THIRD ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART XII. 707 



CASS COUNTY. 



8. W. W. Straight. 



Fair held at Atlantic, September 8, 9, 10 and 11, 1902. 



The fair was a success in every way except financially. Outside of 

 The sheep department the showing in all departments was good. 



There was a large acreage of corn planted last spring. Early planted 

 corn matured well, but bulk of crop was poor owing to the wet weather. 

 Grains of all kinds were damaged by the rains. Potatoes yielded well 

 if early planted. Late potatoes did not do nearly so well. Fruit was of a 

 poorer yield and Quality than usual. 



Stock of all kinds doing well and in good demand. A great deal of 

 blooded stock is being raised. 



Lands have advanced in price to a great extent, good farms, well 

 located, selling at $80 to $100 per acre. 



CEDAR COUNTY. 



H. Piatt. 



The annual exhibition of the Tipton Fair association was held in that 

 city September 2, 3, 4and 5, 1902, and was favored with good weather and 

 large attendance. The association suffered considerable loss during the 

 summer on account of a heavy wind which blew down several of the 

 buildings on the grounds. 



The principal feature of the exhibit was that of cattle, which was one 

 of the best ever seen at the fair. Messrs. Clarence McClellan of Clarence, 

 Iowa, and M. F. Bunker of Tipton, divided honors in the Short-Horn classes. 

 There was a good showing made in the horse department while the swine 

 and sheep pens were also well filled. Floral hall was full to overflowing 

 and the horticultural department presented a fine appearance, especially in 

 its display of apples. 



The crop conditions of the county were, because of wet weather, 

 below the average, taken as a whole. Little wheat is raised in the county 

 yet the crop was good both in yield and quality. Oats were poor, while 

 barley was a good yield but stained. The hay crop was heavy and vege- 

 tables good while the apple crop was the best in years. 



No better agricultural section can be found in the state than Cedar 

 county and land is selling readily at from $75 to $100 per acre while several 

 sales at $125 have been recorded. These were for farms lying near the 

 city however. Tipton, the county seat, is a live and wideawake town of 

 2,500 population. 



