SIXTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART X. 1063 



Prairie Hay. — None raised. 



Other G7ains anl Grasses. — Pastures were never better. 



Potatoes. — Early varieties good, wliile late varieties were only fair. 



Vegetables. — Good. 



Apples. — Fair. 



Other Fruits. — Cherries and all small fruits were excellent, while 

 peaches were a total failure. 



Cattle. — Have done well, and are in good condition. 



Horses. — A great many raised and command good prices. 



Sioine. — Large numbers raised. No disease of any kind reported 



Sheep. — Are well bred, and there is an increase in the number raised. 



Poultry. — Raised extensively; prices good. 



Bees. — Have done very poorly this year. 



Drainage. — A great deal of tiling is being done. 



Lands. — Range in prices from $60 to $110 per acre. 



Report of Fair. — Held at New Sharon, Sept., 19-22. The attendance 

 was a recora breaker. AH departments were well filled with excellent 

 exhibits, and in the cattle department it was necessary to build an addi- 

 tional barn and lease a large tent to accommodate a herd of. six Herefords 

 shown by Messrs Way & Son. The principal attraction was a Wild 

 West Show, which proved a success. All premiums will be paid in full, 

 and after paying all expenses we will have a balance in the Treasury. 



MARION. 



CHAS. POSTER, PELLA, OCT. 30, 1905. 



General Condition of Crops and Season. — Good, although the seeding 

 and planting season was a few days late, but the very favorable fall has 

 given crops time in which to mature. 



Corn. — Will yield a fair crop, especially on rolling and tile drained 

 land, and the quality will be excellent. 



Oats. — Yielded a fair crop, and quality better than for the past three 

 years. 



Wheat. — Small acreage but yielded a fair crop of good quality. 



Rije. — Very little raised. 



Barley. — An average crop, both in yield and qualitj-. Larger acreage 

 sown than usual. 



Flax. — None raised. 



Buckioheat. — None raised. 



Millet. — Small acreage, but yielded a fair crop of good quality. 



Sorghum. — Larger acreage planted than usual, which yielded a good 

 ci'op of excellent quality. This has proved a profitabe crop where the seed 

 is threshed. 



Timothy. — Mostly sown with clo^' • 1 hay. which yielded a good 

 crop the past season. 



