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Prairie /zaji^— Yielded about two tons per acre, and was put up in good 

 condition. 



Potatoes — Yielded on an average of one hundred and seventy- five bushels 

 per acre, and were of excellent quality. 



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



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



Other fruits — Did well. 



Cattle — Have done well, and there is no disease reported. 



Horses — Are in good condition . 



Swine — A great many raised, and no disease reported. 



Sheep — Have done well; no disease reported. 



Poultry — Number raised was below the average, but otherwise did 

 well. 



Bees — Have done well, and a good crop of honey was gathered. 



Drainage — Natural drainage is very good . 



Lands — Range in price from $75 to $100 per acre. 



Report of fair — The nineteenth annual exhibition of the Sioux County 

 Agricultural Society was held at Orange City, September 14th, 15th and 

 16th, and was a success in every particular. Favorable weather prevailed 

 throughout the days of the fair, and the attendance was the largest ever 

 had in the history of the society. 



While the exhibits in the cattle and hog departments were very good, the 

 entries were not as many as in former years. 



The horticultural department had the finest exhibit ever shown, and 

 the display of fruit and apples would have done credit to an apple and fruit 

 country. 



SIOUX. 



W. J. McLean, Rock Valley, Iowa, October 28, 1904. 



The general condition of crops the past season have been above the aver- 

 age of former years. 



Corn— At this writing, promises an average yield of thirty-five bushels 

 per acre, and of excellent quality. 



Oats — Yielded from thirty to sixty bushels per acre, and were of good 

 quality. 



Wheat — Was of uneven yield and quality. 



Rve—Yery little raised . 



Barley— W&s of fair quality and yielded on an average thirty bushels 

 per acre. 



Flax — Very little sown. 



Buckwheat — Very little sown. 



J/«7/<?/— Small acreage, but yielded well. 



Sorghum — Very little planted. 



Timothy — Yielded well and was put up in good condition. 



Clover— ^xo^ was light, but was put up in good condition. 



Prairie Hay — Very little raised in this section. 



