FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART X. 791 



Swine — The pig crop was on an average with former years. There is 

 less disease prevalent than for several years. 



Sheep— Yery few are raised in this district, but are reported as being free 

 from disease the past season and have been very profitable. 



Poultiy — This is an extensive industry, and a very profitable one. 



Bees — Very few raised or kept in this county. 



Drainage— Since the drainage law was passed at the last general assembly 

 much interest has been taken in the matter of tiling and drainage. Several 

 large drainage ditches have been petitioned for, and many more petitions are 

 being circulated . Farmers are now beginning to realize that it does not pay to 

 own lands which are not tillable. 



Other industries — There are two sweet corn canning factories in this county 

 and during the past season they have put up about two million cans. 

 Farmers are well pleased with the prices they are getting for this product, 

 some realizing as much as $25 per acre. 



Lands — Very few transfers have been made the past year. 



Report of fair — Held at Forest City, October 4th and 5th, and was one of 

 the most successful fairs ever held in this county. Many of the features of 

 the ' 'old-fashioned kind" were omitted, and it assumed more of the nature 

 of a harvest festival. The display of corn, oats fruits and vegetables were 

 unsurpassed in the history of the society. The Iowa State Agricultural 

 College furnished us a competent judge of corn and the best of satisfaction 

 was given. Great interest was manifested in the competition for premiums 

 on corn, and there were one hundred and fifty entries. No premiums were 

 offered on live stock. 



WINNEBAGO. 



Geo. B. Johjiston, Buffalo Center, Iowa, October 15, 1904. 



Crops in general have been very good, although the season has been 

 somewhat cool and backward. 



Cor7t — Will yield about eighty-five per cent of an average crop, eighty 

 per cent of which was well matured at time of killing frost. 



Oais — Yielded from twenty-five to thirty bushels per acre, and were of 

 unusually good quality, weighing from thirty to thirty-eight pounds to the 

 bushel. 



Wheat — Small acreage; yielded from ten to twenty bushels per acre and 

 was of poor quality. 



Rye—^onQ sown. 



Barley— '^ro.Q.W acreage, but yielded from twenty-five to thirty-five bushels 

 per acre and was of fair quality. 



/^/a.r— Small acreage; yielded from ten to fifteen bushels per acre, and 

 was of fair quality. 



