EIGHTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI 813 



Prairie Hay — Exceptionally good. 



Potatoes — Yield per acre very large and of good quality. 



Vegetables — All kinds did exceptionally well. 



Apples — Yielded a large crop although very few are raised in this 

 part of the county. 



Cattle — Number raised is increasing each year, noticable improve- 

 ment in the breeding. 



Horses — Have done well; better grades are being raised each year. 



SwixE — A big increase in swine raising with improvement in tne 

 grade of stock. 



Sheep — Very few here but of good breeding. 



Poultry — All grades raised extensively. 



Bees — Honey crop good but the industry is not engaged in extensively. 



Drainage — A great interest is being taken in drainage and several 

 county drainage districts have been established. 



Lands — While we have as good land as can be found for agricultural 

 purposes; the price is very cheap considering other localities. 



Report of Fair — Held at Buffalo Center, September 24 to 26. Ex- 

 hibits and races were good. The attendance was good and the fair was 

 a success financially the first time for several years. 



WINNESHIEK. 

 E. A. Waterbury, Decorah, September 30, 1907. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Crops generally fair; sea- 

 son cold, wet and backward. 



Corn — About two-thirds of an average crop; some not matured yet. 



Oats — About half a crop and light weight. 



Wheat — Very little raised. 



Rye — Only raised for feed. 



Barley — Fair crop; average yield and fine quality. 



Flax — Good crop and good quality. 



Buckwheat — None raised. 



Millet — None raised. 



Sorghum — None raised. 



Timothy — Fair crop and fine quality. 



Clover — Not a successful crop, winter killed. 



Other Grains and Grasses — Fair crop. 



Potatoes — Good yield but considerable complaint of rot. 



Vegetables — Good yield and fine quality. 



Apples — Big crop of summer apples; winter apples a fair crop and 

 fair quality. 



Other Fruits — Good crop, fair quality. 



Cattle — Fine condition; prices high. 



Horses — Scarce; market twenty-five per cent higher than one year ago. 



Swine — No disease reported; prices range from $5.00 to $5.75. 



Sheep — Not many raised; condition good; prices high. 



Poultry — Plenty of poultry and in fine condition; prices high. 



