FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART X. 769 



Poultry — Is extensively raised, and has done well the past season. 



Bees— Yery few raised or kept in this county. 



Drainage— A great deal of attention has been given this the past season. 



Za«^^— Range in price from $60 to $100 per acre, but very few transfers 

 being made. Soil is unsurpassed in depth and fertility. 



Report o/fazr— Held at Malvern, September 6th, 7th and 8th. The weather 

 was very favorable, attendance was good, the exhibits in all departments 

 were large and of excellent quality. Competition in all live stock classes 

 was sharp, and great interest was manifested throughout the judging. 



MONTGOMERY. 



F. S. Schadel, Red Oak, Iowa, September- 24, igo^. 



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

 what cool and backward. 



C^r/z— Promises a good crop if killing frosts do not come before it has 

 fully matured. 



Oats — A very uneven crop, some fields yielding a large crop and of ex- 

 cellent quality, while others were very light. 



Wheat— A great deal of damage was done by rust, and the yield is not 

 up to the average of former years. 



Rye — Very little raised . 



Bar/ey—None sown. 



Ftax— None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet— None raised. 



Sorghum — None raised. 



Timothy — -Yielded a large crop of hay and was put up in excellent con- 

 dition. 



Clover — Very little grown. 



Prairie hay — Yielded a large crop and was put up in good condition. 



Other grains and grasses— PastursLge has been exceptionally good. 



Potatoes — Yielded a large crop, and were of good quality. 



Vegetables — Did well. 



Apples — An excellent crop, both in quality and yield. 



Other fruits — Did well, and especially the peach crop. 



Cattle— Have done well but not as many being fed for beef as usual. 



Horses — The usual number of colts foaled, and are doing well. 



Swine— A great many raised and there is increased interest in the raising 

 of thoroughbred types. 



Poultry— RsiS been very profitable, the demand being good and high 

 prices being paid. 



Bees— Very few in this county. 



Other industries— The raising of sweet corn for canning purposes has 

 proven a very profitable industry. 



Lands — Prices remain the same as last year, with few transfers. 



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