FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART X. 749 



IV/ieat— The usual acreage sown, but yield and quality was very poor, 

 the berry not filling well. 



/^ye — Acreage on an average with former years, but yield and quality 

 only fair. 



Barley— Yield and quality below the average of former years, while acre- 

 age planted was about the same. 



Flax — Very little raised. 



Btcckwheai — Of average yield and quality. 



Mil/el— Usual acreage, and a very good crop on the higher lands, while 

 that on the low lands was not so good. 



Sorghum— Usna.1 acreage, and an average yield. 



Timothy— K very good crop on the higher lands, while that on the low 

 lands was not so good. 



Clover — Yielded well on land that was well drained. 



Prairie hay — Exceptionally large crop, excepting where land was flooded 

 in 1903, such land being almost barren this year. 



Potatoes— Acvesi^e planted much below the average, although yield was 

 exceptionally large and quality good. 



Vegetables — Were excellent both in quality and yield. 



Apples— Yield, was not as large as usual, but quality was excellent. 



Drainage —This, territory has suffered considerably the past two or three 

 years from an insufficient system of drainage, but surveys and preliminary 

 arrangements have been made for systematic drainage. 



Lands — Values have depreciated slightly, owing largely to the excessive 

 rainfall last season and improper drainage. 



Report of fair— Held, at Missouri Valley, October 4th, 5th and 6th. 



October 4th was a bright, clear, warm day and everybody interested in 

 the success of the fair looked forward with a determination to assist in mak- 

 ing it the most successful one in the history of the society. 



But they were doomed to disappointment, for on Wednesday morning, 

 October 5th, a cold northwest wind began to blow and continued until the 

 night of the sixth. 



The attendance on Wednesday was much larger than expected early in 

 the day, on account of the unpleasant weather, but on Thursday it was very 

 light. 



Exhibits in the live stock departments were good, although entries were 

 few. 



The exhibit in Floral Hall surpassed all exhibits of former years. 



The farmers' clubs of the county were induced to make displays, and two 

 of them, the "Union Farmers' Club and the Harris Grove Farmers' Club'' 

 did exceedingly well in their magnificent displays, which included works of 

 art, kitchen and pantry stores, grains, fruits, and in fact everything that 

 is produced on the farm. A great deal of credit is due these clubs for the 

 effort made to furnish attractive displays of their products. There is seven 

 such clubs in this county, and we hope to have all of them represented at 

 our fair of 1905. 



In our speed department we had some of the best and speediest racing 

 ever seen on our grounds, the track record being lowered from 2:\Q% to 

 2:15 flat. 



