xvi IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



]OWA FARM STATISTICS 



Land area of Iowa 35,575,040 



Total acreage in farms 30,914,178 



Total number of farms 189,969 



Average size of farms, acres 162.8 



Total population, 1910 2,224,771 



Rural population, 1910 1,544,717 



Farms operated by owners and managers, 1910 134,929 



Farms operated by tenants, 1910 82,115 



Number of silos on farms 6,781 



Value of live stock. $459,396,000 



Value of farm crops and other products $462,871,674 



Total value of live stock, farm crops and other products $922,267,674 



Average value live stock, farm crops and other products per 

 farm $ 4,854 



