The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-08-18
IOWA LEADS IN CORN
PRQDlICTIlN

DES MONIES, Aug. 12-Iowa leads
! all states In the forecast production
of corn. A condition August l of 81
tper cent promises total production OF
412 1884 900 bushels, compared with
416, 100000 bushels harvested last year
and 1852 100000 bushels two years ago
Corn, varied in development August /
from just starting to silk and tassel to
a vigorous growth of strong shooting
ears. The color of the plant is of a
luxurious green throughout the great.
er portion of the state With a favor.
able fall it now appears probable that
Iowa will harvest big crop of good
quality.
The yield per acre, of winter wheat
is better than year ago, being twenty
bushels against seventeen and four.
tenths bushels. The quality of this
years winter wheat crop is consider
ably better than that harvested last
year, being "a per cent, compared with
80 per cent last year. The total pro-
Fduction Of the winter wheat crop for
Iowa this year is estimated at S,62O,00O
bushels compared with 1G,530, 900 bush
els harvested last year. A greatly de-
creased acreage accounts for this falling
off lin production. In many localities
winter wheat yields are reported as low
as seven bushels per acre, due to win
ter killing. 1t appears winter wheat
ranges in yield this year from ten to
thirty-four bushels per acre, with an oc-
.casional yield reported above forty
bushels per acre.
Spring wheat condition August was
disappointing. The condition was only
70 per cent of normal. fOrecasting a to-
tai production of $4,000 bushels, COM
pared with 7.145,oOO bushels harvested
last year. Stem rust, scab and blight
ncCO,Inf for tho 1oxy condition
Iowa leads all states in the forecast
production Of oats as well as corn. A
condition of SO per cent of normal Au-
gust indicates an average yield per
acre of thirty-seven and eight-tenths
bushels. The forecast production FOR
Iowa this year is POI 10000 bushels,
compared with 1876, 1000 bushels har-
vested last year. Excessive heat and
dry weather, June S-15, caused early
oats to head on short straw. and while
former prospects were materially cut,
yields are turning out better than ex-
pected. The generally moist weather
of early July caused considerable inn
provement of medium and late oats.
The growing condition of Iowa's, bar
ley crop August l was SO per cent of
indicating an average yield per
acre of twenty-eight, and ninetenths
bushels. "A total production of S.21S,0OO1
DuSliclS Is IOFeCtlSI Ills yStI, compared
with 8,032,000 bushels harvested last
year, and 16,947,O00 bushels harvested
two years ago.
The average yield per acre of rye in
Iowa this year is estimated at seventeen
bushels, indicating a total production
If 1,071, 900 bushels, compared with l..
10000 bushels harvested last year.
III
G. E.. Lyden & Sons sale of Poland
china hogs held at Manning last Mon
lay week was attended by good sized
.rowd of out.of.the-county buyers, but
or some reason there were none at the
sale to pay what the hogs were worth.
rhe Messrs. Lyden had an Offering of
orty head. but only fifteen of the ami !
nails sold, the bidding was so slack. AZ
er the fifteen head were sold the Ly (
lens decided not to sell the remainder
# the offering. The fifteen head sold
5000. 1t is to be regretted
hat the sale terminated SO unsuccess
ully as the Lydens' have one of the
'est herds in Carroll county. Z