780 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Report of Fair— Held at Anamosa, August 26 to 30. Good attenance 

 considering that the weather was rainy the entire week Exhibits in the 

 stock departments and floral hall were exceptionally strong, as were 

 also the free attractions. Under the circumstances the fair was a grand 

 success. 



KEOKUK. 

 Geo. a. Poff, What Cheer, October 14, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Fair. 



Corn — Fair crop; average from forty to fifty bushels per acre. 



Oats — Will average from twenty to thirty bushels to the acre, and 

 much of it is poor quality. 



Wheat — Small acreage; average yield fifteen to twenty-five bushels. 



Rye — Small crop. 



Barley — Small acreage but good crops; yield about twenty bushels per 

 acre. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — Small acreage. 



Sorghum — Very little. 



Timothy — Good crop and fine quality. 



Clover — Good; will average two tons to the acre. 



Prairie Hay — Good yield and good quality. 



Other G«ains and Grasses — Good; fall pastures very good. 



Potatoes — Will yield from seventy-five to eighty bushels per acre. 



Vegetables — Very plentiful and of good quality. 



Apples — Fair crop and selling at a good price. 



Other Fruits — A good yield. 



Cattle — Cattle are in fine condition; several large herds of fine stock. 



Horses — Doing well; a number of breeders and dealers in imported 

 stock in this county. 



Swine — A great many raised and of the best breeds. 



Sheep — Doing well, although not so many raised as in former years. 



Poultry — This industry is increasing and is fast becoming a very 

 profitable one for the farmer. 



Bees — An average crop of honey. 



Drainage — A great deal of tiling is being done. 



Lands — Sell for $75 to $110 per acre, according to improvements. 



Report of Fair — Held at What Cheer, September 23 to 26. With the 

 exception of one day the weather was very unfavorable. Large exhibit 

 of horses, cattle and swine; races were the best for several years and 

 the attractions first class. Fifteen hundred dollars was expended for 

 improvements on the grounds during the year. 



