IOWA'S SOURCE OF WEALTH 



IOWA'S SOURCE OF WEALTH FOR THE YEAR ENDING 

 DECEMBER 31, 1918. 



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. 



Average Average Total Total 



Crop Acres Yield Price Yield Value 



Corn 10,337,700 34.5 Bu. S 1.23 356,677,000 $438,712,710 



Oats 5,426,500 40.1 Bu. .64 217,592,500 140,043,200 



Spring wheat 580,400 18.2 Bu. 1.99 10,584,600 21,063,351 



Winter wheat 197,270 19.9 Bu. 2.02 3,920,810 7,920,036 



Barley 340,100 31.3 Bu. .89 10,649,200 9,447,788 



Rye 50,040 18.1 Bu. 1.48 905,850 1,340,653 



Flax Seed 8,687 10.1 Bu. 3.26 87,450 285,087 



Timothy Seed 156,750 4.3 Bu. 4.27 673,025 2,873,817 



Clover seed 23,480 1.5 Bu. 19.74 35,220 695,24? 



Potatoes 97,210 76.1 Bu. 1.32 7,394,750 9,761,070 



Hay (Tame) 2,502,620 1.3 tons 19.57 3,357,100 65,697,448 



Hay (Wild) 491,590 1.2 tons 16.00 594,580 9,513,280 



Alfalfa 116,040 2.8 tons 23.93 ' 329,110 7,875,602 



Pasture and Grazing (Estim'd) 90,000^000 



Ensilage (Estimated) 20,000,000 



Sweet Corn (Estimated) 3.0 tons 15.00 6,000,000 



Pop Corn (Estimated) 18,805 19.5 Bu. 4.16 366,700 1,525,472 



Buckwheat (Estimated) 10.000 15.3 Bu. 1.70 244,800 416,160 



Fruit Crop (Estimated) 6,000,000 



Garden Truck (Estimated) 8,500,003 



Sugar Beets for Manufacture 



(Estimated 7,000 



(Estimated) 10.0 tons 9.00 70,000 630,003 



Miscellaneous (Estimated) 11,500,000 



Total .$859,830,915 



Dairy products (Estimated) $ 100,000,000 



Poultry and Eggs (Estimated) 75,000,000 



Wool— 4,815,000 pounds at 58c 2,792,700 



Total value of farm products $1,037,623,615 



NUMBER, AVERAGE VALUE AND TOTAL VALUE OF LIVE STOCK 

 DECEMBER 31, 1918. 



Figures taken from estimates made by the United States Department of Agriculture. 



Number Average Value Total Value 



Horses 1,567,000 $ 95.00 $ 148,865,000 



Mules 68,CH)0 113.00 7,684,000 



Milch Cows 1,381,000 86.00 118,766,000 



Other cattle 2,861,000 52.60 150,489,000 



Swine 10,925,000 27.50 300,438,000 



Sheep 1,322,000 13.70 18,111,000 



Total value of live stock $ 744,353,000 



Total value all farm products and live stock $1,781,976,615 



