800 IOWA DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



Cattle — Receive a great deal attention and a majority of the slock 

 raisers have a pure bred at the head of their herd. Dairying is carried 

 on extensively in this vicinity. 



Horses— Command a good price and have done well. More interest 

 is being paid to the care and breeding of horses than formerly. 



Sheep— Very few raised, but more interest taken in them than in the 



past. 



Poultry— A growing industry, carried on mostly by the farmer's wives 



and daughters. 



Lands — Advancing in price. Good land two to four miles from town 

 selling at $125 to $130 per acre. 



Report of Fair— Held at Avoca, September 10-13. The gate receipts 

 show a larger attendance than any other meeting in the history of the 

 Association. The stock exhibits were better than usual and exhibitors 

 and horsemen were well pleased with the treatment they received. 



POWESHISK. 

 James Nowak, Malcom, October 28, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — The season was very late 

 and backward, fruits of all kinds were killed by late frosts. 



Corn — Planting was late and the acreage less than usual on account 

 of the wet weather. Owing to early frosts some corn will be soft. Yield 

 thirty-two and a half bushels per acre. 



Oats — ^Yield light, quality poor; price high. 



Wheat — Medium crop of fair quality. Price $1.00 per bushel. 



Rye — Very good fair crop; good price. 



Barley — Fair in quality, yield and price. 



Flax — ^Very little raised. 



Buckwheat — Fairly good. 



Millet — ^Very good. 



Sorghum — Fair crop, good quality. 



Timothy — Fair crop and good price. 



Clover — Good crop and good prices. 



Prairie Hay — Fair crop and good quality; price very good. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Pastures have been excellent since the 

 middle of August; plenty of rain. 



Potatoes — ^Very good yield; good quality. Price seventy-five cents per 

 bushel. 



Vegetable's — ^Very scarce on account of late spring. 



Apples — Very light crop and quality not first class; prices high. 



Other Fruits — Light yield. 



Cattle — Have done well. Supply about normal. Prices high. 

 ■ Horses — Prices higher than last year. Good horses command quick 

 sale and high prices. 



Swine — Have not done as well as last year. Some cholera reported 

 since September 15th. Prices high. 



Sheep — Have had a good year; prices good. 



