FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART X. 787 



Rye — Acreage small, but yield and quality good. 



Barley — Acreage small, but yield and quality good. 



i^/tf.r— None raised in this county. 



Buckzvheat, Millet^ Sorghum — Very little raised in this county. 



7z>«o/A;^— Yielded well and was put up in good condition. Some was cut 

 for seed, and yielded well. 



Clover — Yielded well and was put up in good condition. The second 

 crop, which is now ready to cut, promises a good yield. 



Prairie hay—W&ry little raised in this district, but yielded a good crop 

 and was put up in excellent condition. 



Other grains and grasses — Blue grass pastures were exceptionally good the 

 past season. 



Potatoes— Y\q\6. was unusually large, and were of excellent quality. 



Vegetables — Did well. 



Apples — An excellent crop of all varieties, both in quality and yield. A 

 great many were shipped, although prices obtained were very low. 



Other fruits — Yielded abundant crops. 



Cattle — All farms are well stocked with Shorthorns, Herefords, Polled 

 Angus and dairy breeds. 



Horses — All classes are raised, but among the farmers heavy draft breeds 

 are preferable. 



Swine — Are raised and fattened by almost every farmer in this county. 

 They are, indeed, the "Mortgage Lifter," and any of the good heavy 

 breeds properly handled and cared for will do the business. 



Sheep — Very few kept or raised in this county. 



Poultry — Is extensively raised by all classes, and is a very profitable 

 industry. 



Bees — A great many are kept in this county, and in the past two seasons 

 excellent crops of honey have been gathered. 



Lands— Axe generally rolling prairie land, with timber along streams. 

 The soil is very fertile and adapted to all agricultural products. Coal of a 

 good quality is found in many parts of the county. 



Report of fair— }Iq\6. at Indianola, September 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th, 

 Fair weather prevailed throughout the days of the fair, exhibits in every 

 department were large and of excellent quality, and the attendence was 

 good. 



WEBSTER, 



M. f. Halve, Ft. Dodge, Iowa, Septe??iber 2y, igo^. 



Although the planting season was somewhat late crops generally have 

 been usually good, owing to the lateness of killing frosts giving everything 

 ample time in which to mature. 



Corn — Will yield an unusually large crop, and is of excellent quality. 



Oats — Yielded on an average thirty-five bushels per acre, and were of 

 excellent quality. 



Wheat — Small acreage, but yield and quality were above the average. 



Rye — Small acreage. 



