IOWA'S SOURCE OF WEALTH 



IOWA'S SOURCE OF WEALTH FOR THE YEAR ENDING 

 DECEMBER 31, 1917. 



Compiled for the Iowa Year Book of Agriculture from Estimates Furnished by 



the Iowa Weather and Crop Service, Showing Acreage, Average 



Yield and Total Yield of Farm Products. 



Acres Average Average Total 



Yield Price Yield 



Corn . . .1 



Oats 



Spring Wlieat 



Winter Wheat 



Barley 



Rye 



Flax seed 



Timothy seed 



Clover seed 



Potatoes 



Hay (tame) 



Hay (wild) 



Alfalfa 



Pasture and grazhig . . 



Ensilage 



Sweet corn 



Pop corn 



Buckwheat 



Fruit crop 



Garden truck 



Miscellaneous 



0,242,000 



5,238,500 



173,460 



133,930 



258,775 



35,275 



7,430 



290,243 



61,560 



99,610 



2,671,100 



524,912 



103,215 



40 Bu. ? .97 409,667,000 



46 



18 



18 



35 



20 



11 



4.5 



1.5 



109 



.61 239,416,200 



1.94 

 1.97 

 1.15 

 1.58 

 2.87 

 3.37 

 14.00 

 1.32 



1.3 tons 18.82 

 1.2 tons 14.79 



3.4 tons 23.40 



3,1'99,820- 



2,397,560 



9,111,590 



722,410 



80,810 



1,306,093 



92,340 



10,793,600 



3,584,400 



636,947 



353,830 



Estimated 



Total 

 Value 



1397,376,990 



146,043,882 



6,207,652 



4,723,lH.', 



10,478,328 



1,141,408 



231,925 



4,401,533 



1,292,760 



14,247,552 



67,458,408 



9,420,446 



8,279,622 



100,000,000 



16,686,000 



5,800,000 



900,000 



370,000 



7,000,000 



8,000,000 



12,000,000 



Total value $822,059,699 



Dairy Products $100,000,000 



Poultrv and Eggs 60,000,000 



Wool ■ • 1,250,000 



Total Value of All Farm Products $983,309,699 



NUMBHU, AVERAGE 



VALUE AND TOTAL VALUE OF LIVESTOCK 

 DECEMBER 31, 1917. 



Figures taken from estimates made by the United States Department of 



Agriculture. 



Number Average Value Total Value 



Hor.ses 1.583.000 $104.00 $164,632,000 



Mules 69,000 116.00 8.004,000 



Milch Cows 1 ,405,000 76.70 107,763,500 



Other Cattle 2,919,000 47.90 139,820,100 



Swine 10,307,000 24.20 250,954,000 



Sheep 1.224,000 13.80 16,891,200 



Total value of Livestock $ 688,064,800 



Total value of Farm Products and Live Stock $1,571,374,499 



