Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-12
BUREAU ISSUES STATISTICS FOR
IOWA ON SHOCKS HELD
ON FARMS.
LARGER PART or CEREALS
I HAVE BEEN MARKETED
Only 10 Per Cent Of Large Wheat
J.. Crop Held by Farmers on March -
Forty. Per Cent Of Oats Crop
Shipped Out Of stats--Land Values
Show Considerable Variance.

The bureau OF crop estimates has
transmitted thru the Office OF the Iowa
field agent II Council E.urs the fol-
lowing estimates OF last years corn,
wheat, oats and bur.ey crops remain
ing on farms IN Iowa and United
States March l, 49,; also estimates
relating to the average land values per
acre and wages VI male farm labor.
Approximately lol,iOs,O0o bushels or
IS per cent Of ,ast ear corn crop was
on Iowa farms Up 20 the date of Marcn
!, 1919, COM "I,h lil5o9,VUO bush
els u year aso. InuIcu,!O"s point TO
the possibility of about ~ per cent OF
the 1913 crop ocins sHilued out Of the
state. The quality Of last years crop
was generally Euod. there being y5 per
cent of the crop understandable. In the
United States March !, 1919, there were
ss3,322, 900 bushes OF corn remaining
on farms. or ABOUT 81 per cent OF the
1913 crop, CC.Lpureu with l,292, SO5,0J3
bushels a year ago. The per cent of
merGhanta5le com grown in the init
ed States last $car was about SO per
cent, and l4.5 per cent Of the total
crop viii likely be shipped out.
Wheat Crop.
Iowa during he :! car 1918 Harvested
approximately l96jD,0o0 bushels OF
wheat of which l3,j00,0O0 bushels was
spring wheat. and of the total crop
grown close to IS per cent was on
farms March l, or $4,000 bushels,
hns hpl
year ago. Fully Sc per cent of the crop
will be shipped out OF the state. The
United States had on farms March l,
1919. approximately 1881 1000 bushels
or al per cent of the 81, 100000 bush
els grown during the year 1918. coIn-
pared with lIl.2I2,O00 bushels on farms
a year ago.
Hold Less Oats.
There were on Iowa farms March !,
1919 l03,307,0Oo bushels or 10 per cent
of last years crop, compared with lv5'
10000 bushels a year ago. About IL
per cent Of the 1918 crop Will e
shipped out of the state. The United
States had on farms March l, 1919, ap-
proximately 5S7,S53,o00 bushels or SS.2
per cent of the 1918 crop, compared
with $685. 900 bushels a year ago.
Last years crop totalled l,53S,359,00o
bushels, and 1t IL estimated that about
PIP per cent will be shipped out.
Iowa's harley crop last year totalled
approximately ll,540000 bushels, and
there were on farms March !, 1919,
about 1858, 900 bushels, or 35 per cent
Of the 1918 crop. compared with 2,l3o,-
600 bushels year ago. 1t Is estimated
that 4e per cent OF the crop VIII be
shipped out Of the state. The amount
OF barley on farms in the United States
March /, 1919, was S1,7S4.oOo bushels
or 3l.9 per cent of the 1918 crop, com
wared with 43, 100000 bushels year
AFRO. It Is estimated that about 81
per cent of The crop will be shipped
out.
Land Values.
The estimated average value per acre
of farm lands in Iowa indicates poor
plow lands sl.9. good pillow lands Wig
all pillow lands s1s9, all farm LANDS
with improvemt nts. sl92, all farm
lands without improvements $3.50;
United States-poor plow lands S5l2t;
good plow lands, s9i So; all pillow lands
s74.sl; all farm lands with improve
ments $3.50: all farm lands without
improvements $62OS.
The average wages of male farm Ia
Dor In Iowa during 1915 were as FOL
lows: Per month by the year. with
board $40, without board s63; per day
for harvest work. with board. 1888,
without board 1870: per day for other
! work, with board S2.S4, without board
SS4S.