IOWA DEPAKTMENT OF AGRICCTLTURE. 



SUMMARY OF TOTAL ACREAGE FARM LANDS WITHIN THE STATE. 

 NUMBER OF FARMS, AVERAGE SIZE OF FARMS, AVERAGE 

 VALUE PER ACRE, TOTAL VALUE FARM MACHINERY, AVE- 

 RAGE 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 POPU- 

 LATION PER FARM. 



Total acreag-e farms - - 32,228,109 



Number of" farms - 209,163 



Average size of farms (acres) 158% 



Average value per acre $ 58.00 



Total value farm machinery — 41,232,368.00 



Average value farm machinery per farm 197.00 



Total value farm buildings 303,750,975.00 



Average value farm buildings per farm 1,452.00 



Total value farm lands and buildings $1,855,857,423.00 



Total rural population (1905 census) 1,142,114 



Average number per farm 5% 



GRAND TOTALS. 



Value crops and other farm products 1907 $ 389,500,705.00 



Value live stock 340,826,266.00 



Value farms lands and buildings - 1,855,857,423.00 



Value farm machinery — 41,232,368.00 



GRAND TOTAL VALUATION . $2,627,416,762.00 



PER CAPITA VALUATION. 



Per capa valuation rural population » $ 2,300.00 



Average valuation per farm 12,561.00 



Per capa valuation farm crops 1907 341.00 



Average valuation farm crop per acre 1907 11.75 



Average valuation farm crop per farm 1907 1,862.00 



Per capa valuation live stock 298.00 



Average valuation live stock per farm— 1,629.00 



Average valuation live stock per acre 10.27 



Total per capa valuation farm crops and live stock 639.00 



Average valuation farm crop and live stock 3,491.00 



