742 IOWA DEPARTMEMT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Wheat — Very little grown, but was of good quality and yield. 



Tijfio thy— Good.. 



Clover — Fair. 



Prairie hay— Good. 



Other grai7is and grasses— Y'x^Xd^d. well and of good quality. 



Potatoes — Were of excellent quality and yielded about three-fourths of 

 a full crop. 



Vegetables — Were very good. 



Apples— YxoXd^di well and were of good quality. 



Other fruits— V^eve good, both in quality and yield. 



Report of /azV— Held at Burlington, August 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th. 

 Was very successful, considering that the old association had announced 

 that no fair would be held, and the new association taking hold of it only 

 four weeks before the holding of same. 



FAYETTE. 



H. P. Hancock, West Union, Iowa, October 11 ,1904 



Crops have been very good, although the season has been somewhat cold 

 and backward. 



Corn—V^\\\ yield about three-fourths of an average crop, but the quality 

 is good, with the exception of that which was planted late, which was 

 injured to some extent by early frosts. 



Oats — Were of good quality and yielded from twenty-five to fifty bushels 

 per acre. 



Wheat — Acerage sown was small and the yield light, but quality good. 



Rye — Acerage small; yield and quality good. 



Barley— AQQTSige and yield were large, and quality was never better. 



Plax—VeTy little raised. 



Buckwheat— Small acreage, and crop is not yet matured. 



Millet— Very little sown. 



Sorghum — Not much grown; fair yield. 



Timothy— A good crop, and while the yield was not as large as last year, 

 the quality was excellent. 



Clover — The greater part of it was frozen out last winter; new seeding 

 has done well. 



Prairie hay — A large crop was put up in excellent condition. 



Potatoes — Were of excellent quality and yield; acerage planted was much 

 above the average. 



Vegetables — An excellent crop both in quality and yield. 



Apples — Were of good quality and the yield was unusually large. 



Other fruits — Were good in both quality and yield, and especially grapes 

 and plums, which were the finest raised in years. 



Cattle — Are being raised extensively, and are in excellent condition. 



Horses — Both heavy draft and light harness breeds are raised extensively, 

 for which there is a ready sale at good prices. 



Swine — A great many raised, and are free from disease. 



