The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-28
This Record o. Hawkeye State Ought
TO 90 Long Ways To-
wards Enthusi-
asm.

soil will probably put the total far be-
yond two billions. And yet there is
a demand by professional boosters,
that Iowa must wake up.
Iowa's farm crops this ear are
valued at more than $1,000, 000, 900 and
the dairy products, poultry n eggs
will yield $780, o0. 900 additional. ac-
cording to a statement issued by How
ard N. Whitney Of the Iowa depart
ment OF agriculture.
This year, in spite OF q serious
drought during the growing season,
Iowa's leadership over other states OF
the union a. the greatest agricultural
commonwealth Is more pronounced
than vel. Her corn crop is 74,000. 900
bushels greater than that OF her near
est competitor for agricultural honors
Illinois. Indiana ranks third in the
United States In tho number of bush
els Of corn produced this year, yet
Iowa's corn yield is two and one-third
times greater than that of Indiana.
iowa also has a long lead over the
other grain producing states in her
oats crop, which is $1,000, 900 bushels
greater than that OF Illinois, which
produced the second largest oat crop"
said Mr.. Whitney. This year Iowa's
wheat crop, both spring and winter,
did not equal that of last year by
about 5000, 900 bushels, but prices for
wheat are running strong and this
years wheat crop will undoubtedly be
OF money value than that OF last
year. In 1918 the potato crop was al
most a failure, but this year the crop
totals over $4,000. 900 bushels, which
Is about the average crop.
THE hay crop, while short in south.
ern Iowa, was good in other parts OF
the state and totals $780, 900 tons.
valued at $46.7Ss.O0O. In fact, this
years field crops will be worth more
than $1,O00, 000, 900. The dairy pro
ducts and poultry and eggs will be
worth another 500, 000, 900. If to the
field crops and the dairy and poultry
products are added the value Of live
stock on farms, the figures would total
considerably more than $1,000, 000, 900.
This magnificent contribution to
the necessities Of life from the fields
and herds OF Iowa is considered espe.
cially fortunate this year, when for.
eign countries are being devastated
by war. Iowa will undoubtedly be
called upon to furnish a large per cent
of the worlds food supply, and will
profit accordingly.
That Iowa should produce a corr
crop Of 379, 900 bushels in this
last season Of unusual drought is sig.
nificant Of the fertility Of the soil and
the skill Of the Iowa farmer. Iowa's
corn crop for the last five years has
averaged around $4,000, 900 bushels,
SO that this years crop is above the
average, in spite OF the fact that corn
suffered seriously from the dry wealth.
er, especially in southern Iowa.
"All Of the grain crops will bring
good prices this year. On October I
the average farm price for corn
throughout the United States was SO
cents, which would make the Iowa
corn crop worth $2e1,51O. 900. The
Iowa oats crop totaled 16s, 900 0 bush.
els and would be worth, according to
October / prices, v e $50, 900, 900. The
wheat crop, totaling 1890, 900 bushels.
would be worth at October / farm
prices $~1a.3S3,O00. The barley crop,
totaling 1,121.O bushels, would be
worth $4,990.000, and the rye crop,
totaling 1.121 900 bushels, would be
worth $ss5.590. The potato crop. to-
falling 100000 bushels, would be
worth $500, 600, and the hay crop OF
$3.50. 900 tons, would be worth s46,.
7sS, 000.
iowa alone produces more corn
than Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma
combined. She produces more oats
than the total of the three states OF
North Dakota. South Dakota and Mis-
souri,. In her poultry products she IS
again far in the lead, and is gaining
steadily IN New York and Wisconsin
in their dairy output.
Reports from over the state are to
the effect that lands are not chang
ing hands as generally as in the sea.
sons past, and there is a big demand
for farms to rent. Iowa farmers are
in a position to hold their crops for
the most advantageous prices, and
there is evidence that K springs
prices will be unusually high"