The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-16
iowa CROPS
FOR The SEASON
Final Report is Made Showing
Three Hundred Million Bu-
shells Of Corn in Iowa
This Year.
OATS CAME SECOND
The Ten Million Bushels of Po-
tatoes Were Raised at
Value OF Over Six
Millions.
OATS CAME SECOND

Following is summary of crop re-
ports from correspondents of the Iowa
Weather and Crop Service. showing
the average yield per acre and total
yields of staple products. and the
average prices at the farms or near
est stations. December L, 1908. The
value gained by feeding farm crops
for the production of live stock poul-
try and dairy products is not taken
into consideration in this report
Corn.
a revised report of the estimated
corn acreage, made July /, after the
heavy rains had ceased, indicated that
the area planted this year was $780,
610 acres, or 45S,39O acres less than
the area planted in 1907. The aver
age yield per acre for the state this
year was 35 bushels, making a total
yield of 301, s73,15O bushels (this ex-
ceeds the average yield of the ten pre-
ceding years by over ten million bush
els). The average farm price on De-
cember 1 was 81 cents per bushel
making the aggregate value S153 $685.
ever raised in the state. Owing to
the high temperature and dry wealth
er in September. the late planted
fields We're rushed toward maturity
too rapidly, and as a result about 9
per cent of the crop is reported as
being soft: otherwise the condition of
the crop is excellent.
Wheat
Winter wheat area harvested. So
147 acres; yield per acre, 1877 bush
els: total yield. 1,67S,54O; average
price, IS cents per bushel: total value,
S1.443.544. Spring wheat. area har-
vested, 323,467 acres; average yield.
1914 bushels per acre: total product
4.s6s,25o bushels; price per bushel.
Sc cents; total value, s4.272,6a5, ag-
gregate value OF wheat, s5,716.239.
Oats.
The oats crop this season has been
below the average in yield per acre
and weight per bushel, as a result of
rust and other adverse conditions
The area harvested was 4,431 $50
acres: average yield, 255 bushels per
acre; total product, 1880, 400 bush
bushel, s4S,517110. Last season the
product was 111,190,4oo bushels, val
ued at s43,364,256 The average total
yield for the ten preceding years is
124433,092 bushels
Barley.
Area harvested. 39740S acres: yield
per acre, 26.7 bushels; total product
L.,c
cents per bushel; total value, S5,314.-
preceding ten years is 13,629,S72 bush
els.
Area harvested. 50,S93 acres; aver
age yield. III bushels: total product
S69,072 bushels: average price So
SIS.
Flax
Area harvested. 4oS33 acres: yield
per acre, 11.3 bushels; total yield
461,5S0 bushels; average price. s101
per bushel; total value 1856, 1876
Potatoes.
Area harvested. 1857 acres: aver
age Weld. S99 bushels: total product
1868 800 bushels; average price s.
cents: total value. sf.2SS.391. The to
tai yield is about the same as the
average total yield for the preceding
ten years.
Hay (Tame).
Average yield per acre. Is tons,
total product. 5s3S.fA0 tons: average
farm nrice s6.15 per ton; value Of
crop. s35. s66.022.
Hay (Wild).
Yield per acre. 1.6 tons; total pro
] duct 1,445.9So tons: average price
! $3.50 per ton: total value, s7,360.03S.
T The hay crop rs whole tame ant
: wild lis over 100000 tons in exces: