802 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Deainage — Large amount of tile being used each year, bringing into 

 cultivation many hundreds of acres of our best land. 



Other Industries — Manufacturing industries increasing from year to 

 year. 



Lands— Selling from $90 to $228.50 per acre. 



Report of Fair — Held at Grinnell, September 3-5, 1907. Weather good 

 and attendance large; exhibits larger than ever before. 



SAC. 

 Ed Welch, Jr., Sac City, September 27, 1907. 



Corn — Fair. 



Oats — Light. 



Wheat — Fair. 



Rye — Light. 



Barley — Light. 



Flax — None raised. 



Buckwheat — Fair. 



Millet — Good. 



Sorghum — Fair. 



Timothy — Light. 



Clover — Light. 



Prairie Hay — Fair. 



Potatoes— Fair. 



Vegetables — Quite good. 



Apples — Average crop. 



Other Fruits — Light yield. 



Cattle — Generally in good condition; quite a number have died with 

 "Black Leg"; vaccination has checked the disease in most of the herds. 



Horses — Good condition. 



Swine — Considerable sickness among the swine in this locality, caused 

 by worms and kidney trouble. 



Sheep — Good. 



Poultry — Good. 



Bees — Good. 



Drainage — Considerable tiling and drainage work done past season. 



Other iNousTRiES-^Canning factory at this point canned 1,250,000 

 cans of corn. Cement tile factory furnish a large number of drain tile 

 and a fine durable stone. 



Report of Fair — Held at Sac City, August 13-16. 



SHELBY. 



W. E. Cooper, Harlan, October 14, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Somewhat below the aver- 

 age. The early spring was dry and cold retarding the growth of all kinds 

 of crops. 



