NUMBER OF DAYS EACH WEEK DURING FLOWERING PERIODS WITH TEMPERATURES 



JUNE 



24-30 



JULY 



1- 7 



8-15 1 



16-28 1 



24-31 4 



AUGUST 



1- 7 



8-15 1 



16-23 



24-31 3 



OF 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER 



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HAY 



Production of both tame hays and wild hays has fallen off steadily since 

 1927 in which year 2,706,000 tons of tame hay and 995,000 tons of wild hay or a 

 total of 3,701,000 tons gave the state its peak in hay production. 



Total production of tame hays in 1929 was 2,050,000 tons which was cut from 

 1,446,000 acres, making the average yield per acre 1.42 tons. In 1928 an acreage 

 of 1,294,000 with an average yield of 1.98 tons per acre produced 2,558,000 tons 

 of tame hay. 



Production of wild hay in 1929 was 477,000 tons from 636,000 acres which 

 made an average yield of 0.75 tons per acre. In 1928 from 606,000 acres and a 

 yield of 0.90 tons per acre the state production of wild hay was 545,000 tons. 



Total production of hay in 1929 was 2,527,000 tons compared with 3,103,000 

 tons in 1928 and 3,701,000 tons in 1927. Acreage of all hay in these years was; 

 2,082,000 in 1929; 1,900,000 in 1928 and 2,139,000 in 1927. 



Acreage, yield per acre and total production of tame hay by varieties for 

 1929 and 1928 are shown in the following table. 



TAME HAY BY VARIETIES 



Variety 1929 



Timothy •. , 106,000 



Clover and Timothy mixed 189,000 



Alfalfa 744,000 



Grain Hay 235,000 



Sweet Clover 60,000 



Miscellaneous 112,000 



ALL TAME HAY 1,446,000 



WILD HAY 636,000 



TOTAL HAY 2,082,000 



OATS 



Oats production in 1929 was 9,418,000 bushels from an acreage of 554,000 

 and an average yield of 17.0 bushels. In 1928, 20,221,000 bushels was harvested 

 from 554,000 acres with an average yield of 36.5 bushels per acre. The decrease 

 in oats production was a result of drought conditions setting in soon after plant- 

 ing time and before the young plants had strength enough to survive a definite 

 drought period. 



Oats production in 1929 was the lowest in 11 years. Along with decreasing 

 numbers of horses in recent years and increasing numbers of dairy cows and hogs 

 there has been evident a downward trend of oats production and an increase of 

 other feed crops, especially barley. 



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