TENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 29 



COMPAKATIVE DATA FOB THE STATE— ANNUAL. 



* And other dates . 



IOWA CROP REPORT, JUNE 1, 1909. 



Acreage of Farm Crops. 



Estimated Condition of Staple Crops, Fruit and 

 Live Stock. 



Reports received June 1st from county and tov/nship correspondents 

 of the Iowa Weather and Crop Service show the following results as to 

 the number of acres and average condition of staple farm crops; also the 

 condition of fruit and live stock. 



Corn. — The unfavorable conditions that prevailed during March and 

 April prevented the seeding of the usual acreage of small grain and the 

 acreage of corn has thereby increased a little over 5 per cent as compared 

 with the acreage planted in 1908. So the acreage is about 105, and the 

 average condition on June 1st was rated at 94. Last year at correspond- 

 ing date it was 92 per cent. 



Wheat. — The drouth of last August, September and October prevented 

 the seeding of as large an acreage of winter wheat as was antcipated and 

 the cold w^et weather during the early spring months of this year caused 

 a reduction in the acreage of spring wheat of about 2 per cent. The 

 estimated acreage is now, winter wheat 100 and spring wheat 98 and the 

 average condition is 92 and 94 per cent respectively. Last year the 

 estimates were 101 and 100. 



Oats. — The acreage of oats is placed at 94 per cent and the average 

 condition 90 per cent. Last year the condition on June 1st was 102 per 

 cent. 



