mT'RTEEXTTl AXXUAL YEAR nonK-TART XI, R:;:J 



and flax SS per cent, showing a loss of 15 per cent in pas'turcs, l!) in 

 potatoes, and 4 per cent on condition o£ flax since July 1st. 



On August Ist, 1012, corn was rated at 93 per cent, pot-atoes, 91, and 

 pastures 92 per cent. Preliminary reiwrts from correspondents and 

 threshermen indicate an average yield of 24 bushels per acre of winter 

 wheat; spring wheat, 17; oats, 34; barley, 26; rye, 18. The average 

 yield of hay is placed at 1.5 tons and wild hay at 1.3 tons. If these 

 average yields are maintained by final reports the total yields for the 

 state will be about as follows: winter wheat, 12,000,000 bushels; spring 

 wheat, 6,200,000; oats, 163,000,000; barley, 9,500,000; rye, 1,200,000 

 bushels; tame hay, 3,900',000 tons; wild hay, 950,000 tons. A summary 

 of the crop estimates on apples for August 1st, shows 83 per cent of the 

 1909 crop, which was according to the 1910 census, 6,746,668 bushels. 

 These estimates will indicate a production .of 5,600,000 bushels for the 

 state for this year. The estimates are somewhat higher than on .July 

 1st, though practically the same. Reports from certain sections indi- 

 cate a heavy decrease in yield on account of dry weather. The unsprayed 

 orchards are suffering most because of the reduced leaf surface due to 

 the apple scab and insect enemies earlier in the season. Scabby apples 

 are reported as stunted and at a standstill. Plums: estimates show a 

 decline in plums from 65 per cent July 1st to 56 per cent August 1st. 

 Grapes: This crop seems to have suffered no injury from weather 

 conditions. The estimates indicate 91.5 per cent of a full crop, a de- 

 crease of only one-half of 1 per cent between July 1st and August 1st. 

 The crop will be exceptionally clean on account of freedom from dis- 

 ease due to the dry weather. There are no insects reported as serious 

 in any part of the state. 



IOWA CROP REPORT, SEPTEMBER 1, 1913. 



The following is a summary of reports from correspondents on Sep- 

 tember 1. The estimated condition of corn as compared with the av- 

 erage of past years on that date was placed at 78 per cent, but this 

 does not give an accurate idea of the actual condition of the crop in all 

 parts of the state. In many of the northern counties where showers 

 have been frequent the crop is in a flourishing condition and is rated 

 nearly up to or above the average of past years; the average for the 

 three northern tiers of counties on September 1st was 95 per cent. 

 In the central counties where the effects of the drought was more 

 apparent, and the wind had blown mych of the corn down, the average 

 condition w^as placed at 82 per cent. In the southern district where 

 the temperatures were excessive, and the drought severe during the 

 whole month, the average was only 58 per cent, and this is too high 

 for many localities. Corn is maturing rapidly, and with normal weather 

 more than half of the crop will be safe from damage by frost by Sep- 

 tember 15th, and more than SO per cent and ]irobal)ly nearly all of it 

 by the end of Sei)teniber. 

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