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Condition of L.ivk Stock. — Cattle, hogs and horses 100 per cent; sheep 

 99; spring pigs 97; foals 93 per cent. 



IOWA CROP REPORT, JULY 1, 1911. 



The following is a summary of reports from crop correspondents show- 

 ing the estimated condition of staple crops, July 1, 1911, as compared 

 with the average condition on that date in past years: Corn, 102 per 

 cent; oats, 72, winter wheat, 88; spring wheat, 80; rye, 89; barley, 79; 

 flax, 84; hay, 57; pastures, 60; potatoes, 53; apples, 85; plums, 78; grapes, 

 87, On July 1, 1910, the conditions were as follows: Corn, 89 per cent; 

 oats, 92; winter wheat, 87; spring wheat, 92; rye, 92; barley, 90; flax, 

 85; hay, 68; pastures, 70; potatoes, 86; apples, 6; plums, 4; grapes, 30. 



IOWA CROP REPORT, AUGUST 1, 1911. 



Following is a summary of reports from crop correspondents of the 

 service August 1st. The condition of corn is unusually variable, sections 

 of the state as shown by estimates ranging from 25 to 105 per cent, and 

 the final output of this crop depends upon future weather conditions. 

 Estimates of conditions are as follows: Corn, 69 per cent; potatoes, 34; 

 pastures, 38; apples. 78; grapes, 74. On August 1, 1910, corn was rated 

 at 90.5 per cent, and on July 1, 1911, at 102 per cent. The average con- 

 dition on August 1st for the past ten years is 85 per cent. Thrashing 

 returns and estimates show the following average yield of harvested crops: 

 Winter wheat, 21; spring wheat, 14; oats, 24; barley, 22; rye, 17 bushels 

 per acre. These figures are subject to change upon receipt of final returns, 

 but if they are sustained this state will have over 9,000,000 bushels of 

 wheat of good quality, and about 110,000,000 bushels of oats of fair quality. 



IOWA CROP REPORT, AUGUST 25, 1911. 



Reports made on August 25th, by correspondents of the Iowa Weather & 

 Crop Service, show that the average condition of corn was 75 per cent as 

 compared with the average on that date in past years, or a gain of 6 

 points since August 1st. It was estimated that with normal conditions, 

 about 65 per cent of the crop would be safe from frost on September 15th; 

 80 per cent on September 25th; 95 per cent on September 30th, and prac- 

 tically all of it on October 10th. 



The average condition of late potatoes was 54 per cent, or an improve- 

 ment of 20 points since August 1st. 



A summary from the reports of threshers shows the average yield of 

 small grain to be as follows: Winter wheat, 20 bushels per acre; spring 

 wheat, 14; oats, 25; barley, 22; rye, 17, and timothy seed 3 bushels per 

 acre. The average yield of grain is subject to change after the receipt 

 of final reports at the end of the season. 



