754 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Cattle — One hundred per cent of the average number raised ; cattle have 
done well owing to excellent pasture. 
Horses — Ninety-five per cent of the average number raised; a good 
many colts raised and of good quality. 
Sioine — Eighty-three per cent of the average number raised; swine 
plague reduced many herds in the county. 
Sheep — Ninety-five per cent of the average number raised; doing well 
but are being sold freely. 
Poultry — Eighty-nine per cent of the average number birds raised; 
number will be reduced on account of wet spring. 
Bees — One hundred per cent of the average number; increased rapidly 
and made a great quantity of honey. 
Drainage — More tile put in this year than ever before. 
Lancls — Are at a standstill; very few real estate transfers. 
Report of Fair — Very successful fair; receipts were $3,423, with all 
obligations met and nice balance in treasury. 
ALLAMAKEE. 
A. L. Larson, Waukox, October, 14, 1908. 
General Condition of Crops and /Season— Fairly good. A portion of the 
county was damaged by hail on June 20th but corn and hay crop revived 
and made a fairly good crop. 
Corn — Fairly good; fully as good as last year. 
Oats — Poor. 
Wheat — Good. 
Rye — Good. 
Barley — Good. 
Buckivlieat — Good. 
Millet — Good. 
Sorghum — Good. 
Timothy — Half crop. 
Clover-^ — Good. 
Prairie Hay — None. 
Other Grains and Gr'asses — Good. 
Potatoes — Just fair. 
Vegetables — Good. 
Apples — Poor. 
Other Fruits — Blackberries good. 
Cattle — Good. 
Horses — Good. 
Sioine— Good, but on account of scarcity of feed, had to be marketed 
light in weight. 
Sheep — Good. 
Pultry — Good. 
Bees — Good. 
Drainage — Always good in this county. 
Lands — Are advancing slowly but surely. 
Report of Fair— Held September 15th to 18, 1908; fairly good. 
