TWENTIETH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART VIII 739 



data to make one harmonized report of acreage and yield. This has neces- 

 sitated a revision of the county and total acreages of some of the crops 

 published by the Iowa Weather and Crop Service earlier in the season. 

 For this reason comparisons with previous years' acreages of the various 

 crops is impracticable this year. The prices here quoted were compiled 

 by the Iowa Weather and Crop Service independently. This report does 

 not include or take into consideration live stock, poultry or dairy products. 



Corn. — The estimated acreage was 10,000,000; average yield, 41.6 

 bushels per acre; total yield, 416,622,000 bushels; average price, $1.17 

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

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

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

 greatest of 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; 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; 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 ten; total value, $11,021,180. 



