1064 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Clover.^ls principally sown with small grain as a fertilizer in rota- 

 tion of crops. First cutting yielded a fair crop of hay, but no seed was 

 gathered from second cutting. 



Prairie Hay. — None in this county. 



Other Grains and Grasses. — Blue grass is our main pasturage, and 

 where land has been seeded down for tnee years or more the crop is 

 excellent. 



Potatoes. — ^Early varieties good, both in quality and yield, while the 

 late varieties will yield only a fair crop but of good quality. 



Vegetates. — Good. 



Apples. — Yielded a light crop and were of poor quality. 



Other Fruits. — Peaches, none; all American varieties of plums pro- 

 duced an excellent crop of good quality. 



Cattle. — Have done well, and the price of stockers and cows has been 

 good, with a demand for dairy cows especially. 



Horses. — The usual number raised. Prices high, especially for heavy 

 draft classes. 



Swine. — Large increase; much improvement shown in breeding. No 

 disease reported. 



Sheep.- — This industry has proved a profitable one and the number 

 raised in this county has increased rapidly the past few years. 



Poultry. — Extensively raised. One of the most profitable industries 

 cf'the farm. 



Bees. — Did fairly well. 



Drainage. — A larger amount of tile has been laid than in any proceeding 

 year. The output of our tile factory is consumed locally. 



Other Industries. — A factory manufacturing attachments for thresh- 

 ing machines is an extensive one and employs a large force of men. 

 Tomatoes did not yield as heavy a crop as usual, but were of good qual- 

 ity. The pickle crop was excellent. 



Lands. — Are gradually increasing in value. 



Report of Fair. — Held at Pella, October 3-6. The fair was the most 

 successful ever held in the history of this society. Favorable weather 

 prevailed throughout the week and a great deal of interest was shown 

 in the exhibits in every department. The Iowa State Agricultural Col- 

 lege furnished us a competent judge of corn, who gave information to 

 the patrons of the fair in the selection and care of seed corn, corn rais- 

 ing and feeding qualities. Our association still maintains that an agri- 

 cultural fair should be held without any kind of gambling devices being 

 allowed on the grounds, and the 1905 fair was no exception to this rule. 



