FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART X. 759 



KOSSUTH. 



T. H . Wadsworth^ Algona^ Iowa, October ii, igo^. 



Crops in this section have been a great deal better than expected, as the 

 season has been exceptionally cool. 



Corn — Will yield a fair crop and generally is of good quality, frosts com- 

 ng late and giving it plenty of time in which to mature. 



Oats— A large yield and of excellent quality; the best crop raised for three 

 years . 



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



Barley — A fair yield and of good quality. 



Ilax—VQxy little sown; but did well. 



Timothy — Excellent quality and large yield . 



Clover — Yielded a fair crop 



Prairie /ta>'— Yielded a large crop and was put up in excellent condition. 



Potatoes — A very good crop both in quality and yield. 



Fe^ff/af^/^j-— Unsurpassed, both in quality and yield. 



Apples— The largest crop ever grown in this county, and were of excellent 

 quality. 



Other fruits — Did well. 



Cattle — A great many thoroughbred cattle raised in this county. 



horses— Hsive done well. 



Swine— A great many raised, Duroc Jersey being the preferred breed. 



5"/^^^/>— Have done well, although there are not as many raised in this 

 county as in former years. 



Poultry— A great many raised, and some fine birds were shown at the 

 fair. 



^^<?j— Quite a number are keep in this county, and have done well the 

 past season . 



Drainage — A great deal of tiling is bemg laid. 



Lands— ^nces, remain the same as last year, although there is very little 

 changing hands. 



Report of fair— Held, at Algona, September 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th. 

 The weather was more favorable than has been for several years past, and 

 the attendance was very good. 



LEE. 



E. P. Armkneckt^ Dofinellson, Iowa, October 10^ 1904. 



Crops, taken as a whole, have been above the average, although the 

 spring was wet, but killing frosts coming late has given everything oppor- 

 tunity to mature. 



Cor7i — Is excellent both in quality and yield, being the best crop raised 

 for years. 



Oats — Yielded a fair crop and was of excellent quality. Oats were sown 

 ate which accounts for the slight decrease in yield. 



