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Sheep. — Very few raised or kept. 



Poultry. — Spriug rains interfered witli tlie raising of chickens. Prices 

 high. 



Drainage. — A great deal of tile is being laid each year, farmers 

 appreciating that it is very profitable. 



Lands. — Range in price from $100 to $150 per acre. 



Report of Fair. — Held at Shenandoah, August 14 — 18. Exhibits in all 

 departments are large and of excellent quality. The attendance was good 

 until Friday, when rain interfered and necessitated holding the fair over 

 Saturday. 



PALO ALTO. 



p. V. HAND, EMMETSBUKG, OCTOBEE 25, 1905. 



General Condition of Crops and Season. — Good; above the average of 

 the past three years. 



Corn. — A larger acreage than usual was planted and the stand was 

 exceptionally good; most farmers took special pains in selecting, keeping 

 and testing their seed. 



Oats. — Was usually good where not allowed to stand in shock too long 

 before threshing, which discolored it to some extent. 

 ^ Wheat. — Very little grown. 



Rye. — Small acreage, which yielded a fair crop of good quality. 



Barley. — Good. 



Flax. — Very little, if any, raised. 



Sorghum. — None raised. 



Timothy. — There is an increase each year in the acreage, and the past 

 season yielded above the average crop, owing to thei-e being plenty of 

 moisture during the growing season. 



Clover. — Is raised extensively and always does well in this locality. 



Prairie Hay. — Excellent. Is being replaced rapidly by timothy, clover 

 and blue grass. 



Potatoes. — Yield above the average and quality good. Not enough to 

 supply the local demand. 



Vegetables. — Plentiful. 



Apples. — This crop is the best ever raised in the history of the 

 county. Quite a few were shipped to Minneapolis and St. Paul, which, to 

 our knowledge, was never done before. 



Cattle. — One of the chief industries ef the county, in the production 

 of stock, dairy and beef types. There are fifteen creameries in the 

 county and all are doing a prosperous business. There are a number of 

 farmers in the country who feed from twenty to five hundred head each 

 year for market. 



Horses. — There is a noticeable improvement in their breeding. Thor- 

 oughbred sires are almost exclusively used. 



Swine. — There is an increased interest in the raising of a better 



