xviii IO^YA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



TOTAL ACREAGE IN FARMS OF IOWA, AVERAGE ACREAGE IN FARMS, 

 AVERAGE VALUE FARMS PER ACRE, TOTAL VALUE FARMS, VALUE 

 FARM MACHINERY. AVERAGE VALUE FARM MACHINERY PER FARM. 

 RURAL POPULATION. ETC. 



Total number of acres in farm lands 30,221,356 



Number of farms (Iowa Dept. of Agriculture Statistical reports, Jan- 



uaiT, laiO) 190,4as 



Average acreage in farms (Iowa Dept. of Agriculture Statistical reports, 



January, 1910) 158.66 



Average value per acre (estimated) $ TO. 00 



Total value farms of Iowa (estimated) $0,266,601,700 



Total value farm machinery (estimated) $ 76,195,200 



Average value farm machinery, per farm $ 361.00 



Rural population (Iowa census, 1905) 1,142,114 



Number rods tiling in Iowa.— 39,744,166 



Number silos in use on Iowa farms 1,556 



Number manure spreaders in use on Iowa farms 59,243 



Average monthly wage paid farm help $ 26.50 



Number cattle shipped in for feeding, 1900 301,896 



Number sold for slaughter, 1909 1,101,488 



Number sheep shipped in for feeding, 1909 250,726 



Number sheep sold for slaughter, 1909 448,338 



Number poultry on Iowa farms _ 22,OGJ,70T 



Value poultry 9 11,081,3.53 



Average number dozen eggs received yearly 84,726,975 



Total value eggs received @ $ .17.5t per dozen 9 14,827.220 



GENERAL SUMMARY. 



Value of crops and other farm products, 1909 $ 466,170,849 



Value of live stock, .January 1, 1910 365,161,227 



Total for 1909 - $ 831,333,076 



Total for 190S < 802,354, &!6 



Increase year 1909 over 190S $ 28,977,430 



Increase year 1909 over 1007 101,005,105 



Total value farms and farm machinery, farm crops and live stock at 



close of year 1909 ..$3,174,128,976 



Or an average value per farm of $ 16,663 



