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CoKN, 76 per cent; spring wheat, 90; oats, 89; barley, 90; rye, 94; flax, 

 91; hay crop, 78; pastures, 92; potatoes, 98; apples, 42; grapes, 80. 



The relatively low estimate of corn is due to the deficient stand, as 

 compared with the average. 



Conditions Last Yeae. — Corn, 99 per cent; wheat, 94; oats, 84; barley, 

 91; rye, 93; flax, 92; potatoes, 94; hay, 75; apples, 70; grapes, 85. 



CROP REPORT, AUGUST 1, 1907. 



Following is a summary of reports received from crop correspondents 

 of the Iowa Weather and Crop Service, showing the estimated condition 

 of staple crops 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. 



Conditions Last Year. — Corn, 99 per cent; wheat, 93; oats, 90; flax, 95; 

 hay, 79; pastures, 83; potatoes, 91; apples, 70; grapes, 94. 



IOWA CROPS, 1907. 



Final Report, Showing Total Yield of Soil Products, and Value at 

 Farm Prices December 1, 1907. 



On account of abnormal weather during the spring and summer, the 

 farm products of this season fall materially below the very heavy output 

 of 1906, but as compared with the general averages of the past two dec- 

 ades the showing is fairly satisfactory. The principal shortage is in the 

 yield and quality of corn and oats, the other cereals coming nearly up to 

 the average, while the yield of grass in pastures and meadows was some- 

 what better than usual. 



Corn. — The soil was dry and in fine tilth at planting time, and reports 

 showed a total acreage of 8,858,000 acres. The heavy rains and fiooded 

 fields in June caused the abandonment of a considerable area, amounting 

 to an estimated total of 530,390 acres. The acreage harvested was about 

 8,327,690 acres, and the average loss of acreage was about 6 per cent 

 for the whole state, though variable in different sections. 



The tabulated reports by counties show the yield of com to have been 

 quite variable, ranging from 20 to 35 bushels per acre. The average for 

 the state appears to be 29.6 bushels per acre, and the total yield is 

 246,898,460 bushels, as against 41 per acre and a total of 388,348,000 

 bushels last year. The average farm price of corn is reported to be 44 

 cents per bushel, and the total value of the crop is $108,635,322. Last 

 year's corn crop was estimated at $128,155,143, on December 1st, at an 

 average of 33 cents per bushel. 



Winter Wheat. — This cereal is now reported to be grown in 81 counties, 

 with satisfactory results. The average yield was 19.8 bushels per acre 

 and the total was 1,698,101 bushels. The value of the crop was $1,408,423, 

 the average price being 83 cents per bushel. 



