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drouth during the summer months, the harvest has been profitable, and 

 with a few exceptions very bountiful. Tree fruits were practically killed 

 and berries seriously injured by the late frosts of spring and the hay and 

 potato crops were shortened by the drouth, but the small grains were 

 above the average in quality and yield. Corn was damaged considerably 

 by the lack of moisture, but the average yield will be above the normal 

 and the total yield will probably be over 300,000,000 bushels. The shortage 

 of the hay crop has been made up largely by the extra amount of corn 

 cut for fodder and the excellent condition of fall pastures. The potato 

 crop will be smaller than usual, but the quality will be fairly good. 



IOWA CROP REPORT, JUNE 1, 1910. 



Acreage of Farvi Crops, Estimated Condition of Staple Crops, Fruits and 



Live Stock. 



The crop season of 1910 opened much earlier than usual. March and 

 the first half of April was warm, dry and abnormally pleasant, affording 

 an unusual opportunity for field work and favorable conditions for the 

 growth of vegetation. At the end of March nearly all of the wheat and 

 a,bout 50 per cent of the oats had been seeded and a large acreage of 

 ground had been prepared for corn. By the middle of April all small 

 grain had been sown and considerable corn had been planted. The latter 

 half of April and all of May was exceptionally cold and generally dry 

 so that by the end of May the season, so far as the growth of vegetation 

 was concerned, was 10 days to 2 weeks behind the average. 



Coex. — Owing to the fact that much of the meadows, pastures and fall 

 grains were winter killed and to the favorable conditions for preparing 

 the ground, the acreage of corn has been increased about 2 per cent. The 

 stand is, however, from 25 to 30 per cent, below the average on account 

 of poor seed, activity of cut and wire worms, and the continued cold 

 weather which prevented germination, and the growth of the plants so 

 that the condition on June 1st was 79 per cent. Last year at correspond- 

 ing date the condition was rated at 94 per cent. The soil is in exceptional- 

 ly fine physical condition and with favorable weather during June the 

 condition of corn will improve rapidly. 



Wixtee Wheat. — There has been a decrease of about 9 per cent, in 

 the acreage of winter wheat owing to winter killing, so the estimated 

 acreage on June 1st was 91 per cent and the condition 88 per cent. Last 

 year the condition was 92 per cent. 



Speixg Wheat. — Acreage decreased 1 per cent, making present acreage 

 99 and the average condition, 96 per cent. Last year the condition on 

 June 1st was 94 per cent. 



Oats. — The acreage of oats is placed at 100 per cent and the condition 

 at 94, as compared with a condition of 90 per cent last year. 



