IOWA'S SOURCE OF WEALTH 



DKCEMBER 31, 1919. 



Coiiii)ilc(l for the lo«a Year Book of Agriculture from Kstimates Furnished Viy tlic Iowa 

 Co-operative Crop Reporting Service, Showing Acreage, Average Yield 

 and Total Yield of Farm Products. 



Average Average Total Tot-il 



Crop Acres Yield Price Yield Value 



Corn 10,(XW),000 41.6 bii. $ 1.17 416,622,000 . S487,447,74o 



Oats 5,67O,0.K) 34.6 bu. .64 196,391,500 125,690,56<J 



Spring Wheat 7.50, ixk» 9.5 bu. 1.89 7,145,300 13,504,617 



Winter Wheat 9o(),m> 17.4 bu. 1.9S 16, .508,600 32,687,028 



Barley 315,00t) 25.5 bu. 1.11 8,022,800 8,905,308 



Rye *70,000 15.9 bu. 1.33 1,110,050 1,476,366 



Flax Seed 16, (aX) 9.5 bu. 3.90 1.52,275 593,872 



'llmothy Seed 2W,(XtO 4.5 bu. 4.91 900,000 4,419,000 



Clover Seed 60,000 1.4 bu. 24.92 S4,000 2,093,280 



Potatoes 115,000 43.0 bu. 1.94 4,942,110 9, .587, 693 



Hay (Tame) 2,992,000 1.6 tons 18.37 4,957,370 91,066,887 



Hay (Wild) 478,000 1.3 tons 16.48 631,693 10,410,301 



Alfalfa 148,000 3.2 tons 23.09 477,314 11,021,180 



Pasturage and grazing (estim'd) lnO, 000,000 



Ensilage (estimated) 20,000,000 



Sweet Corn (Commercial Crop). 40,000 3.0 tons 13.50 120,000 1,620,000 



Pop Corn (estimated) 29,300 24.9 bu. 3.79 729,570 2,765,070 



Buckwheat (estimated) 7,000 14.0 bu. 1.95 98,000 191,100 



Fruit Crop (estimated) 7,000,000 



Garden Truck (estimated) 8,000,000 



Sugar Beets for Manufacture 



(estimated) 8,000 8.0 tons 9.0O 64,000 576,000 



Miscellaneous (estimated) 11,000,000 



Total $ 950,056,002 



Dairy products (estimated) $ 113,000,000 



Poultry and Eggs (estimated) 85,000,000 



W^ool, 4,500,000 at 55c 2,475,000 



Total value of farm products $1,150,531,002 



NUMBER, AVERAGE VALUE AND TOTAL VALUE OP LIVE STOCK 



DECEMBER 31, 1919. 



Figures taken from estimates made by the United States Department of Agriculture. 



Number Average Value Total V^alue 



Horses 1,505,000 $ 89.00 $ 133,945,000 



Mules : 71,000 121.00 8,591.000 



Milch Cows l,363,aiO 88.00 119,944,000 



Other Cattle 2,775,000 49,00 135,975,000 



Swine 10,389,000 21.80 226,480,200 



Sheep 1,321.000 12.00 15,852,000 



Total value of live stock $ 640,787,200 



Total value of farm products and live stock $1,791,318,202 



*For grain only; does not include approximately 40,000 acres used for pasture. 



