EIGHTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI, 781 



KOSSUTH. 

 T. H. Wadsworth, Algona, Septemher 23, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — A cold, wet season, un- 

 favorable for growing crops. 



Corn — Quite a good crop of corn will be gathered; better than antici- 

 pated a month ago. 



Oats — Yield from twenty to thirty-five bushels per acre but rather 

 light in weight. . 



Wheat — Little raised. 



Rye — Very little raised. 



Barley — An average crop. 



Flax — Very little raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet — An average crop. 



Sorghum — Good crop. 



Timothy — Good crop. 



Clover — A good average yield. 



Prairie Hay — A good average crop. 



Potatoes — Yielding very well, but some complaint of rot. 



Vegetables — A good display at the fair. 



Apples — A good crop of summer and fall apples. 



Other Fruits — Not as good as usual. 



Cattle — Are looking fine; some fine pure bred cattle on exhibition at 

 the fair. 



Horses — Not as plentiful as a few years ago but are of good quality. 

 A good show of horses at the fair. 



Swine — A good many in the county; a fine show of exceptionally 

 good swine at the fair. 



Sheep — Sheep raising is not followed to any great extent, yet there 

 are some very good sheep in the county. -- 



Poultry — Quality improving. 



Bees — Have done well. 



Drainage — Much drainage being done, both with tile and large open 

 ditches. 



Lands — Not much being sold but prices have advanced over those of 

 former years. 



Report of Fair — Held at Algona, Septemebr 10 to 13. A great success; 

 the weather was pleasant and the attendance large. A new amphitheatre, 

 a horse barn and a hog house were built this year. 



LEE. 



Chris Haffner, Donnellson, September 30 1907. 



General Condition of Chops and Season — Forepart of the season was 

 cold and wet; crops fair but backward on account of unseasonable weather. 

 Corn — Fair to good. 



