SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART X 56-3 



The average for all fruits is 31 per cent, or 10 per cent below the aver- 

 age for the last fifteen years for August. 



The grape crop is light in eastern Iowa, but nearly normal in the 

 western sections; the quality will be better than last year. 



The apple crop will be about one-half of what it was last year. Sprayed 

 orchards will yield 30 to 60 per cent of a full crop, while neglected or- 

 chards will not produce more than 5 to 35 per cent of marketable fruit. 



IOWA CROP REPORT, SEPTEMBER 1, 1916. 



Following is a summary showing the condition of crops on September 

 1st, as compared with the average of past years on that date: Corn, 

 83 per cent; potatoes, 58; flax, 88; pastures, 77 per cent. On August 

 1st the conditions were: Corn, 90 per cent; potatoes, 81; flax, 90; pas- 

 turesi, 91 per cent. On September 1st, 1915, the conditions were: Corn, 

 66 per cent; potatoes, 94; pastures, 107 per cent. 



Corn is very spotted, and the condition ranges from 25 per cent to 

 110 per cent, depending on the time of planting, kind and amount of cul- 

 tivation, character of soil, and whether or not showers came at the 

 critical stage of tasseling and shooting. When drought prevailed, and 

 on sandy, light soil, and where not properly cultivated, the condition is 

 poor. There are many barren stalks, and ears that started were poorly 

 fertilized. 



On the other hand, where planted early, on good soil, and where the 

 showers were timely, the crop is in excellent condition. The general 

 condition is much better in the northern half of the state than it is in 

 the southern counties, although there are many small areas in the south- 

 east and southwestern sections where the condition is up to above the 

 average. 



Preliminary reports indicate the average yield of winter wheat to be 

 17 bushels per acre; spring wheat, 14; oats, 37; barley, 30; rye, 18; 

 timothy seed, 4.8 busJiels per acre. The acreage of timothy cut ifoir seed 

 is 22 per cent greater than last year. Threshing was 85 per cent com- 

 pleted. 



FINAL CROP REPORT OF THE STATE. 



Total Yield of Soil Products and Value at Farm Price, December 1, 1916. 



Following is a summary of reports from crop correspondents of the 

 Iowa Weather and Crop Service, showing the average yield per acre 

 and total yields of staple soil products, and the average price at the 

 .nearest station, December 1, 1916: 



W;hile the average and total yields of staple crops were not as great 

 as in some of the previous years, on account of a marked deficiency of 

 moisture in June, July and August, the value exceeds that of any year 

 in the history of the state. The total value this year is $597,165,673, oi- 

 $188,898,770 more than the value of the 1915 crop, and $213,830,351 more 

 than the average of the last ten years. This report does not include or 

 take into consideration live stock, poultry or dairy products. 



