3 20 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Hay {Wild). — Average yield, 0.9 ton; total yield, 683,385 tons; average 

 price, $10.28; total value, $7,024,188. 



TABULATED CROP SUMMARY. 



Corn 281,366,600 bu. $151,937,964 



Oats .' 120,208,300 bu. 59,285,403 



Spring wheat 4,674,500 bu. 4,020,070 



Winter wheat 3,959,000 bu. 3,681,870 



Barley 7,197,090 bu. 6,477,381 



Rye 486,130 bu. 384,043 



Flax 173,710 bu. 347,420 



Potatoes 9,386,390 bu. 8,353,887 



Hay (tame) 3,246,200 tons. 43,628,928 



Hay (wild) 683,385 tons. 7,024,188 



Pasturage and grazing estimated 80,000,000 



Ensilage " 3,250,000 



Timothy and clover seed " 800,000 



Alfalfa and millet " 600,000 



Sweet corn " 950,000 



Pop corn " 250,000 



Fruit crop " 9,000,000 



Garden truck " 1,000,000 



Miscellaneous crops " 8,000,000 



Total value $388,991,154 



The estimated value of soil products for 1910 was 362,470.791 



GEORGE M. CHAPPEL, 



Director. 



Following- Dr. Chappel's report, Professor C. F. Curtiss of 

 Ames, Iowa, gave a short address dealing with agricultural prob- 

 lems. 



On motion the convention adjourned luitil 1:30 o'clock p. m. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



('onvention was called to order at 1:80 oV-lock by President 

 Cameron. 



The President introduced Hon. A. L. Sponsler, Secretary of the 

 Kansas State Fair at Hutchinson, Kansas, who addressed the 

 convention as follows : 



SOME PHASES OF FAIR MANAGEMENT. 



.\. L. SPONSLER, HUTCHINSON, KANSAS. 



"I didn't come to Des Moines to teach Iowa how to run a fair. I first 

 want to congratulate you upon your reputation of having an all around 



