796 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Potatoes. — The drougth was also damaging to potatoes; the average con- 

 dition on September 1st being 68 per cent, but this is 21 points better 

 than on September 1, 1913. 



Pastures, like corn and potatoes, were in poor condition in the southern 

 counties, but were generally good in the northern counties. The average 

 for the state was placed at 70 per cent. 



Eighty-six per cent of the threshing was done. The average yield of 

 winter wheat is 22 bushels per acre; spring wheat, 15; oats, 33; barley, 

 26; rye, 19; timothy seed, 4.2 bushels per acre. 



Apples. — Sixty-two counties reporting show that there will be harvested 

 this year 22 per cent as many apples as last year. This would indicate 

 that there will be harvested about one-half million bushels of apples. Of 

 this quantity the reports show 64 peB cent for the state as a whole will 

 be marketable. Estimating by districts there will be slightly more than 

 one-third of a million bushels that will be marketable. This relatively 

 high percentage is due to the fact that only well cared for sprayed or- 

 chards are producing this year. The average for the state August 1st 

 was 25.4 per cent. The crop estimate has dropped 3.4 per cent during 

 August. 



FINAL REPORT FOR THE STATE— TOTAL YIELD OF SOIL 

 PRODUCTS— VALUE AT FARM PRICE, DECEMBER 1, 1914. 



Following is a summary of reports from crop correspondents of the 

 Iowa Weather and Crop Service, showing the average yield per acre and 

 total yields of staple soil products, and the average price at the nearest 

 station, December 1, 1914: 



Corn. — As in 1913, drought reduced the yield in the southern counties, 

 but timely and copious showers over the northern districts more than 

 made up the loss, and the State produced 21,000,000 bushels more than it 

 did last year. The average yield per acre was 39 bushels, and the total 

 yield 363,689,600 bushels. The average price at the nearest station was 

 55 cents, making the total value of the crop $200,029,280. The weather 

 during the latter half of October and all of November was ideal for har- 

 vesting, and the quality of the crop was never better. 



Oats. — The area harvested was 5,154,200 acres; average yield, 34 bushels 

 per acre; total yield, 172,696,000 bushels; aggregate value at 34 cents per 

 bushel, $70,805,360. Last year the average yield was 34.2 bushels per 

 acre; total yield, 164,851,000; aggregate value at 34 cents per bushel, 

 $56,049,340'. 



Spring Wheat. — Area harvested, 261,025 acres; average yield, 13 bushels 

 per acre; total yield, 3,389,070 bushels; price per bushel, 94 cents; total 

 value, $3,185,725. 



Winter Wheat. — Area harvested, 538,410 acres; average yield per acre, 

 22 bushels; total yield, 11,670,710 bushels; average price, 97 cents per 

 bushel; total value, $11,320,588. The total yield of all wheat is 15,059,780 

 bushels, as compared with 16,348,807 bushels last year; but the value of 

 this year's crop exceeds that of 1913 by $2,284,748. 



