IOWA'S SOURCE OF WEALTH 



FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1916 



COMPILED FOR THE IOWA YEAR BOOK OF AGRICULTURE FROM 



ESTIMATES FURNISHED BY THE IOWA WEATHER 



AND CROP SERVICE. 



ACREAGE, PRODUCTION, AVERAGE YIELD, VALUE TO THE ACRE AND 



TOTAL VALUE OP FARM PRODUCTS FOR THE TEAR 1916. 



Average Average 



Acres Yield Price Total Yield Total Price 



Corn 9,818,500 35.3 bu. $ .81 346,193,200 $280,416, 500 



Oats 4,979,800 37.0" .49 184,131,000 90,224,190 



Spring wheat 142,990 13.4" 1.54 1,927,280 2,968,011 



Winter wheat 448,945 17.5" 1.58 7,858,900 12,417,062 



Barley 197,000 30.7" .90 6,039,930 5,435,937 



Rye 55,745 22.8" 1.15 1,270,590 1,461,178 



Flaxseed 5,445 10.3" 2.06 56,015 115,390 



Timothy seed 312,180 4.5" 2.18 1,404,810 3.061.485 



Clover seed 59,766 1.6" 9.29 95,625 888,356 



Potatoes 101,390 42.3" 1.75 4,287,600 7,503,300 



Hay (tame) 3,240,600 1.8 tons 9.00 5,929,720 53,367,480 



Hay (wild) 507,497 1.4 " 7.89 724,377 5,715.334 



Alfalfa 154,880 4.4 " 11.71 688,047 8,057,030 



Pasturage and grazing Estimated 96,000,000 



Ensilage " 6,600,000 



Sweet com " 500,000 



Pop corn V " 234,420 



Fi-uit crop " 7,500,000 



Garden truck " 4,700,000 



Miscellaneous " 10,000,000 



Total $597,165,673 



Dairy products Estimated 80,000,000 



Poultry and eggs " 51,000,000 



Wool " 1,000,000 



Total value farm products $729,165,673 



NUMBER, AVERAGE VALUE AND TOTAL VALUE OP LIVE STOCK 



DECEMBER 31, 1916. 



Figures taken from Estimates by the United States Department of Agriculture. 



Number Average Value Total Value 



Horses 1,552,000 $107.00 $166,064,000 



Mules 62,000 116.00 7,192,000 



Milk cows 1,405,000 66.50 93,432,000 



Other cattle 2,754,000 43.20 118,973,000 



Swine 9,370,000 14.70 137,739,000 



Sheep 1,240,000 8.80 10,912,000 



Total value of live stock $534,303,000 



Total value farm: products and live stock $1,263,468,673 



