730 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Feg-e/adles—Plentitul and of good quality. 



Apples— Crop larger and of better quality than for many years. 



Other fruits — Yisive done exceedingly well. 



Cattle — While feeding for beef has not been very profitable to the farmer 

 the past two years, the usual number are being fed. 



Horses— Q\iB.\'\iy is fast improving in this county. 



Swine — Are doing well, and are mostly thoroughbred Poland China 

 Duroc Jersey and Chester White breeds. 



Sheep— M.edi\nvai wool seem to be the favorite breed. Farmers are 

 beginning to realize that there is good profit in this industry. 



Poultry — Barred Plymouth Rock chickens are seemingly the favorite 

 breed. Turkeys and ducks were raised in abundance, and for which good 

 prices are being obtained. 



^^^^— Plentiful, and honey is of good quality. 



Z>rama^<?— Natural drainage generally very good, but some tiling is being 

 laid. 



Lands— K\cht sandy loam. Prices range from fifty dollars to one hun- 

 dred dollars per acre. 



Report of fair — The thirty-second annual exhibition, was held at Independ- 

 ence, September 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th. While the association does not wish 

 to be boastful they feel most grateful for the liberal patronage from this and 

 adjoining counties, the result of which is that we now have a balance to the 

 credit of the association. 



BUENA VISTA 



^ C. E. Cameron^ Alta, Iowa, September 25 , 1904. 



The season has been very favorable and crops generally have been very 

 good. 



Corn— The prospects are at this writing that we will have the best crop 

 had in four years, there being a good stand, well eared and well filled. 

 Some of that which was planted on low lying land did not do well, owing to 

 the exceptionally wet spring, 



Oats—Y\Q\d.ed. from thirty to fifty bushels per acre, and were of extra 

 good quality. 



Wheat — Of poor quality, and yielded from three to fifteen bushels per 

 acre. 



Rye — Very little raised. 



.^flW^j/— Yielded from twenty-five to thirty bushels per acre, and of fair 

 quality. A rain just before harvest did some little damage in coloring it. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet — Fair crop. 



Sorghum — Fair crop. 



71fmcM)/— Extra good quality, yielded from two to three tons per acre. 



Clover— ^ome frozen out; a very good prospect for a fair crop of seed. 



Prairie hay— Very little left in this county, but a good crop. 



