Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-03
Marshall, Jasper and Cedar
Counties Lead the State in
Production Per Acre
AVERAGE FoRTY-ElGHT BUSHELS
State Has Distinct Corn Belt Thru
Confer From East to West - Year
Book of Agricultural Department
Makes Interesting Showing - Other
Crops Variable.
r,pecial to Times Republican.

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Des Moines, Oct. 3.-The annual
wear book of the Iowa department OF
agriculture was issued by the de-
| partment today copies having been re-
ceiyed from the state binder. me
bool, consists of S6S pages which IS not
unite as large as the volume last YEAR.
but 1t is one of the best IN features
that the department has ever issued.
In addition to the usual information
and features the book this year mas
elaborate and complete statistics on
the crops of the state covering perioo
FOR fen wears. 1t also has series
Of maps which show just where inc
crops of the state We're raised last
year. ~.
These maps disclose that the bulk
of the corn crop of the stale was
raised in the middle third of the state
IN the three tiers Of counties IN tue
middle stretching from east TO west.
In these counties the yield OF corn
per bushel Is above the average ana
mostly above forty -five per acre. Sac
county the lowest, had a yield or thlr-
ty-five bushel to TIL, acre. Guthrie had
thirty-nine. Harrison, Shelby. Iowa,
Greene. Dubuque, forty to the acre.
Marshall, Cedar and Jasper were the
highest in the state with an average
WELD of forty-eight bushels Of corn
to the acre. The average for the three
middle tiers was forty three bushels
hn hnr three
tiers forty and for the southern three
tiers 1875. The tier next north and
the tier next south of the central di-
vision We're nearly as good as the CEN
trail division, but outside of that the
average yield drops off rapidly The
map discloses perfectly the lines of
the corn belt showing that the middle
of the corn belt is the middle of Iowa.
Maps are also given showing the
yield by counties Of winter and spring
wheat. rye. oats, barley and potatoes.
but the yield does not follow the same
lines as those of corn. The good coun-
ties are scattered over the entire state.
1t is probable that the state board OF
agriculture will erect an administra-
ton building at the fair grounds before
the 1908 state fair.
At conference of the executive
committee of the board yesterday. and
after examination OF the grounds, eX-
pressions favorable to the project were
made.
1t is planned to eXpend about $4,000
on the structure. 1t will be permanent
and fireproof, like ALI the other build
ings being put on the fair grounds. But
it probably will be as conspicuous as
the stock pavilion, the dairy and agri-
cultural hall and the new swine pa
vilion.
1t is proposed to erect the new build
ing north and east of the modest struc-
ture now occupied by the secretary and
treasurer, which was once railroad
exhibition pavilion. 1t will be at the
juncture of the main avenue of travel
within the grounds, conspicuously in
sight from the Grand avenue and Rock
Island entrances.
A. J. Anders OF Oelwein, one of the
most prominent democrats in Iowa and
a leading business man, has headed
the stock subscription for the estab-
lishment Of a democratic daily news
paper in Des MONIES by the consolida-
ton of an East Des Moines paper and
the Chronicle. owned by George F.
Rinehart, who has a thirty day option
on the east side publication.
Mr.. Anders leads off the subscrip-
ton stock list with $1,000 It is said
that several other prominent, demo-
Gratis are prepared, to add their names
Immediately. It was a matter of COM
ment in political circles yesterday that
William Jennings Bryan may be in
terested in the new daily to the extent
of $4,000.
Local democrats expect to hold a
conference within a few days, possibly
tonight with reference to the enter
prise for which there is much enthusi-
asm among the party workers and
managers.