FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART X. 783 



Prarie hay — Yielded on an average of one and one-half tons per acre, and 

 was put up in good condition. About four thousand acres used for this 

 purpose in this county. 



Potatoes— 11 was estimated that there was one thousand and sixty acres 

 planted in this county; the yield was large and quality excellent. 



Apples — The yield was large, both in fall and winter varieties. 



Cattle — Only about one-half the usual number being fed for beef. 

 There is a noticeable increase in the numbers being raised, as well as an 

 improvement in the quality. 



Swifie — Twenty per cent decrease in the number raised over that of last 

 year, but have done well and are free from disease. 



Sheep — Very few raised in this county. 



Poultry— Qhic's.en^ are plentiful, as are also ducks, while turkeys are not 

 so plentiful, owing to the cold, wet spring causing many of them to die. 



Report of fair — Held at Nevada, August 30th, 31st and September 1st, 

 admission to the grounds being charged only on the two latter days. The 

 weather the first day, Wednesday, on which admission was charged was 

 very favorable, and the attendance was large, but on Thursday rain pre- 

 vailed and the attendance was very light. 



The exhibits in every department were large and excellent in quality, and 

 especially was this true of the live stock departments, which exceeded that 

 of any former years. 



TAMA. 



A. G. Smith, Toledo, Iowa, October I, 1904. 



Crops have been very good, although the forepart of the season was 

 somewhat cool and backward. 



Corn — Was late in planting, but favorable ripening weather and without 

 killing frost until September first, the crop is of good quality and promises 

 to yield well. 



Oa/5— Average about twenty-five bushels per acre, of fair quality, and 

 were over in weight to the measured bushel. 



Wheat— Th-e greater part of the spring wheat was destroyed by rust, and 

 there is very little winter wheat raised in this vicinity. 



Rye — Very little raised, except by the Bohemian element for bread, but 

 yielded well, and was of good quality. 



^a^/<?)/— Yielded on an average of twenty bushels per acre, and was of 

 good quality. 



Flax— Yery little sown . 



Buckwheat — None sown. 



