828 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 
Other Garins— Tendency to increase the area of alfalfa; generally 
three crops have been cut this season, yielding about five tons per acre. 
Potatoes— 1,200 acres reported; average yield sixty bushels per acre and 
sells at fifty cents per bushel. The season was not profitable for this 
crop. 
Vegetables — Nearly every variety grown and as a rule all have done 
well; enough grown to supply the demand at home and some shipped. 
j^pp^f.s_Short crop; injured by early frost. Orchards are receiving 
more attention. 
Other Fritits—Kot an average crop; some varieties of fine pears and 
peaches grown. 
Cattle — A noticeable improvement in both beef and dairy classes; 
dairy industry receiving most attention. There has been an increase in 
cream separators. While there has been some tuberculosis reported there 
has been no fatal cases. 
Horses — An excellent grade; many fine draft and road horses; good 
prices prevail and several car loads of fancy road horses have been 
shipped. No disease reported. 
Sivine—A general tendency to procure the best in breeding. Several 
fine herds of Duroc Jerseys and Poland Chinas in the county but very 
few other breeds represented. No disease reported and good prices pre- 
vail. 
Sheep — Do not receive the attention they deserve. Very few in the 
county. 
Poultry — Considering the amount invested in poultry it is one of the 
most profitable industries on the farm. We have many fanciers here 
who import their birds, paying high prices for them. There are various 
breeds raised here. 
Bees— Not a good year for the production of honey; too much cold 
weather. There are some apiaries doing a profitable business. 
Drainage— More attention paid to tile drainage; thousands of dollars 
being spent on open ditches, which is a paying investment. 
Other Industries — Largely represented. 
LancZs— Range in price from $40.00 to $200.00 per acre; average price 
aoout $80.00 per acre and many transfers have been made during the past 
season. 
Report of Fair— The harvest festival and Interstate Live Stock Fair 
was held at Sioux City, Iowa, September 7th to 12th inclusive, affording 
six days for recreation, pleasure, sightseeing and education. Although 
the opening day generally finds an incompleteness in the installation of 
exhi...LS, greater interest was evinced by exhibitors to not delay that 
work than ever before, and by early afternoon everything was in readi- 
ness for the visitor to admire and behold the great aggregation, and to 
compare the results with the produce of the soil, the orchard, the garden, 
t^e pasture, of the housewife's work, of the mechanic, the inventor and 
the artist. Here was shown the development of the smallest seed to the 
production of the mammoth pumpkin, from the tiniest flower to produc- 
tion of the finest fruit, from the daintiest piece of needle work to the 
masterpiece of the artist, from the smallest specimen of animal to the 
