1000 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Flax — None. 



Buckwheat — Very little raised. 



Millet; — About an average crop. 



Sorghum — Not enough raised to report on. 



Timothy — Hay from one-third to one-half a full crop; seed one-half 

 crop; quality good. 



Clover — Seed a failure; hay full one-half crop. 



Prairie Hay — Limited acreage hut what there was yielded one-half crop. 



Other Grains and Grasses — None. 



Potatoes — Early potatoes one-half crop; others normal. 



Vegetables — Pair crop. 



Apples— None. 



Other Fruits — Very little. 



Cattle — Shelby county leads the world in raising pure bred cattle, there 

 being more fine blooded herds within her borders than in any county in 

 the state. The number of young cattle exceeds that of any other year. 



Horses — For the last three years our horse industry has been increas- 

 ing at the rate of about 10 per cent each year, and in price a trifle lower. 



Swine — Exceptionally good lot this year; no disease prevalent. 



Sheep — Increasing industry in this county, especially in feeding western 

 lambs. 



Poultry — Increasing at least 10 per cent in both quality and numbers. 



Bees — Not many here but they are producing the best of honey. 



Drainage — Is good and being improved with county ditch. 



Other Industries — Sweet corn canning factory doing a good business. 



Lands — Have increased $25 per acre this year. 



Report of Fair — Held at Harlan, August 22-23, 1910 1 , and was a great 

 success. 



. SIOUX. 



N. E. WILLIAMS, SHELDON, SEPTEMBER 22, 1910. 



General Condition of Crops and Season — Generally in good condition. 

 Hay and pasture somewhat short on account of dry weather. 



Corn — Average crop; slightly increased acreage; '75 per cent out of 

 danger of frost at this time. 



Wheat — Extra good quality; averaging over 25 bushels per acre. 



Rye — None raised. 



Barley — Splendid crop of fine malting grade; running from 35 to 50 

 bushels per acre. 



Flax — Little raised. 



Buckwheat — None. 



Millet — Good. 



Sorghum — Good. 



Timothy — Light crop but of good quality. Very little threshed for seed. 



Clover — New seeded was good; second crop well filled with seed. 



Potatoes — Early potatoes poor on account of drouth; late ones good. 



Vegetables — Early ones poor; late ones good. 



Apples — None; bloom destroyed by spring freeze. 



