42 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



tion of corn during the past month, over the larger part of the state and 

 especially over the northwestern., southeastern and many of the southern 

 counties where showers have been timely and rainfall sufficient to keep 

 the plants growing rapidly. On the other hand the condition has de- 

 clined over the northeastern and some of the southwestern counties, 

 due to a deficiency of moisture. The average condition of corn for the 

 four quarters of the state are as follows: Northwest quarter, 97 per cent; 

 northeast, 80 per cent; southeast, 96 per cent, and southwest, 89 per cent, 

 which makes an average for the state of 90.5 per cent. The average con- 

 dition for the western half of the state, which has 57 per cent of the corn 

 acreage, is 93 per cent as compared with 88 per cent for the eastern half. 



The average condition of spring wheat was 102 per cent; oats, 101; 

 barley, 99; flax, 88; hay, 70; pastures, 59; potatoes, 63; apples, 4; grapes,. 

 28"; pop corn, 87; sweet corn for can, 85 per cent. 



The condition on August 1 1909 was: Corn, 91 per cent; spring wheat, 

 92; oats, 92; barley, 87; flax, 93; hay, 101.5; pastures, 102; potatoes, 92; 

 apples, 65; grapes, 80 per cent. 



August 1st average of the past 10 years: Corn, 86.5 per cent; oats, 

 85; spring wheat, 87; barley, 88; flax, 88; hay, 93; pastures, 92; potatoes, 

 97; apples, 57; and grapes, 82 per cent. 



IOWA CROP REPORT, AUGUST 25, 1910. 



Following is a summary of the August 25th reports received from crop 

 correspondents of the Iowa Weather and Crop Service. The average condi- 

 tion of the corn crop was estimated as 89 per cent, which is 1.5 per cent 

 ^ower than on August 1st. 



It was estimated that with normal weather, about one-third of the 

 corn would be safe from frost by September 15th; 60 per cent on the 25th; 

 75 per cent on the 30th, and 95 per cent on October 10th. 



The average condition of late potatoes was 53 per cent or 10 per cer>t 

 less than on August 1st. 



About two-thirds of the threshing has been completed and preliminary 

 reports indicate average yields as follows: Winter wheat, 23 bushels per 

 acre; spring wheat, 21; oats, 39; barley, 30; rye, 21. and timothy seed, 

 3.6 bushels. The average yield of grain is subject to change after the re- 

 ceipt of final and more complete reports at the end of the season. 



FINAL REPORTS FOR THE STATE— TOTAL YIELD OF SOIL PRO- 

 DUCTS—VALUE AT FARM PRICES, DECEMBER 1, 1910. 



Following is a summary of reports from crop correspondents of the 

 Iowa Weather and Crop Service and Threshermen, 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, 1910. The value gained 

 by feeding farm crops for production of live stock, poultry and dairy pro- 

 ducts, is not taken into consideration in this report. 



