The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-12-20
FINAL IOWA CROP REPORT, 1911.

Final Report for the State-Tota
Yield Of Soil Produces-VaIue
at Farm Price, Dec. I, 1911.
Following is summary of reports
from crop correspondents of the Iowa
Weather and Crop service, and the
Ithreshermen, showing the average
yield per acre and total yields of the
staple soil products, and the average
price at the farms, or nearest stations,
December I, 1911. The value gained
by feeding farm crops for production
of live stock, poultry and dairy prod
ucts, is not taken into consideration
in this report. The conditions were
never better for seeding, planting and
cultivating than obtained during the
early part of the season. Corn was
laid by much earlier than usual, and
the stand was practically perfect. The
outlook, except for hay, was excellent
on the first of June; but the excessive
high temperatures during the first five
days of July, and the drought that
prevailed over the larger part of the
state during June and July, and in
the western and southern counties
during the entire summer, cut down
the prospective yields materially, and
yet with these adverse conditions the
total output of the state, and espec-
tally the average yield of corn, is much
larger than in the dry years of 1894
and 1901.
COrn-The estimated acreage OF the
corn crop is 1884, 500 acres, or 1853,
900 acres more than were planted last
township assessors. The average
yield per acre for the state this year
was 1928 bushels, making total yield
of 2S1 ,366,6OO bushels. The average
farm price on December LIST was 81
cents per bushel, making the aggre'
gate value $151 ,937,964. Last year the
estimated yield was 1877 bushels per
acre; aggregate yield, 1854, $685. bush
els; average farm price was SO cents;
total value, $127,622,34O. While the
rains in August and September in
creased the yield, the rains in Octo-
Der caused much of the corn in shock
to mold, and the crop, as a whole, is
not in as good condition as it was on
December 1, 1910. There was much
more than the usual amount of cloudy.
damp weather during September, Oc-
tober and November, which prevent.
led the crop from drying out, and corn
picked for seed and hung in cribs or
sheds was badly damaged by the Sc
we're freezing weather on November
18th and 18th.
Oats-The area harvested was t.
66O,500 acres; average yield, 25.7 bush
els per acre; total yield, 120,20S 300,
aggregate value at Al cents per bush.
lei, $59,2S5.4O3.
Spring Wheat-Area harvested, $685.
$40 acres; average yield, 1871 bushels
per bushel, sc cents; total value, $4,-
O2O,07O.
Winter Wheat-Area harvested, 200,-
1852 acres; average yield per acre, 1877
bushels; total yield, 3,959,000; aver
age price, SO cents per bushel; total
value, $3,6S1,S7O.
Barley-Average per acre, 1928 bush
els; total yield, 1897, 900 bushels; farm
price, 80 cents per bushel; total value,
$6.477,3S1.
Rye-Average yield, 1868 bushels per
acre; total crop, 4S6,13O bushels; farm
price, 70 cents per bushel; total value,
$3S4,O43
Flax Seed-Average per acre, SIS
bushels; total product, 1910 BUSH
els; total value at $500 per bushel,
$347 ,42O.
Potatoes-Average yield per acre.
II bushels; total yield, 9,9S6,390 bush
els; average price, II cents; total val
ue, $S,353,SS7.
Hay (Tame)-Average YIELD 0.S
ton; total yield, 3,246,2OO tons; aver
age price, $13.44; total value, $43,62S,-
928
Hay (Wild)-Average yield, 90
tho; total yield, 6S3,3S5 tons; average
price, $10.2S; total value, $7,024,1SS.