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Many silos were filled and much corn was cut and shocked for fodder. 

 Stack threshing is nearing- completion in the northern counties, potatoes 

 are being dug, and much seed corn of excellent quality was gathered. The 

 frost on the 18th did considerable damage to garden truck and to some late 

 corn on low ground, but the bulk of the corn crop was fully matured and 

 received no injury. Probably not more than ten per cent of tlie crop was 

 damaged, and much of that not seriously. The amount of damage will be 

 greatly lessened by the bright sunsliine and fresh to brisk winds that have 

 prevailed during the last week. Even the frosted corn is drying out rap- 

 idly. Fall-sown wheat is up in the nortliern counties and is growing nicely, 

 but in tlie soutli-central counties the ground is still too dry to plow. In 

 sections where plowing is possible the acreage of winter wheat will be 

 increased over last year, but will not be as much as in 1914. Pasturage 

 is generally in good condition, except in the south -central counties, and 

 sufficient fall feed is assured. While some of the conditions were at times 

 adverse to the best interest of the agriculturist, yet the year 1916 has been 

 a profitable one and the final reckoning will show that Iowa has main- 

 tained her high standard of productiveness. 



IOWA CROP REPORT, JUNE, 1916. 



Following is a summary showing the condition of crops on June 1st, 

 as compared with the average of past years on that date: 



Corn, 84 per cent; oats, 98; spring wheat, 96; winter wheat, 78; 

 barley, 97; rye, 92; flax, 92; potatoes, 95; hay, 98; pastures, 102; 

 alfalfa, 93 per cent. 



The average condition of live stock was as follows: Cattle and sheep, 

 P9 per cent; hogs, 96; pigs and foals, 92; and horses, 98 per cent. 



The Secretary of the State Horticultural Society reports the condition 

 of fruit as follows: "Apples, 51 per cent; pears, 37; American plums, 

 58; domestic plums, 30; cherries, 50; grapes, 67; red raspberries, 63; 

 black raspberries, 68; blackberries, 78; currants, 65; gooseberries, 66; 

 strawberries, 84 per cent of a full crop. The average crop condition for 

 June this year Is 53 per cent, a decline of 15 per cent from the May 

 average, and 2 per cent below the average for June. Apples are 20 per 

 cent below the report for June last year, and strav/berries are 12 per 

 cent higher; other fruits are in about the same condition as reported 

 last year at this time." 



Last year on June 1st the conditions were as follows: Corn, 87; oats, 

 97; spring wheat, 95; winter wheat, 96; barley, 95; rye, 96; flax, 95; 

 potatoes, 00; tame hay and pastures, 97; wild hay, 96; alfalfa, 98 per cent. 



IOWA CROP REPORT, JULY 1, 1916. 



Acreage of Farm Crops and Estimated Conditioa of Staple Crops. 



Reports received July 1st from township correspondents of the Iowa 

 Weather and Crop Service show the following results as to the acreage 

 and average condition of staple farm crops: 



Corn. — As compared with the area reported by the township assessors 

 lor 1915, we have an increase of 70,600 acres, or a total of 9,818,500 acres. 

 The average condition on July 1st was 85 per cent, or 6 per cent better 

 than on July 1, 1915. 



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