Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-10-19
IOWA CROPS AND LIVE STOCK.
Biennial Census of Crops and Live Stock,
Made by Township Assessors.

Biennial Census of Crops and Live Stock,
Made by Township Assessors.
Dies MONIES, Oct. 16. The returns Of
the assessors, for the current year,
showing the acreage and yield of crops
in 1892, and the number of live stock
owned by the farmers of Iowa in jan
uary, 1893, have been carefully tabu-
lated and the footings give us the basis
OF an approximately correct estimate
OF the farm product of the present year
Some of the figures relating to the
more important products of the state
are given below:
Land in farms-The returns show the
number of acres of land in farms to be as
follows: Improved 25,024,1l7; unimprov-
ed. 5, 1856, 377; total, 30,2l0,494 acres. These
figures are evidently correct as to the
acreage of farms in this state. The state
census in 1885 gave the following figures
Improved land, 20, lS9, 1874 acres unimprov-
ed land S,06S, 1853 acres The acreage of land
in pastures in 1855 was 5,265,e5S acres !;
acreage in 1893, 7,S12.S9S. These figures in
clude only improved or fenced pastures
Wheat-The acreage of winter wheat
sown in the fall of 1892 harvested IN 1888
amounted to 233, 533 acres. Spring wheat
harvested in 1872, $50, 240 acres. There was
spring wheat this year, compared with
1892. The estimated acreage of wheat
(winter and spring. harvested this year is,
therefore, S4,lS9 acres. The census of
1855 returned the acreage of spring wheat
lin 1854 at !, l94, 722 acres; winter wheat,
56,S24 acres, total of l.25l ,545 acres.
This shows notable decline in the acreage
of spring wheat, and a moderate increase
in the winter.
Combating due allowance for a mum
Der of towns from which returns we're not
complete, the land in corn in 1892 was
5,469,9 acres. According to the estimates
of the correspondents of this bureau, there
was an average increase in this year of 10
per cent, compared with the crop OF 1898.
The area planted this year was. therefore,
6,0l6,940 acres. That is believed to be APP
proximately correct 1t certainly is not
an underestimate. In 1884 Iowa's corn
acreage was 6,5oS T24 acres.
Oats-The area in oats in 1892 was 3, 997,-
137 acres. An estimated increase of 5 per
cent, compared with last year, would make
this seasons acreage 4, l97, 623. The acre
age in 1884 was 3,054 l27.
Barley-Acreage of barley last year, SOL
OSl The estimate for this year is 506,09l
acres
Rye-Acreage last year. 117,77l. This
seasons acreage, 100, 52S.
observation-disclosures years acreage, 81 ,042
acres. No change in estimate this year.
Flax-Last years acreage, 2S2, 700. Esti-
mated acreage this year, 24S,176
Timothy Seed-Acreage last year, 1914
104, with an average yield of as bushels
per acre No change is estimated for the
present season.
Clover Seed-Acreage, 81, 53S; yield 125
bushels per acre.
Irish Potatoes-Number of acres report
ed last year, l09,S}3. Estimated this year.
10426 This does not include the small
patches raised in gardens which would
make considerable change in the aggre-
gate yield.
TImothy-The timothy cut in 1892 was
2,4530l5 acres. Acreage about the same
this year.
Clover-The clover cut last year was 25S,-
1913 acres; average yield 3-5 tons per acre.
Prairie Hay-Cut last year, 1899, 493
acres; average Il tons per acre
Miscellaneous-Aiillet lie, 500 acres Hun
garian grass, 9,97l acres; artificial groves.
1891 acres orchards, Ill, 4SS acres; vine
yards, 1851 acres,
Horses-Number of horses January
Common or grade, l,2Sl, 544; thorough
brcds, 5,269; total, 1,2S5,Sl4. Number of
mules, 81, 0l5.
Cattle-Common or grade $500, $40;
thoroughbreds, 81 ,573; total, 3,421, 1888.
Swine-Number in January. 3, 443 lis.
Sheep-Common or grade, sol 1856; thor
oughbreds, 1865; total, 56S,42l.
Stands of Bses-NatIve, l26.403; Italian
1864; total, 16f067. Pounds of honey
produced last year 3 l42, 555