IOWA'S SOURCE OF WEALTH 



DECEMBER 31, 1922 



Compiled for the Iowa Year Book of Agriculture from Estimates Furnished 



by the Iowa Weather and Crop Service, showing- Acreage, 



Average Yield and Total Yield of Farm Products. 



Gross value 

 Average Ave. per . 



Crop Acres yield Total yield price acre Total value 



Corn 10,123,000 45.00bus. 455,535,000 8 0.54 $24.30 $245,989,000 



Oats 6, 023, 000 37.00 bus. 222,851,000 0.34 12.58 75,769,000 



Spring wheat 68,000 15.00 bus. 1,020,000 0.95 14.25 969,000 



Winter wheat 689,000 23.00 bus. 15,847,000 0.97 22.31 15,372,000 



Barley 150,000 28.40 bus. 4,260,000 52 14.77 2,215,000 



Rye 60,000 19.00 bus. 1,140,000 0.71 13.49 809,000 



Flaxseed 8,000 10.00 bus. 80,000 2.07 20.70 166,000 



Timothy seed 230,000 4.53 bus. 1,042,000 2.49 11.28 2,595,000 



Clover seed 132,000 1.70 bus. 224,000 10.40 17.65 2,330,000 



Potatoes a 94,000 90.00 bus. 8,460,000 0.62 55.80 5,245,000 



Hay(tame) 3,393,000 1.40 tons 4,750,000 10.40 14.56 49,400,000 



Hay (wild) 432,000 1.14 tons 492,000 8.50 9.68 4,182,000 



Alfalfa 200,000 2.67 tons 534,000 14.80 39 52 b 7, 903, 000 



Pasture and grazing 10,130,000 5.58 56,525,000 



Ensilage 304,000 8.00tons 2,432,000 3.40 27.20 c 8, 269,000 



Sweet corn (com'l crop) 30 ,000 3 . 00 tons 90 ,000 7 . 00 21 . 00 630 ,000 



Popcorn 5,500 2,200.00 lbs. 12,100,000 0.03 66.00 363,000 



Buckwheat (estimated) 5,000 14.00 bus. 70,000 1.19 16 66 83,000 



Fruit crop (estimated) 10 ,000 ,000 



Garden truck (estimated) " 5,000,000 



Miscellaneous (estimated) 2 ,500 ,000 



Total value, not including live stock products, for the year, 1922 $480,142 ,000 



Dairy products (estimated) 120 ,000 ,000 



Poultry and eggs (estimated) 65 ,000 ,000 



Wool, 3,963 ,000 lbs. at 30 cents 1,188,900 



Total value of farm products $666,330,900 



NUMBER, AVERAGE VALUE AND TOTAL VALUE OF LIVE STOCK 

 DECEMBER 31, 1922 



(Figures taken from estimates made by United States Department of Agriculture.) 



Number Average value Total value 



1,305,000 $79.00 $103,095,000 



Mules 101,000 80.00 8,080,000 



Milk cows 1,160,000 58.00 67,280,000 



Other cattle 3,479,000 35.20 122,461,000 



Swine 9,615,000 12.80 123,072,000 



Sheep 829,000 8.40 6,964.000 



Total value of Live Stock $430,952 ,000 



Total value of farm products and live stock $1 ,097,282,900 



f-Subject to revision when assessors' figures become available. 

 Alfalfa included in tame hay and therefore excluded from grand total. 

 c Ensilage, acreage, production and value is included in corn and therefore excluded from grand total. 



