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the average for the State at large is 91 per cent; spring wheat, 92; oats, 

 92; barley, 87; flax, 93; hay crop, 101.5; pastures, 102; potatoes, 92; 

 apples, 65; and grapes, 80. 



The condition on August 1, 1908 was: Coin, 88 per cent; spring wheat, 

 93; oats, 85; flax, 92; barley, 94; hay crop. 10 1; pastures, 102: potatoes, 

 93; apples, 48; gripes, 78. 



CROP ACREAGE FOR 1909. 



Following is an estimate of the acreage of the staple crops for 1909 

 based on the reports of crop correspondents of the Iowa Weather and 

 Crop Service, and the acreage for 1908 as shown by the returns of the 

 township assessors: Winter wheat, 133,740 acres; spring wheat, 265,330; 

 corn, 8,213,280; oats, 4,261,410; rye, 49,590; barley, 492,320; tame hay, 

 3,485,550; wild hay, 886,740; pastures, 8,901,970; flax, 25,520; potatoes, 

 127,840 acres. 



The full report showing the acreage of the various crops by counties, 

 will be found on another page of this report. 



IOWA CROPS— FINAL REPORT, 1909. 



Final Report for the State — Total Yield of Soil Products — Value of Farm 

 Prices. December 1, ]f)Of). 



Following is a summary of reports from crop correspondents of the 

 Iowa Weather and Crop Service and Threshermen, showing the average 

 yield per acre and total yields of staple soil products, and the average 

 prices at the farms or nearest stations, December 1, 1909. The value gained 

 by feeding farm crops for the production of live stock, poultry and dairy 

 products is not taken into consideration in this report. 



CoKX. — A revised report of the estimated corn acreage, made August 

 1st, after the heavy rains had ceased, indicated that the area planted this 

 year was 8,213,280, or 186,330 acres less than the estimated acreage 

 planted in 1998. The average yield per acre for the State this year was 

 32.9 bushels, making a total yield of 269,812,000 bushels. Of this amount 

 about 35 per cent is still in the fields, and a large percentage of the corn 

 in the cribs is in very poor condition. There is no record of corn being 

 in as poor condition on December 1st as it is this year. High winds on 

 September 12th blew much of the crop down, and the excessive rains in 

 November made the ground so soft that it was diflBcult to get in the fields, 

 and the unusually warm and moist weather has caused much of the corn 

 in cribs to mold and that on the ground to rot. From present indications, 

 much of the corn in the fields will be ruined and lost. The average farm 

 price on December 1st was 51 cents per bushel, making the aggregate 

 value $137,604,120. The total yield last year was 301,873,150 bushels, and 

 the average total yield for the ten preceding years is 301,412,384 bushels. 



Wheat. — Winter wheat, area harvested, 133,748 acres, yield per acre, 

 20.5 bushels; total yield, 2,739,050 bushels; average price, 92 cents per 

 bushel; total value, $2,519,926. The total yield last year was 1,678,540 

 bushels and the average total yield for the ten preceding years is 1,161,- 

 011 bushels. 



