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snowstorm. The clear and warm weather was favorable for out-door 
work and nearly 90% of the corn crop had been harvested by the close 
of the month. Considerable fall plowing was done and meadows, pastures 
and fall grains were reported as being in good condition. The clear and 
mild weather continued during December, there being an excess of 3.6° in 
temperature and a deficiency of .62 inch in precipitation with an abun- 
dance of sunshine. There was but one period during the month 
when the temperatures were generally below zero. On the 6th and 7th, 
the temperature ranged from zero to 17° below zero. 
COMPARATIVE DATA FOR THE STATE-ANNUAL 
Temperature 
Precipitation 
1 
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S 
a 
d 
"5 
< 
m 
4f 
■3 
«l 
< 
Sf^ 
d 
.d 
5 
o 
03 
a 
II 
22 
>0Q 
s 
5 
Q 
^ 
Q 
< 
O 
^ 
«J 
1890 
48.0 
110 
July 13 
—27 
January 22 
31.28 
45.74 
16.00 
1891 
47.3 
106 
Au^st 9 
—31 
February 4 
32.90 
49.05 
23.48 
1892 
46.6 
104 
July 11 
—38 
January 19 
36. 5S 
48.77 
24.78 
31.7 
1893 
45.7 
102 
July *13 
—36 
January 14 
27.59 
33.27 
19.19 
36.2 
1894 
49.7 
109 
July 26 
—37 
January 25 
21.94 
29.81 
15.65 
18.4 
1895 
47.2 
104 
May 28 
—33 
February 1 
26.77 
35.25 
18.57 
25.5 
1896 
48.6 
104 
July 3 
—20 
January 4 
37.23 
51.60 
28.68 
19.8 
1897 
47.9 
106 
July *23 
—30 
January 25 
26.97 
36.18 
20.21 
38.5 
1898 
47.7 
103 
August 20 
—25 
December 31 
31.34 
55.47 
19.51 
38.6 
1899 
47.5 
104 
September 6 
—40 
February 11 
28.68 
42.06 
21.79 
23.2 
1900 
49.3 
103 
August 3 
—27 
February 15 
34.15 
47.33 
25.05 
26.3 
1901 
48.9 
113 
July 22 
—31 
December 15 
24.41 
37.69 
16.35 
37.2 
1902 
47.7 
98 
July 30 
—31 
January 27 
43.^ 
58.80 
20.14 
27.7 
1903 
47.7 
101 
August 24 
—27 
December 13 
35.39 
50.53 
26.41 
19.1 
1904 
46.3 
100 
July 17 
—32 
January 27 
28.51 
38.93 
19.34 
30.3 
1905 
47.2 
104 
August 11 
— 41 
February 2 
36.56 
52.26 
24.66 
37.9 
1906 
48.4 
102 
July 21 
—32 
February 10 
31.60 
44.34 
20.63 
32.5 
1907 
48.0 
102 
July 5 
—31 
February 5 
31.61 
43.90 
19.93 
24.3 
1908 
49.5 
101 
August 3 
—18 
January 29 
35.26 
49.98 
24.11 
20.7 
*And other dates. 
IOWA CROP REPORT— JUNE 1, 1908. 
Acreage of Farm Crops. Estimated Condition of Staple Crops. Fruit 
AND Live Stock. 
Reports received June 1st from county and township correspondents 
of the Iowa Weather and Crop Service show the following results as to 
the number of acres and average condition of staple farm crops; also 
the condition of fruit and live stock. 
Corn. — The estimated number of acres of corn planted appears to 
be 8,970,900, or an increase of 112,820 acres as compared with the area 
harvested in 1907. It is probable that some of the acreage intended to 
be planted will have to be abandoned necessitating a revision of the above 
