Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-04
TAKE BACK THE
RECORD In CORN
FOUR HUNDRED MILLION BUSH.
ELS is WHAT THE CORN Oh.
SERVERS SAY
Illinois Has Been Greatest State for
Product Since 19o1-lowa Crop Is
Estimated to be Worth $15o,ooo,ooo
to $18o,ooo,ooo.

100000, 000-bushe1 corn crop is out Of
danger Of frost. This production, I'M
touched by the hoary covering and un-
harmed by anything, breaks all corn
crop records, and, though Illinois has
held the record since 1901, the honor Of
giving the world the largest amount
of corn has fallen to Iowa, with the
added glory of being the largest crop
and the largest average to the acre the
world has ever known.
Crop observers, who declared sever
al weeks ago that the crop will be Is
per cent better than it was a year ago,
which means production of 100000
900 bushels, have not "hedged" on
their figures in the slightest degree.
ers' association, who predicted yield
of 280,000,000 bushels, declares now
that the figure will go above that, and
1t is the unanimous opinion of experts,
who have already prepared reports by
counties, that his predicted possibility
will materlialize. This promised wealth
is estimated by the authorities at the
state agricultural college here to be
worth from $3.50, 900 to $180, 1000, 900.
Record Of the Years.
Last year Iowa produced but 305,-
112,376 bushels, while Illinois threw in
to her cribs 3S2,752,063. The yield of
a 1924 III IN the two states was: Iowa,
300, 039,266 bushels; Illinois, 344,133,-
$50. IN 1901, whe. Iowa produced more
corn than Illinois, the yield of Iowa
farms was z3O,264,55O, while the Illi-
nois crop was but 19S,o25,713. The
production of Illinois last year was the
worlds record for similar number of
acres, 9,616,886. and the largest crop
ever produced by any state in the I'm
ion or section of the world.
When It Is considered that there are
such corn fields in Iowa as Adams
49, 00-acre ranch at Odebolt, producing
525, 900 bushels every season. and en-
ploying regularly 1O5 men, 1t is little
wonder that the state has a 400,00O,000
bushel corn crop this year. Before
long 200 men will start husking the
$4,000 acres of corn; then the stocks
will be shredded for the fat cattle be-
fore spring. This cornfeld is the larg-
est in the world. The full 5000 acres
was planted with tested seed and is ex.
pected to yield on an average of more
than thirty-flve bushels to the acre
which will make the crop $4,000 bush
els. This Is considered small aver
age for Iowa corn this season.
Thtrty-seven double stalk cutters
will be used to bind the corn in the
field. Mules are employed almost
everywhere to do the heavy draft work
on the farm and there are over 200 of
these animals kept there constantly.
Feeding Sheep.
With the exception of large num-
Der of feeders, which are purchased
every fall, no cattle are raised on the
farm except enough cows to keep the
help supplied with milk. Last winter
Mr.. Adams had 5000 sheep brought
from his North Dakota ranch for feed
ing, and announced that he will do IT
again this winter, as soon as the
present yardful of cattle has been mar.
keted.
The farm and Its methods are a reve.
lation to the visitor. Adams is an en-
thusiast for good roads and all through
the place he has built handsome drive.
ways.
There is another farm in Sac county,
Ia, which contains 5000 acres. The
land there is not all titled, as on the
Adams ranch, and hence it is not of sc
general interest to the public 1t is
though, among the record-breakers in
this state for acreage owned by one
man in one continuous niece