754 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Other industries— K great deal of attention is given to dairying, which 

 has proven very profitable under thp co-operative creamery plan. 



Lands — Range in price from $60 to $110 per acre. 



Report of /a/r— Held at Victor, August 9th, 10th and 11th. The weather 

 was favorable and all departments were well filled with excellent exhibits. 



JACKSON. 



B. D. Ely, Maquoketa, lowa, September 25, 1904. 



The'general condition of crops has been very good, although the season 

 has been exceptionally dry. 



C<3r«— Quality is very good, although some damage done by early frosts 

 to ^that planted on the low lands which were not well drained. Will yield 

 more than one- half average crop. 



Oats— Were the best raised in years, both in quality and yield. 



Wheat — Small acreage, but yielded well and was of good quality. 



Rye—Wery little sown, but yielded well and was of good quality. 



Barley — Good. 



B'lax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little sown, but yielded well and was of good quality. 



Millet— G006. . 



Sorghum — Small acreage, but yielded well. 



Timothy — The best crop in years. 



Clover — Was all winter-killed. 



Prairie hay — Very little prairie hay land in this district. 



Potatoes — Yielded well and were of excellent quality. 



Vegetables — Were good. 



Apples— Goo^ , both in quality and yield. 



Other fruits — Were good . 



Cattle — Are somewhat thin in flesh, owing to dry season causing pastures 

 to become short. A great deal of care is taken in breeding and the class 

 raised is becoming better each year. 



Horses — Have done well, the breeding of which is one of the leading in- 

 dustries of this county. 



Swine — Are doing well. 



Sheep — Very few raised, but are of good breeding. 



Poultry — Have done well. 



Bees— A great many are kept in this county and did well the past 

 season, there being much honey shipped out. 



Drainage^-^BitnraX drainage is very good . 



Other industries — The burning of lime is an important one, the product 

 from the two plants in this county being enormous. 



Lands — Remain the same in price as last year, some selling as high as 

 $100 per acre. 



Report of fair — Held at Maquoketa, August 30th, 31st, September, 1st 

 and 2d. Exhibits were large and excellent in every department, attractions 

 good, and had it not rained on Thursday and Friday the fair would have 

 been a success in every particular. 



