EIGHTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI. 789 



Rye — Very little raised. 



Barley — But little raised; quality fair. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet — Small acreage; quality and yield good. 



Sorghum — Only a small quantity raised for local consumption; dam- 

 aged by early frost. 



Timothy — A fair yield of hay and of good quality. 



Clover — About the average; light yield of seed. 



Prairie Hay — None. 



Potatoes — A good average yield and of nice size and quality. 



Vegetables — Good. 



Apples — A light crop but of fair quality. 



Other Fruits — Below the average; plums and cherries a failure; some 

 peaches raised as an experiment, with excellent results. 



Cattle — Are looking well and healthy. 



Horses — More attention being paid to the breeding of draft horses for 

 eastern markets; prices high. 



Swine — One of the leading industries in the county; many fine herds 

 of pure bred swine and in a healthy condition. 



Shebs" — Number of sheep raised is increasing and proving a profit- 

 able investment for the farmer. 



Poultry — Large numbers raised; prices of eggs and poultry high. 



Bees — None kept for commercial purposes. 



Drainage — Some drains being constructed along the bottom lands 

 adjacent to the Iowa river, with very beneficial results; a large drain is 

 now under construction in Marshall and Story counties. 



Other Industries — Manufacturing of buggies, furnaces, iron and steel 

 bridges, gasoline engines, steam governors and many other articles are 

 on the increase and proving profitable to the manufacturers. 



Lands — Land is steadily increasing In value; farms with good improve- 

 ments are selling from $90 to $125 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Marshalltown, September 16 to 20. Exhibits 

 crowded every available space, especially in the swine and fruit depart- 

 ments; in the latter department several varieties of peaches as well as 

 perpetual bearing strawberries were exhibited. Attendance was large, the 

 weather fine, and all premiums were paid in full at the close of the fair. 



MARSHALL. 

 H. F. Stouffer, Rhodes, October 15, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The general average of 

 crops is fair and of good quality considering the unfavorable season; 

 work was retarded first by the late season then by wet weather, and as 

 early frost did considerable damage. 



Corn — Acreage above the average; crop about seventy -five per cent of 

 the average; a rather poor stand in some places. 



Oats — Yield light and of poor quality; in places badly damaged by rust. 



Wheat — Very little raised; yield and quality good. 



Rye — Very little raised. 



