FOURTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART XII. 711 



fore October 15th to 20th the late planted corn will be unmatured and 

 under value. 



Grass on the uplands yielded above the average, but the general 

 yield is much reduced, owing to lands lying low and not well drained 

 being flooded a greater part of the season. 



Taken as a whole the crop yield will undoubtedly fall below the 

 average, yet, there will be a considerable surplus for the market, and at 

 present prices, or even slightly lower, the average income per acre will 

 not be much below former years. 



There is no disease reported among animals of the various classes, 

 even the divesting swine plague, so often prevalent, being conspicuous 

 ty its absence. 



Improved breeding of all classes of farm animals has been conducted 

 for the past thirty years, and gratifying results are shown in the mag- 

 nificent specimens of all breeds of horses, cattle and swine, to be found 

 on a majority of the farms in this county. 



Hundreds :of horses are sold annually for the eastern and southern 

 markets, at prices which render it profitable to the producer. Thousands 

 of cattle and hogs are annually produced, fed and shipped, the income 

 from which goes far toward maintaining the steady improvement of the 

 farms and villages of the country. Under such circumstances notwith- 

 standing the apparently unfavorable results of the year, our people are 

 liappy, contented and prosperous, and feel a justifiable pride in extend- 

 ing an invitation to others to locate within their borders. 



MUSCATINE COUNTY. 



W. A. Cooling. 



Fair held at Wilton Junction, September 9, 10 and 11, 1903, after 

 postponement of one day on acc-ount of rain. 



On account of the unfavorable weather the attendance was somewhat 

 curtailed; however, the fair on a whole was the must successful one ever 

 held by this association. The exhibits in every department were large, 

 and of a high class, and the races close and exciting, leaving our outfook 

 for next year most promising. 



Crops in this vicinity were on a whole very satisfactory. Corn has 

 ripened rapidly the past three weeks and the yield will be about the 

 average. In spots, of course, there will be some soft corn, but generally 

 speaking we can call corn a first-class crop. 



There was a good yield of oats, but were of a poor quality. Barley 

 first class, in both quality and yield. 



