70S IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



CEDAR COUNTY. 



A. V. Fairchild. 



Fair held at Mechanicsville, September 16 to 19, 1902. The gate re- 

 ceipts were very small owing to wet weather, otherwise the meeting 

 was very successful. The exhibits in all departments were quite numerous 

 and of a good Quality. 



The yield of oats was rather poor, yielding about thirty bushels per 

 acre. All crops with the exception of wheat, rye and barley were good. 



Land has been selling at $85 to $105 per acre. The soil of Cedar 

 county is a deep black loam and very productive. 



CHEROKEE COUNTY. 



F. E. Paine. 



Fair held at Marcus, September 9, 10 and 11, 1902. 



The fair was very successful notwithstanding the weather was cold 

 and rainy. The showing in all departments was good, especially so in the 

 live stock. The exhibit of swine was the largest ever seen here. 



Owing to the heavy rains of the harvest season, the small grains in 

 the western part of the county was considerably damaged. An early frost 

 n'pped the greater Dart of the late corn. 



Our cattle breeders are branching out in the better grades of cattle, 

 some going so far as to import them from Europe. The prevailing grades 

 of cattle are the Polled Angus, Hereford and Short-Horns. 



Farm lands have advanced and are now selling at $75 to ?100 per 

 aero. 



CHICKASAW COUNTY. 



C. H. Bander. 



The showing of cattle at the fair was very good. That of swine rhile 

 not so large as last year was creditable. The same was true in the sheep 

 department. 



The season of 1902 was entirely too wet for good crops. The corn did 

 not mature before being caught by the frost. 



