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els per acre; total yield, 416,662,000 bushels; average price, $1.17 per 

 bushel; total value, $487,447,000. Only 2 per cent of the crop was re- 

 ported to be soft or immature and 89 per cent had been husked on De- 

 cember 1st. The total bushels of sound corn in Iowa this year are the 

 greatest on record. The quality is generally excellent. 



Oats. — The estimated area harvested was 5,670,000 acres; average 

 yield, 34.6 bushels; total yield, 196,391,500 bushels; average price, 64 

 cents; total value, $125,690,560. 



Spring wheat. — Area harvested, 750,000 acres; average yield, 9.5 bush- 

 els per acre; total yield, 7,145,300 bushels; price per bushel, $1.89; total 

 value, $13,504,617. 



Winter wheat. — Area harvested, 950,000 acres; average yield per acre, 

 17.4 bushels; total yield, 16,508,000 bushels; average price, $1.98 per 

 bushel; total value, $32,687,028. 



Barley. — Area harvested, 315,000 acres; average yield per acre, 25.5 

 bushels; total yield, 8,022,800 bushels; average price, $1.11 per bushel; 

 total value, $8,905,308. 



Rye. — Area harvested, 70,000 acres; average yield, 15.9 bushels; total 

 yield, 1,110,050 bushels; price per bushel, $1.33; total value, $1,476,366. 



Flax seed.— Average yield, 9.5 bushels; total yield, 152,275 bushels; 

 total value at $3.90 per bushel, $593,872. 



Timothy seed. — Area harvested, 200,000 acres; average yield, 4.5 bush- 

 els; total yield, 900,000 bushels; total value at $4.91 per bushel, $4,419,000. 



Clover seed. — Area harvested, 60,000 acres; average yield, 1.4 bushels; 

 total value at $24.92 per bushel, $2,093,280. 



Potatoes. — Area harvested, 115,000 acres; average yield, 43 bushels; 

 total yield, 4,942,110 bushels; average price, $1.94; total value, $9,587,693. 



Hay (tame) .—Average yield, 1.6 tons per acre; total yield, 4,957,370 

 tons; average price, $18.37 per ton; total value, $91,066,887. 



Hay (wild). — Average yield, 1.3 tons; total yield, 631,693 tons; average 

 price, $16.48; total value, $10,410,301. 



Alfalfa. — Area harvested, 148,000 acres; average yield, 3.2 tons; total 

 yield, 477,314 tons; average price, $23.09 per ton; total value, $11,021,180. 



TABULATED CROP SUMMARY, 1919. 



Crop Acres 



Corn 10,000,000 



Oats 5,670,000 



Spring wheat 750,000 



Winter wheat 950,000 



Barley 315,000 



Rye 70,000* 



Flax seed 16,000 



Timothy seed 200,000 



Clover seed 60,000 



Potatoes 115,000 



Hay (tame) 2,992,000 



Hay (wild) 478,000 



Alfalfa 148,000 



Pasture and grazing (es- 

 timated) 



Ensilage (estimated) 



Sweet corn (commercial 



crop) 40,000 



Pop corn (estimated) 29,300 



