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Barley. — Acreage seeded, compared with last year, 93 per cent, and 

 the average condition, 93 per cent. Last year the condition was 94 per 

 cent. 



Rye. — Acreage, 94; estimated condition, 90 per cent as compared with 

 94 per cent last year. 



Flax. — Area seeded, 97 per cent; condition. 90 per cent. 



Potatoes. — Acreage planted, 100 per cent; condition, 97 per cent. Last 

 year condition 96 per cent. 



Meadows. — There has been a reduction of about 3 per cent in the area 

 of meadows, the acreage being 97 per cent. The condition 79 per cent, 

 as compared with 97 per cent last year. Grass started early this spring 

 but the condition has been reduced by drouth and much freezing weather 

 during April and continued subnormal temperature during May. 



Pastures are about 99 per cent in acreage and 81 per cent in condition 

 as compared with a condition of 97 per cent, last year. 



Pop Corn. — The acreage is 100, and the condition is 85 per cent. 



Sweet Corx for Can. — Acreage 102; condition 82 per cent. 



Coxditiox of Fruit. — As compared with an average crop. — Apples, 12 

 per cent; plums, 7; peaches. 2; grapes, 31; cherries, 8; strawberries, 46; 

 raspberries, 32; blackberries, 4S per cent. 



Coxditiox of Live Stock. — Cattle, 97 per cent; hogs, 97; horses, 99; 

 sheep, 98; foals, 93; spring pigs. 91 per cent. 



The acreage of crops cannot be tabulated until the returns of the 

 township assessors are received from all the counties. The complete re- 

 port of acreage will be published in July. 



IOWA CROP REPORT, JULY 1, 1910. 



Following is a summary of reports received from crop correspondents 

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

 of staple crops July 1, 1910, as compared with the average condition on 

 that date in past years: Corn, S'9 per cent; winter wheat, 87; spring 

 wheat, 92; oats, 92; rye, 92; barley, 90; flax, 85; hay, 68; pastures, 70; 

 potatoes. 86; popcorn, 92; sweet corn for can 89; apples 6; plums, 4; 

 grapes, 30. 



Condition July 1, 1909, corn, 92 per cent; winter wheat, 96; spring 

 wheat, 95; oats, 91; rye, 96; barley. 94; flax, 94; hay 100; pastures, 103; 

 potatoes, 100; apples, 76; plums, 68; grapes, 85. 



July 1st average of the past ten years: corn 90 per cent; winter wheat, 

 94; spring wheat. 93; oats, 90; rye, 95; barley, 93; flax, 92; hay, 90; 

 pastures, 8; potatoes, 98. 



IOWA CROP REPORT, AUGUST 1, 1910. 



Following is a summary of reports from crop correspondents of the Iowa 

 Weather and Crop Service, showing the estimated condition of staple 

 crops August 1, 1910, as compared with the average condition on that 

 date in past years. There has been a decided improvement in the condi- 



