212 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



GROUP II. 



The five tables contained in this group deal with the farm 

 crops for the season of 1904. Crop reports for that season were 

 published in the 1904 Year book and vary somewhat from the 

 reports returned by the census enumerators. However, it was 

 thought advisable to publish these tables for the purpose of 

 having a record in the Year Book of the acreage, and more 

 especially the acreage of certain farm crops which have not 

 been of record heretofore. The total acreage of crops as shown 

 by these tables follows : 



Corn 9,542,956 



Oats 4,315,637 



Wheat 517,274 



Barley 424,580 



Rye 66,065 



Buckwheat 10,590 



Clover 207,171 



Timothy , 3,314, 149 



Wild Hay....« 996,122 



Millet 66,821 



Alfalfa 10,351 



Potatoes 133,270 



Pasturage 12,823, 123 



Miscellaneous 800,000 



Total Acres 33,228.109 



Table No. I. — Corn and Wheat. Shows total acreage, number of bushels 

 and value of same. 



Corn: Total value is based on an average price of 34 cents 



per bushel,',which figures an average value of $12.33^:( 



per acre. 



Wheat: Total value is based on an average price of 81% 



cents per bushel, v?hich figures an average value of 



$9.45 per acre. 



Table No. II.— Oats and Barley. Shows total acreage, number of bushels 

 and value of same. 



Oats: Total value based on average price of 25>^ cents per 



bushel, which gives an average value of $7.94 ptr 



acre. 



Barley: Total value based on average price of 34 cents per 



bushel, which gives an average value of a fraction 



less than $12.57 per acre. 



