626 TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART VIII 



FINAL ESTIMATES OF IOWA CROPS, 1922 

 (Dated December 1, 1922) 



An increase of 57 per cent in the total value of Iowa's 1922 crops over 

 1921 is shown by the final joint estimates of the U. S. Bureau of Agricul- 

 tural Economics and the Iowa Weather and Crop Service. 



Four bumper corn crops in succession is Iowa's unprecedented record. 

 The 1922 crop of 455,535,000 bushels was raised on 10,123,000 acres with 

 the average yield of 45 bushels to the acre, worth, December 1, fifty-four 

 cents per bushel, or a total value of $245,989,000. 



The total crop of 1922 is exceeded only by that of 1920. The old corn 

 on hand November 1, 39,668,000 bushels (latest revision) plus the 1922 

 crop makes the total corn on farms 495,203,000 bushels compared with 

 502,344,000 in 1921 and 506,943,000 in 1920. New corn is 28 per cent 

 above prewar normal; old corn 159 per cent above; and total corn 33 

 per cent above prewar normal. Fortunately, Iowa farmers are much 

 better provided with live stock to consume this corn than they were last 

 year and the corn production for the country as a whole is less. 



The quality of the 1922 corn crop is good, the moisture content of that 

 received at elevators during the last week of November was 16.8 per 

 cent as compared with 16.0 per cent last year. Ninety-seven per cent 

 matured without frost damage. On December 1, 86 per cent of the corn 

 husking had been done which is about the usual. About 8 per cent 

 of the crop was hogged and grazed down. 



Oats were a much better crop than last year, yielding a total of 

 222,851,000 bushels on 6,023,000 acres with an average yield of 37 bushels 

 per acre, worth 34 cents per bushel or a total value of $75,769,000. 



Spring wheat dropped to 68,000 acres which is probably the least since 

 Iowa became a State. The yield per acre was 15 bushels; total crop 

 1,020,000 bushels; worth at 95 cents per bushel, $969,000. 



Winter wheat is steadily gaining favor in Iowa. The acreage in 1922 

 increased to 689,000; the yield per acre was 23 bushels; the total yield, 

 15,847,000 bushels; the price 97 cents per bushel and the total value, 

 $15,372,000. Winter killing was only 2 per cent in the winter of 1921-22. 

 A further increase in acreage seeded is reported for the 1923 crop but 

 there are indications that this will be somewhat reduced by the depreda- 

 tions of the Hessian fly. 



Barley acreage is estimated at 150,000; yield per acre, 28.4 bushels; 

 total, 4,260,000 bushels, worth, at 52 cents per bushel, $2,215,000. 



Rye acreage was 60,000; yield per acre, 19 bushels; total yield 1,140,000 

 bushels; price 71 cents per bushel; value $809,000. 



Flaxseed: — Area harvested 8,000 acres; average yield, 10 bushels; total 

 yield, 80,000 bushels; price per bushel, $2.07; total value, $166,000. 



Timothy seed: — Area harvested, 230,000 acres; average yield 4.53 

 bushels; total yield, 1,042,000 bushels; average price, $2.49; total value, 

 $2,595,000. 



Clover seed: — Area harvested, 132,000 acres; yield per acre, 1.7 bushels; 

 total yield, 224,000 bushels; price per bushel, $10.40; total value, $2,330,000. 



