772 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Drainag-e— Some tiling is being done. 



Lands — Range in price around $100 per acre. 



Report of fair— Held, at Wilton Junction, September 6th, 7th and 8th, 

 and was a success in every particular, the attendance being good, and every 

 department well filled with excellent exhibits. 



O'BRIEN. 



R. C. Jordan^ SiUherlandy Iowa, Septe?nber 24^ 1904. 



Crops have been very good, although the season has been somewhat 

 late. 



Corti— It is estimated that at this time the crop is six weeks late, but with 

 favorable weather will be of fair quality and will yield from twenty-five to 

 thirty bushels per acre. 



Oats — Were of excellent quality, and yielded from forty to seventy bushels 

 per acre. 



Wheat — Very little sown. 



Rye— Very little sown . 



Barley— An unusually good crop, both in quality and yield. 



R'lax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — Small acreage, but yielded well. 



Sorghtim — Small acreage, 



7"m(?//zjj/— Yielded a large crop and was put up in excellent condition. 



Clover — Yielded an excellent crop of hay. 



Prairie hay — Good. 



Other grains and grasses — Spelt or German wheat, is being raised to some 

 extent, and yielded a good crop the past season. 



Potatoes — A large yield, and generally were of good quality, although 

 some little rotting was noted. 



Vegetables — Were the best raised in years. 



Apples— ^ere excellent, being the best crop ever raised in this county. 



Other fruits — Were good. 



Cattle — Fat cattle are very scarce in this county; young cattle plentiful. 



Horses — Not very plentiful; prices range high. 



Swine — A good crop of pigs was raised. 



Sheep— Very few in this county, but did well the past season. 



Poultry — Did well, and are selling at good prices. 



Bees — Gathered a good crop of honey. 



Drainage — Natural drainage is not very good , and a great deal of tiling 

 is being laid. 



Lands— There is practically no land on the market in this district. 



Report of fair— Yie\A at Sutherland, August 31st, September 1st, 2d and 

 3d. The week was a very rainy one and the attendence was not as good 

 as would have been had the weather been more favorable. The association 

 will pay all expenses and premiums in full, and are well satisfied with the 

 outcome of the fair, taking everything into consideration. 



