- 

 dition. 



Other Grains and Grasses.— Did well, especially blue grass. 



Potatoes. — Below the average crop, both in quality and yield. 



VegetaMes. — Fair crop; not as good as last year. 



Apples. — Fair crop. Not as good as last year. 



Other Fruits. — Good. 



Cattle. — Good ■grades raised, and quite a number of thoroughbreds of 

 the different breeds. 



Horses. — Of good quality. Prof. Kennedy, of Ames, stated that we 

 had the best horses and cattle on exhibit of any fair which he had 

 attended this year, with the exception of the state fair. 



Swine. — A great many raised. No cholera reported for several years. 



Sheep. — .This industry is increasing. While there are not as many 

 flocks in the county as there should be, in the writer's opinion, yet the 

 quality is very good. 



Poultry. — ^An extensive and profitable industry. 



Bees. — Have done well and honey crop is excellent. 



Drainage. — Is in its infancy in this count3', although there has been 

 a great deal of tile laid and also a number of ditches put in. 



Other Industries. — Dairying is a very profitable one and there are 

 a great many creameries which are well patronized. 



Lands. — Very little changing hands. Prices range higher than last 

 year. 



Report of Fair. — Held at Algona, Sept. 12-15. The exhibition was 

 the most successful ever held in the history of our society. About two 

 thousand dollars was raised by subscription this year, which was used 

 in erecting three good buildings on our grounds, and we hope to continue 

 improving our grounds and our fair each year. 



LEE 



CRIS HAFFNER, DONNELSON, SHPTHMSER 16, 1905. 



General Condition of Crops, etc. — Crops have been below the average, 

 owing to excessive rainfall in the early part of the season. 



Corn. — Will be a fair crop both in quality and yield. 



Oats. — ^Yielded on an average about thirty bushels per acre, and were 

 of good quality. 



Wheat. — Fair acreage, and quality the best in years. 



Rye. — Small acreage, but of extra good quality. 



Barley. — None raised. 



Flax. — None raised, 



Buckicheat. — None raised. 



Millet—None raised. 



