EIGHTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI. 747 



BLACK HAWK. 

 B. L. Manwell, LaPoete City, October 10, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops were backward, owing 

 to cold and rainy weather retarding plowing and cultivation." 



Corn — About two-thirds of an average yield; quality poor. 



Oats — One half crop and very light weight. 



Wheat — Very little raised. 



Rye — Good crop but little raised. 



Barley — An average crop of good color and quality. 



Flax— None raised. 



BucKWHE^^T — Very little raised. 



Millet — Good average crop. 



Timothy — About two-thirds average crop. 



Clover— Good crop but damaged by rain. 



Prairie Hay — Nothing but slough hay. 



Potatoes — About half a crop. 



Vegetables- — Good. 



Apples — Good crop and free from worms. 



Other Fruits — Good crop. 



Cattle — Plentiful and a little lower in price than last year; not so 

 many being fed as this time last year. 



Horses — Scarce and high priced. 



Swine — Average number raised and free from disease. 



Sheep — ^Very few raised in this county. 



Poultry — This industry is constantly increasing; more raised this 

 year than ever before. 



Bees — Have about regained the loss of 1905 and 1906. 



Drainage — A great deal of tile laid this year. 



Report of Fair — Held at LaPorte City September 17 to 19. Weather 

 threatening but no rain during the fair. The. management made no mis- 

 take in increasing the admission fee from twenty-five to thirty-five cents. 

 All departments were well filled; the racing good; the attractions pleasing 

 to the people. 



BOONE. 



W. C. Treloar, Ogden, October 21, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Not a very good crop season; 

 too much wind; not enough rain for the hay and potato crops. 



Corn — Not as good as last year; yield from forty to fifty bushels per 

 acre; quality not very good. 



Oats — Light and of poor quality. 



