THIRD ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART XII. 723 



MADISON COUNTY. 



T. •/. Hudson. 



The Madison County Fair, held at Winterset, August 19 to 27, 1902, 

 was sadly marred by rain which kept many people away. 



There was a fair showing of live stock, Mr. T. M. Scott showing an 

 exceptionally fine herd of Polled Angus. There was also a very good 

 showing of draft horses. 



Rain interfered with the harvesting of small grains, especially oats. 

 Corn was a good yield and of fair quality. 



MAHASKA COUNTY. 



John W. Irwin. 



Fair held September 16-18, 1902, at New Sharon. 



The weather during the week of the fair was rainy most of the time, 

 thereby keeping many away. However, the exhibition was a success, all 

 features of the program being given and the premiums paid In full. 



Corn was a fair crop, through some failed to mature because of the 

 continuous rains. Yield about sixty bushels per acre. Oats were a heavy 

 crop but greatly damaged by the wet. Yield of barley and rye light. All 

 other crops yielded fairly well. Stock of all kinds is in a healthy con- 

 dition. 



MARSHALL COUNTY. 



Benjamin Richards. 



Fair held September 23 to 26, 1902, at Rhodes. 



It was a very rainy week during which the fair was held. The last 

 day was the only pleasant one and as a consequence the only day on which 

 there was a good attendance. 



Crops in the county were poor. The land in this section is more rough 

 and rolling than in some counties, the crops as a consequence not being 

 so badly drowned out as is some sections. The weather being so wet, 

 however, that small grain was badly colored and of light weight. Oats 

 went from fifteen to thirty-five bushels and wheat did not average over 

 eight bushels per acre. Corn yielded on an average of fifty bushels. The 

 frosts of the 12th and 13th of September did not catch over fifteen per 

 cent of the crop. There is much thoroughbred stock in this section. Our 

 fair had a magnificent display of cattle and stock of all kinds. 



Good land is selling at $75 per acre and some pieces as high as $100, 

 which is fully $20 per acre higher than a year ago. 



