Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-16
FINAL CROP REPORT
Grand Total Value of Iowa
Farm Crops Estimated
$3.50, 100000
THE REPORT IN DETAIL
The Corn Crop of This Season is Fully
20 Per Cent Better Than the 1902
Output in Respect to the Quality of
the Grain and It's Actual Commercial
Value.
THE REPORT IN DETAIL
Special to Times Republican.


tor Sage today issued advance proof.
of the sank. He estimates the gran,
total value of the Iowa farm crops a
| current prices Dec. l at $3.50, 900. 600.
Following is summary of crop re.
| ports from spondents of the Iowa
weather and crop service. showing thu
! average yield per acre and totals OF
staple soil products, and the average
prices at the farms or nearest stations
on Dec. l, 1903. In this showing Of
the value OF the seasons output OF
grain, forage, etc., no reckoning Is
made OF the Increment in value gained
by consumption of soil products on the
farms IN the production of beef, pork
mutton. horses. butter, poultry, eggs
etc. Usually the prices obtainable 70.
| the crops al the close OF the season dc
not express more than two-thirds OF
| the actual value of the staple products
of the soil.
| The Corn Crop-1n estimating thu
output of this crop, the most Difficult,
| problem Is to determine the extent OF
loss Of acreage caused by floods and
adverse weather conditions in the sea-
son of planting and cultivating. AS a
result of inquiry and careful computa-
| ton, 1t appears that the corn area act
Tally cultivated and harvested this
The returns of township assessors
show that the area planted in 1902 was
s.s2a,06S acres, and by comparison it Is
shown that the reduction this season
amounted 10 about 1,526,74S acres. Tn,
average yield per acre, for the state this
year was ihirty-one bushels, and the
aggregate product is estimated at $780,
5li.31e bushels. The average farm
price on Dec. ] was So cents per bush
e., making the aggregate value $50, =
sS4.0I1. Last year. the product was
much inferior in quality, tho much
larger in amount, and the value was
computed at ss3.0o0.000. The yearly
average for thirteen years has been
SOS, 6S3, 900.
Detailed Report.
In respect to quality of the grain and
tual commercial value the corn crop
= this season IS fully 20 per cent bet
tsr than the output of 1902.
Wheat-Winter wheas acreage ltar-
vested. S4,9s4 acres; yield per acre. 1863
bushels; total yield l.435.SSO bushels
2resage price. 20 cents per bushel; to-
Il value, s1,004,7e6. Spring wheat area
a.yested T52,4Ss acres; average yield,
g bushels per acre. total product,
yl,s50 bushels: price per bushsl, 65
mis-; total value. s6,le2,sT. Aggre-
tie value of wheat, s7,l67,6l3. Las:
as.the value was $7.o62.640. Average
early value for past thirteen years.
la,525,00o.
fssts-The oats crop this season has
san below the average in yield pei
re and weight per bushel, as re-
s,ilt of adverse conditions. The area
harvested was 3,S22.sS2 acres: average
yield. 25.9 bushels per acre; total prod
uet, ?a,012.660 bushels; aggregate val
ue. at 50 cents per bushel. s27.7o3, 19S
Last season, the product was 92.9o7.0o0
bushels. valued at s22 100000. The av-
srage yearly output for thirteen years
has bean 117.IaS.0oo bushels. and the
valus s25,420.00o.
Barley Area harvested, 493.10S
acres; yield per acre. 24.7 bushels: to-
tai product. 12.179,790 bushels; average
price 81 cents per bushel: total value.
s4.5o6.522 The yield and value are
about the 1s-year average.
Rey-Area harvested. 1929 acres.
average yield 1876 bushels per acre
total product, 1.923.060 bushels: curren,
price. A cents per bustlel; total value,
$Si6.146.
Flax Area harvested 4o.s2S acres:
yield per acre, 81 bushels: total yield
355,160 bushels; current farm price. Is
cents per bushel; total value, $2T7.o24.
Potatoes-Area harvested 1898
acres. average yield. 5S.S bushels per
acre: total product, 6,0S2,694 bushels;
average farm. price, Is cents per BUSH
ell; value of product. s4562,020. The
total yield is about half the 13-year
average; total value about the average
of the 13year period.
Hay Game)--Average yield per acre,
10 tons: total product. 5,216,404 tons:
current farm price. s5.75 per ton; val
ne of crop. s29,994323.
Hay fwild)-Yield per acre. 1.3 tons;
total product. l.191.S45 tons; average
price, s4.95 per ton; total value, $5,s97.
i57. The hay crop as whole Qame
and Wild Is nearly 100000 tons in ex-
cess of the 13year average.
Pasturage This most important
soil product has been at Its best in the
recent wet seasons. when the cereal
crops have suffered much detrimen
from excessive moisture. 1t is nc
measurable by the ton or bushel, anG
its value can only be estimated APP
proximately by considering 1t as the
basis of stock growing and dairying
From this point of view. it will be
conservative estimate to figure the out
put of pastures and all other grazins
lands at an average of $500 per farm
This makes total value of $68. 900, 0oG
for the state.
Corn fodder I'M shocks and fields is
worth at least sl0000000.
Sorghum. broom corn and sweet po-
tatoes are worth about $750.0O0.
Tabulated Crop Summary.
bushels
Corn :. 230,511,31O $S2,9S4,07
Wheat :. >. :. 10,916,730 7,16764
Oats =. 99,Ol2,660 29.7037e
Barley =. =. 12,17S,79O 4.506.52
Rye 1,923,060 S461s
Flax 355,1S0 2T709
Potatoes :. 80. 6.0S2,694 4,562,02
tons.
Hay. tame 5,2l6,4o4 29.994,32
Hay, wild 1,191,345 5,S971S
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