FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART X. 723 



REPORTS OF COUNTY AND DISTRICTS AGRICUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETIES. 



ADAIR. 



JV. JV. Burrell, Greenfield, Iowa, September 20 , 1904. 



Season about tlrree weeks late, but with favorable weather for a few 

 weeks, all crops will be out of danger of frosts. 



Ccrw —Fifty per cent of the crop now out of danger of frosts, is of a 

 good quality and will yield from forty to sixty bushels per acre, the balance 

 will require good drying weather for at least two weeks to make a full crop. 



Oats — Averaged about twenty bushels per acre, and were of good quality 

 and color. 



Wheat— Very little raised in this county. 



Rye — An average crop. 



Barley— '^one raised. 



Flax—^oTLQ raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet— V try little raised. 



Sorghum — An average crop. 



Timothy— A good crop of hay was secured and cared for in fine condi- 

 tion. The seed averaged from four to eight bushels per acre, of good color, 

 and sold on the market for one dollar per bushel. 



C/cz^^r— Pastures are very good; none cut for hay or seed. 



Prairie Hay — None raised in this county. 



Potatoes — Yield good, and of splendid quality. 



Vegetables— AW kinds were of excellent quality, and the production plenti- 

 ful. 



Apples— A good crop of fall varieties, but winter varieties not so good. 



Cattle— In good condition, and pasturage plentiful; a decrease of twenty 

 per cent in numbers being fed from that of last year. 



Horses — A considerable amount of breeding has been done in the past 

 two or three years, and the number of young horses is increasing. 



Swine — The crop of pigs last spring was large, and they are in a good 

 healthy condition. 



^/k?!?/)— Generally healthy and doing well. No large flocks in this county. 



Poultry— A great deal of attention is being paid to this industry, and 

 many of our farmers are selling in large quantities. 



Bees— Wery few raised or kept in this county. 



Drainage -GQutrSiWy natural, but some tiling being done. 



Lands— 'Prices remain the same as last year, with very little changing 

 hands. 



Report of /«?>— Held at Greenfield, September 6th, 7th and 8th. The 

 weather was favorable, and the attendance good. Financially and other- 

 wise, the fair was a success. Exhibits were large in every department, and 

 splendid in quality. The exhibit of hogs was exceptionally good, as was 

 also that of horses. Displays of vegetables, flowers, and fruits were unsur- 

 passed in the history of this organization. 



