S32 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF ACIUCTTLTURE 



Flax.— The acreage of flax is 22,255 or 1,860 acres less than was seeded 

 last year. Condition 92 per cent. 



Potatoes. — The acreage of the potato crop is estimated to be 117,000 

 acres, which is about 3,000 acres less than was planted last year. Con- 

 dition of crop, 94 per cent. 



Hay. — The acreage of tame and wild hay is 3,359,365, or a decrease 

 of 30,700 acres. Condition 97 per cent, or 11 points better than on 

 July 1, 1912. 



Alfalfa. — Area, 51,490 acres, which is an increase of about 11 per cent 

 over last year. The condition on July 1st was * * * 



Pastures. — The acreage is about 99.5 per cent, and the condition is 

 101 per cent, or two points better than last year. 



Apples. — A summary of the reports on apples for July 1st shows about 

 82 per cent of the 1909 crop, which was, according to the 1910 census, 

 6,746,668 bushels. The estimates would indicate a production of about 

 5,500,000 bushels for the state in 1913. 



The estimates from the six leading apple counties of the state, Fremont, 

 Mills, Pottawattamie, Harrison, Page and Taylor, which produced 26 

 per cent of the total crop of the state in 1909, shows only 70 per cent 

 of the 1909 crop or 1,268,318 bushels for 1913 against 1,803,469 bushels 

 for 1909. 



Railroad data show that 70 per cent of the crop of Mills and Fremont 

 counties was shipped out to foreign markets in 1909. On this basis, 

 these six counties will export about 300,000 barrels this year or about 

 1,700 cars. But as shown below diseases and insects will cut this es-ti- 

 mate down. 



Of the total apple crop it is estimated that about 25 per cent are sum- 

 mer apples, about 30 per cent fall apples and about 45 per cent are winter 

 apples. Apple scab and worms are shown to be abundant with an average 

 of only 15 per cent of the orchards of the state being sprayed. 



Plums.- — An average of the reports show about 05 per cent of a crop 

 of plums. 



Grapes. — The grape crop is reported good from all parts of the state 

 and an average of 92 per cent of a full crop is estimated. 



IOWA CROP REPORT, AUGUST 1, 1913. 



Following is a summary of reports from crop correspondents on August 

 1st. The average condition of corn was placed at 89 per cent, or four 

 points lower than on July 1st. This, however, does not give an accurate 

 idea of the change in condition of corn that has taken place since the 

 middle of July, when it was estimated to be fully up to the average con- 

 dition of pa&t years, or 100 per cent. The dry weather and excessively 

 high temperatures during the latter half of the month lowered the con- 

 dition materially, and by the end of the month the crop was in a critical 

 condition over the southern half of the state, where the rainfall had been 

 extremely light. The estimated condition of pastures is 86; potatoes 75, 



