Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-17
ACREAGE IN IOWA lNcREAsEp
1900 AcREs OVER
LAST YEAR.
EARLY 100000 AcREs
ARE PLANTED TO CORN
Wst Weather ,ef Early Spring Caused
Much Damage Which Has Not Dssn
Entirely ovsreems- chapps, Reports
on Condition Of Iowa crep.-App's
Crop TO % Short.

E. D. 81 p
Des .Moines, July 1.-THE estimated
number Of acres Of corn planted IN
Iowa this year IL s,4e4.5OO., or an in
crease Of 114.067 acres as compared
with the area reported by the township
assessors for 1912. according to spe-
,cial report issued by George M. Chap
pei, director at the weather bureau.
yesterday.
There would have been much
greater increase but for the fact that
the weather was wet and cold at plant
ing time, necessitating the abandon
ment Of a large acreage intended for
corn" says the report. The average
condition Of corn on July was placed
at 90 per cent as against 50 per cent
on July !. 1872"
Condition Of Iowa Crops.
Concerning other crops, DR.. Chapel
has the following to say:
Oats-The area Of oats is estimated
to be 1901. 400, or little more than I
per cent less than the area harvested
last year. The average condition Is 81
per cent. or 3 per cent less than on
July 1. 1912.
Wheat-The area of winter wheat is
placed at 505,740, and spring wheat
365.800. making a total wheat acreage
Of~S71, 04e acres, or decrease Of 6,270
acres, as compared with the acreage
reported, by township assessors for
1912. There is, however, an increase
Of $500 acres in the area Of winter
wheat. The estimated condition of
spring wheat Is 90 per cent, and winter
wheat 81 per cent, as compared with
IS per cent for spring wheat and 80
for winter wheat on July l, 1912.
Barley-Acreage sown. ::s,600 acres:
condition, 81 per cent or the same as
last year at the same time.
Rye-Acreage Of rye sown. 69.s3o;
condition OF the crop, 81 per cent, or ]
per cent better than on July 1, 1912.
Flax-The acreage Of fax is 1926,
or 1850 acres less than was seeded last
year. Condition, 80 per cent.
Potatoes-The acreage Of the potato
crop is estimated to be $4,000 acres
which is about 5000 acres less than
was planted last year. Condition OF
crop, - per cent.
|. Hay-The acreage of tame and wild
hay is 1855, 3e5. or decrease Of 80. zoo
acres. Condition. 81 per cent, or II
points better than on July 1. 1912.
Alfalfa-Area, 81. 490 acres which ID
an increase Of about II per cent over
| last year..
per cent. and the condition is 101 pei
cent or two points better than las
year.
Apple Crop Short.
Apples-A summary OF the report!
on apples for July shows about s: pc,
cent Of the 1909 crop, which was ac.
cording to the 1910 census. s.74S.s6.
bushels. The estimates would indicate
a production Of about $4,000 bushel,
for the state in 1918.
The estimates from the six leading
| apple counties OF the state. Fremont
Mills. Pottawattamie.. Harrison, Pag.
and Taylor. which produced rs pei
cent Of the total crop OF the state II
| 1909, shows only 20 per cent Of tn.
1909 crop. or 1.2sS,31S bushels for 191:
| against 1,s03, 1863 bushels for 1909.
Railroad data shows that 70 per cen
! Of the crop Of Mills and Fremont coun.
ties was shipped out to foreign mar.
kets in 1909. On this basis, these si1
| counties will export about 100000 bar
rels this year or about 100 cars. Blu
as shown below diseases and insect!
will cut this estimate down.
OF the total apple crop it Is estimated
that about rs per cent are summer ap
pies. about 80 per cent fall apples ant
about 45 per cent are winter apples
Apple scab and worms are shown to b.
abundant with an average Of only L
per cent OF the orchards Of the stat
being sprayed.
Plums-An average Of the report
plums.. =,
Grapes-The grape crop is reporte,
good from all parts Of the state ant
an average of 80 per cent Of full trol
is estimated.