Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-23
CORN WILL YIELD Al BUSHELS.
Crop Will be 100000 Above the
Heaviest Crop Ever Harvested.


Heaviest Crop Ever Harvested.
Inc Monthly Review of the Iowa
Weather and Crop Service says that
the average yield of corn will amount
to a little more than Al bushels per
acre and that there will be 100000
bushels above the heaviest crop ever
harvested in Iowa. The bulletin also
gives deductions gathered from statis-
tics as concerning the harvest of other
kinds of grain together with review
of the weather conditions for Septem-
Der.
Crop Report.
Following is preliminary estimate
of the average yield Of staple farm
crops summarized from report le-
ceived October /, 1900. and subject 10
revision in the final report of the sea-
son, to be issued about December 1.
Corn-The reports indicate an ev-
erage yield of little more than Al
bushels per acre for the state. The
area planted was S,61S,660 acres, and
the total product will be 353,365,060
bushels, or 100000 bushels above
the heaviest yield heretofore harvested
| in Iowa. The figures are very con-
sentative, making due allowance for
recent damage by winds and wet
weather.
Wheat-Yield of winter wheat, 16
bushels per acre; spring wheat Is
bushels. Total product, 22,465,53O
bushels as against 19.574,792 bushels
last year.
Oats:-Yield per acre 35 bushels
total for the state, 39,707,15O bushels.
Rye.-Average per acre, IL bushels !;
total, 1,762,56O bushels.
Barley.-Yie!d per acre, % bushels
total product, 14,O48,720 bushels.
Flax Seed.-Yield, eleven bushels
per acre, total, 1,197,35O bushels.
Tame Hay.-Average yield, Ia tons
per acre; total, 3,56S,470 ton.
Potatoes.-Yield per acre, u bush
els; total output, 1O,776,96O bushels.
The final report is likely to show
increase, rather than decrease in the
above figures. The preliminary esti.
mate indicates the total output OF
cereals (corn and small grain) to be
531 $4,000 bushels, or about 10000,
900 bushels in excess of the highest
total in any single year in the last
decade, and 131 100000 buhels above
the average yearly output for the past
ten years.
Climate and Crop Conditions.
September was seasonably warm
and excessively wet during the last
half of the month. Frosts were OBJ
served in nearly all districts about the
18th and 9th, but the prevalent hu
midity served to protect even the
most tender vines from extensive in
jury, aud at the close of the month
the bulk of vegetation showed little
if any effects OF freezing temperature
The average rainfall was about TIVE
inches in excess of the normal TO
September, and the greater portion o
it came from the 18th to the 28th
Corn ripened normally, but the gen
eral condition of the crop was lowere
in considerable area by severe wind
storms followed by protracted we
, weather. But the damage from all &C
verse conditions has not been stuff
Gent to prevent it's taking rank as tn
heaviest crop grown in Iowa within tn
past decade. The wet weather wa
!, highly favorable to grass, and the pas
! lures afforded abundant forage for tn
stock at the close of the month
The harvest of wild hay was hindere
by the rains, and the quantity of clo'
er seed has been materially lessenet
!, The soil generally was in excellen
condition for blowing, and the wor
, was well advanced at the close of tn
: month. Corn gathering was begu
somewhat earlier than usual, but mair
ly for feeding stock on account of I'LL
usual shortage in the supply of Of
{ corn in the farmers cribs. TIL
$ amount of corn cut and put in shoe
4 is probably in excess Of any forme
E year in Iowa, and there is an abunt
t ant supply of forage secured for feet
D ing stock during the coming winte1
4 AS whole the crop season of 100
e has brought forth bountiful return
to the producers of the state.
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