NINTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 37 
IOWA CROP REPORT, JULY 25, 1908. 
Following is a summary of reports received from crop correspond- 
ents of the Iowa Weather and Crop Service, showing the estimated con- 
dition of the staple crops July 25, 1908, as compared with the average 
condition on that date in past years: Corn, 88 per cent; spring wheat, 
93; oats, 85; flax, 92; barley, 94; hay crop, 104; pastures, 102; po- 
tatoes, 93; apples, 48; grapes, 78. 
Conditions August 1, 1907: Corn, 79 per cent; spring wheat, 85; oats, 
76; barley, 85; flax, 88; hay, 80; potatoes, 90; pastures, 100; apples, 40; 
grapes, 84. 
FINAL CROP REPORT, 1908. 
Final Report for the State — Total Yield of Soil Products — Value 
AT Farm Prices, December 1, 1908. 
Following is a summary of crop reports from correspondents of the 
Iowa Weather and Crop Service showing the average yield per acre and 
total yields of staple soil products, and the average prices at the farms 
or nearest stations, December 1, 1908. The value gained by feeding 
farm crops for the production of live stock, poultry, and dairy products 
is not taken into consideration in this report. 
Corn. — A revised report of the estimated corn acreage, made July 
1, after the heavy rains had ceased, indicated that the area planted this 
year was 8,399,610 acres, or 458,390 acres less than the area planted in 
1907. The average yield per acre for the state this year was 35.9 bushels, 
making a total yield of 301,873,150 bushels. This exceeds the average 
yield of the ten preceding years by over ten million bushels. The average 
farm price on December 1st was 51 cents per bushel, making the aggre- 
gate value $153,955,306, and the most valuable corn crop ever raised in 
the State. Owing to the high temperature and dry weather in September, 
the late planted fields were rushed toward maturity too rapidly and as a 
result about 9% of the crop is reported as being soft; otherwise the 
condition of the crop is excellent. 
Wheat. — Winter wheat area harvested, 85,147 acres; yield per acre, 
19.7 bushels; total yield, 1,678,540 bushels; average price, 86 cents per 
bushel; total value, $1,443,544. Spring wheat area harvested, 323,467 
acres; average yield, 15.4 bushels per acre; total product, 4,968,250 
bushels; price per bushel, 86 cents; total value, $4,272,695; aggregate 
value of wheat, $5,716,239. 
Oats. — The oats crop this season has been below the average in 
yield per acre and weight per bushel, as a result of rust and other adverse 
conditions. The area harvested was 4,431,650 acres; average yield, 25.5 
bushels per acre; total product, 112,830,490 bushels; aggregate value at 
