IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
SUMMARY OF TOTAL ACREAGE FARM LANDS WITHIN THE STATE, 
NUMBER OF FARMS, AVERAGE SIZE OF FARMS, AVERAGE VALUE 
PER ACRE, TOTAL VALUE FARM MACHINERY, AVERAGE VALUE 
FARM MACHINERY PER FARM, TOTAL VALUE FARM BUILDINGS, 
AVERAGE VALUE FARM BUILDINGS PER FARM, TOTAL VALUE FARM 
LANDS AND BUILDINGS. TOTAL RURAL POPULATION (1905 CENSUS), 
AVERAGE RURAL POPUL'ATION PER FARM. 
Total number of acres -' 32,228,109 
Number of farms (census 1905) 209,163 
Average size of farms (census 1905) loSa 
Average value per acre $60.00 
Total value of farm land $], 933, 686, 540/ 
Total value of farm machinery $62,748v900 
Average value of farm machinery per farm $300 
Total value of farm buildings $313,744,500 
Average value per farm $1,500 
Total value farm lands, buildings and machinery 1 .$2,310,179,940 
Investment in average farm, buildings and machinery $11,045 
Rural population (Iowa census 1905) 1,142,114 
Average number per farm 5^ 
GRAND TOTALS. 
Value of crops and other farm products, 1908 $443,976,616 
Value of live stock January 1, 1909 358,378,000 
Total for 1908 $802,354,646 
Total for 1907 730,326,971 
Increase for 1908 over 1907 $ 72,027,675 
Total value farm lands, farm buildings, farm machinery, crops and 
live stock at the. close of 1908 $3,112,534,586 
Or an average value per farm of "' $14,881 
Average net returns per acre of crops and other farm products not 
including live stock for 1908 $15.23 
Value of live stock per farm $1,714 
