NINTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XIII 765 
Other Fruits — Poor. 
Cattle — Fair to good. 
Horses — Good. 
Swine — Good. 
Sheep — Fair. 
. Poultry — Poor. 
Bees — Very good. 
Drainage — More tile laid this year than for many years back. 
Other Industries — Corn and tomato canning factory; put up two-thirds 
canning. 
Lands — Increase of $10 per acre over last year. 
Report of Fair — Was not a financial success but had the best stock 
and horse show ever held on grounds. 
CERRO GORDO. 
Geo. H. Pukdy, Mason City, October 28, 1908. 
General Condition of Crops and Season — The season has been very 
favorable on land that was well drained; excessive rain fell the first half 
of the season. Fine w^eather for haying and harvest; no rain during Sep- 
tember until the last of month. 
Corn — Corn good except on low land; reported from forty to sixty-five 
bushels per acre. 
Oats — Average rather light; very uneven yield; fifteen to forty-five 
bushels per acre; average about twenty-four bushels per acre. 
Wheat — Very little raised. 
Rye — Very little raised. 
Barley — Very little raised. 
Flax — Very little raised. 
Timothy — Good; probably would average two tons of hay per acre. 
Clover — Came through the winter in good shape; average about two 
and one-half tons per acre. 
Potatoes — Yield very uneven; from fifty to two hundred bushels per 
acre; average about ninety bushels. 
Vegetables — Good with the exception of late cabbage; too dry during 
September and worms plenty. 
Apples — Crop light. This was the off year here; some trees that bore 
light or no crop last year were loaded this year. 
Other Fruits — Light crop. 
Cattle — Looking good this fall, although the pastures were getting 
short before the late rains. 
Horses — Work horses rather thin; those on pastures have done well. 
Swine — Rather under sized and thin until they started feeding new 
corn. 
Sheep — Have done well and are in good condition. 
Bees — This has proven an exceptionally good season for bees. Swarmed 
freely and lots of honey. 
Drainage — Several drainage districts established and considerable til- 
ing done. 
