744 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Drainage— 'Natural drainage is good. 



Olker industries— Are factories for the manufacturing of gasoline 

 engines, door and sash, furniture and bank fixtures. 



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

 hands. 



/^epori of /az>— Held at Charles City, September 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th. 



FRANKLIN. 



J. W. Cummings , Hampton , Iowa , October 20 , 1904. 



Crops have been generally good, although the season has been some- 

 what cool. 



Corn — Will yield a fair crop. 



Oats— An excellent yield and quality good; very heavy. 



Wheat— ¥a\r. 



Rye — None grown. 



^ar/^j/— Yielded well and was of good quality. 



Flax — None grown. 



Buckwheat — Poor, both in quality and yield. 



Millet — None grown . 



Sorghum — Very little grown, but did well. 



Timothy— <^ViaY\\.y better than 1903, but yield not so large. 



C/oz/^r— The greater part frozen out last winter. 



Prairie /zay— Not much raised , but yielded well and was put up in ex- 

 cellent condition. 



Potatoes— An exceptionally large crop, and were of good quality. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples— A very heavy yield and of good quality. 



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



Cattle— There is a marked improvement in the class being raised. 



Horses— A great deal of breeding being done, and of a good grade. 



Swine— A large number raised, and are in a healthy condition. 



Sheep — Very few raised or kept. 



Poultry — Has done well. 



Bees — Have done well. 



Z?rama^^— Natural drainage very good , although some tiling is being 

 laid. 



Other industries— An effort is being made to develop the peat bogs in 

 the southwestern part of the county, which is being met with fairly good 

 success. 



Lands— Kanf^e in price from $35 to $100 per acre, but very little is chang- 

 ing hands. 



Report of fair— Held, at Hampton, September 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th. The 

 weather was favorable, attendance good, all departments well filled with 

 excellent exhibits, and the fair was pronounced a success in every particular 

 by those attending. 



