778 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



RINGGOLD. 



F. E. Sheldon, Mt. Ayr, Iowa, September 22, 1^04. 



Crops generally have been very good, although the season was unusu- 

 ally cool and wet at seeding time. 



G7r«— Will yield about two thirds of a full crop, and indications are that 

 there will be considerable soft corn. 



Cj/5— Were of excellent quality, but made a light yield, owing to the 

 poor quality of seed sown. 



Wheat—None raised. 



I^ye — Very little raised 



Barley, flax^ buckzuheat — None sown in this county. 



Millet— Nexy little raised. 



Sorghum — None planted , 



Timothy— Y\Q\^&d a good crop both in hay and seed. 



Clover — Yielded a good crop of hay, and prospects are for a fair crop of 

 seed. 



Prairie hay — None grown . 



Other grains and grasses — Blue grass pastures were excellent, and the 

 yield of seed was never better. 



Potatoes — The largest crop raised for years, and were of excellent quality. 



Vegetables — Were good. 



Apples — Fall varieties yielded a large crop and were of excellent quality » 

 while winter varieties were only fair. 



Other fruits — Were good . 



Cattle — Have done well. Feeders and butchers are cheap, while dairy 

 cows command good prices. 



Horses — The usual number raised , and are in good condition. Good 

 prices are being paid for heavy drafts. 



Swine— 'Y:y\Q usual number raised, and no disease is reported. There is 

 a noticeable improvement in the grade being raised. 



Sheep— No'i as many raised as formerly, but have proven profitable the 

 past season. 



Poultry— Kn increase in numbers raised, and command good prices. 



Bees — Did not do very well this season. 



Lands— Ov^'wi.'g to short crops the past three years prices have depreciated 

 to some extent, although well drained lands have held up in price. 



Report of fair— Kq\A at Mt. Ayr, September 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th. Ex- 

 hibits in every department were large and of a good quality, and while the 

 attendance was not as large as usual, all premiums were paid in full, and 

 the fair was pronounced a success, financially and otherwise. 



SAC. 



W. 7. Highland, Sac City, Iowa, October 1, 1904. 



The season has been very favorable for agricultural products, and gen- 

 erally crops have been very good. 



Corn — Crop will be a good one both in quality and yield. 



