The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-08-14
AgricuItural Products of Iewa. In
pnrt, fer 1859.
STATE AGRIcuLvURAL BUREAU

Des Moincs, Iowa, Aug.7, 1863
The following statistics IN regard to
the agricultural productions Of Ioga, in
part, for the year 1862, arc submitted to
the public for general information. They
are based on ihore reliable information
than any heretofore emanating from amy
suhrce in this State. All the close of the
selsvn, | shall be enabled 10 give consid-
erable additional information, in regard to
other productions, than arc embraced in
the following, arranged d 80 as to give in
detail, by counties, tor the present and
past years. II not entirely coinplete, the
information here given is sufficiently so,
to subserye all practical purposes.
VIM DUANE WILSON,
sec'y |. +. College.
WHEAT-Tl.c number of acres oc-
cupied with wheat in 1861, was l,5O0,-
900, and the average yield, after deduct
ing loss in stack, was 2 bushels per acre,
amounting to Is. .3b0, 900 bnshels From
reports received al this Office, embracing
about one half OF the State, the average
increased breadth of wheat sown therein,
is oae-hurth more than last year. A pro-
portionate increase over the State, would
make the total increase 800 900 acres,
which is cvideniiy tao much; bni tie in
crease may fairly be Sc. down al not less
than 100, 900 acres. This would give us
COO, ,OUU acres for 8t52 TO arrive at
the probable yield per acre, can not be
done so satisfactorily, as last year, in con-
sequence OF the many trials which the
spring wheat, especially, has had to un-
dergo, and from which it has not escaped
without considerable damage. The prin-
oiple Of which has been the chintz bug,
whole fields in some sections being entire
ly destroyed by them, and many others
partially destroyed. The rust also, in
some degree, over large portion of the
State, which struck the wheat about a
week before it was cut, has injured the
berry somewhat, but to what extent
will not be known until threshcd.-
1t may be remarked. however, that the
bug and rust, have not been one-fourth as
destructive in fields which were well
plowed in the fall and sown very early in
the spring. Up to within two weeks Of
the tlme VI cutting. the fields generally
promised yield Of form 10 to 22 BUSH
els per acre upon the average, but what
to put the yield IT now, owing to con-
Aicting reports from many sections Of the
State, of the extent Of damage, it is very
difficult to do. We do not feel justified in
placing the yield at one-half Of what it
would certainly have cut, had il not met
with the reverses mentioned, as there are
as many sections, and as large, which
have met with no reverres whatever. sx-
cepting perhaps, here and there, where
The ..ss1s haze Dcaa allowed to .hoa. !.
down the grain bnt if we put the aver
age product per acre at eleven bushels for
the spring wheat, we are confident that
we are fully within the mark. Of the
100000 acres Of Winter Wheat, which
produced an excellent yield, having heard
of ne field that did not cut at least 25
bushels to the acre, and many which cut
80, 35 and As bushels. as it ia admitted
by all, that there never VAS better weld
OF winter wheat 10 the State, il as good.
Of this variety then, we may safely