FOURTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART XII. 721 



WINNEBAGO COUNTY. 



J. Woodcock. 



Fair held at Buffalo Center, September 9 and 10, 1903. 



The crops in this county, as in all northern Iowa, suffered a great 

 deal from excessive rainfall and coid unfavorable weather. The acreage 

 of wheat sown would probably not exceed fifty per cent of that of last 

 year, and the yield was light, ranging from ten to twelve bushels per 

 acre, of third grade. Will all be used for home consumption. 



The oat crop in acreage was about eighty per cent of that of last 

 year, yielding from eighteen to forty bushels per acre, and weighing 

 from nineteen to twenty-six pounds to the measured bushel. 



Corn will average about eighty-five per cent of the acreage of last 

 year, but ten per cent of this will yield no crop, 'owing to land lying 

 low and flooded. Yield will average thirty bushels per acre. 



Very little flax and buckwheat raised in this section. 



The hay crop was an exceptionally large one, and pasturage has been 

 good all season. 



Potatoes will average only about twenty-five per cent of the usual 

 crop, wet weather causing them to rot to a great extent while in the 

 ground. 



All kinds of stock are in fine condition, owing to the abundance of 

 pasture and fall feed. 



Fruit was a good crop both in quality and yield. 



WORTH COUNTY. 



Bert Hamilton. 



Fair held at Northwood, September 17, 18 and 19, 1903. 



Threatening weather just prior to the dates of the fair discouraged 

 many who wt)uld have become exhibitors, and the almost impassable 

 condition' of the roads prevented many from being able to haul their 

 produce to town, and the poor crops made others feel too poor to spend 

 either time or money necessary to attend the fair, and the consequence 

 was rather a poor showing. 



In the live stock departments there were few exhibits, as it was 

 almost impossible to drive or haul stock tb the fair grounds, on account 

 of the muddy roads, but the few specimens present were as good as the 

 county affords. 



In farm products there was a good show, considering the wet season 

 and unfavorable conditions for harvesting crops. Splendid specimens 

 of all kinds of small grain were shown, and many samples of corn were 

 exhibited. 



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