Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-17
|OWA'S 1878 CROPS
WORTH S 429,o0o,OOo
Was Worth More Than Any Other
in the History of the State.
DESPITE SEASON VALUES
BREAK ALL RECORDS.
There Was Full Acreage Crop Of
All Soil Products Except POta-
toes. Report Covers Every
County i'm State.

Des Moines, Iowa, Dec 15.-Iowa
farmers harvested a crop worth
more than $37 100000 more this
year than the crop of last year.
The Iowa crop was worth more
for the year 1913 than any crop OF
which any record has ever been
made.
This is according to the annual
report of DR.. George M. Chappell,
section director of the Iowa weather
and crop service, made to the state
agricultural convention Friday. This
is the final result of direct reports
from every county as to acreage,
crops and values and careful esti-
mates as to value of some of the
crops.
The total value of the crop is over
$429, 900. 200 as against $4,000
900 for last year. This is despite a
season regarded as somewhat unfa-
vorable and in some parts of the
state destructive to some of the sta
pie crops.
The corn yield was less than last
year but a better price prevailed.
Potatoes alone showed a serious
decline in total value. The report
is very gratifying in view of all the
circumstances.
The following is the complete re-
port by DR.. Chappell, and tabulat-
ed statement of the crop summary.
giving total acreage for all Iowa.
averaging yield, average price, total
yield and aggregate value:
Corn, acreage, 9,4S4,500; aver
age, 34.9; price, 59c; yield, $780,
$4,000; value, $194,311,370.
Oats, 4,S24,400; 34.2; SAC; 1884,
S51, 900; $56,049,34O. -
Spring wheat, $4,000; ISL;
75c; 5,510,20O; 4,132,65O.
Winter wheat, 5O5,74O; 23.1;
nc; 11,693,9OO; $9.OO4,3O3.
Barley, S6S,6OO 23.S; 53c; 81
756,30O; $4,64O,S39.
Rye, $3.50; 1873; 59c; 1874
500; $751,955.
Flax seed, 22,255; 10; $1.36;
223,49O; 3O3,946.
Potatoes, 117,OOO; Alb; S5c;
5,532,17O; $4,7O2,344.
Hay (tame) 2,632,2O0: 1850;
1898; 4,O1O,3OO;. $39,S22,279.
Hay (wild), 727,165; 100; $3.50;
91O,2O5; $S,OO9.SO4.
$50, 100000.
Alfalfa, estimated. $1,321,O90.
Ensilage, estimated, $2,156,000.
Timothy seed, estimated, $685.
965.
Glover seed, estimated, $592,552.
Sweet corn, estimated, 100000.
Pop corn, estimated, $3S5,O0O.
Fruit crops, estimated, $1,000
900.
Garden truck, estimated, $1,000
600.
| MiSCeilaieouS ciopS, eSIimtateuS
$4,000, 200.
Total value crop of 1913, $780,
443,437.
Total value crop of 1912, $780,
420,66S.
In spite of the many adverse con-
ditions that prevailed during the
season Iowa has produced fun
average crop of ell soil products, ex-
cept potatoes, and the value of the
years output is far in excess of any
other in the history of the state.
Corn-The average yield per acre
of the state is 34.9 bushels, max
ing total yield of 329,343,0 200
bushels, or 92.025,0 600 bushels less
than last year. But the total value
of the crop exceeds that of last year
by $42,612,756 The average price
per bushel at the nearest station on
! December l was 50 cents, making
the aggregate value $194,311,37O.
The condition of the crop is fully up
10 the average and practically all of
| it has been harvested.
Oats-The area harvested was A.
S24,4 400 acres; average yield 342
bushels per acre; total yield, 1884,
900; aggregate value at 80
cents per bushel S56,049,34O. Last
year the average yield was 444
bushels per acre, total yield, $685.
$4,000 bushels; average price 81
cents; total value, $55,S76,419.
Spring whear-Area harvested
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