Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-12-01
BIGGEST CON-
CROP EVER
The Preliminary Production This
Year is AL 100000 Bushels.
The Quality is 90 Per Cent
HAVE DONE
THEMSELVES PROUD
Good Crop in Other Grains, Clover
Seed, Potatoes and Fruits Har-
vested.

other states in the production of
corn this year, but she has recorded
the greatest corn crop in her history.
The preliminary report of the aver
age yield is placed at ABB bushels
an acre, or about II bushels higher
than the average yield during the
five years 1915-1919 inclusive. The
preliminary estimate of production
this year is All, 100000 bushels.
Quality SO per cent The amount of
last years corn crop remaining on
Iowa farms Nov. is estimated at &
per cent, or approximately $780,
600 bushels. The total acreage this
year to corn cut for silos is esti-
mated at per cent, or about 306,-
coo acres. The average yield for
each acre of corn cut for silos this
year is eight tons. While price of
corn is far from pleasing, it is graft
flying to observe that the acre yield
over the state is much higher than
the average yield AN acre for 1916
1919. This fact again indicates that
favorable distribution of rainfall,
warmth and sunlight are to a great
extent the controlling factors in corn
production. 1t appears that the tre-
mendous tax on the food content of
the soil has not decorated corn land
in Iowa the last few years to the ex-
tent many believe. The careful Sc
lection of seed corn, combined with
improved methods of farming, of
course have had their effects on pro-
duction.
The average weight of each mea-
sured bushel of grain harvested this
year are as follows: Winter wheat
SO pounds; spring wheat SO pounds;
oats 33 pounds; and barley 46
pounds.
The average yield of buckwheat is
II bushels an acre, indicating pro-
duction of 10000 bushels compared
with $4,000 bushels last year. Quail
ity "a per cent.
White potatoes Urish) have done
themselves proud this year, yielding
10 bushels an acre, compared with
43 bushels the average yield last
year. The preliminary report indi-
Gates a production this year of H.
$4,000 bushels, compared with =
$4,000 bushels last year. Quality of
this years crop is "a per cent. 1t is
estimated that 16 per cent of the to-
tai crop is grown for market.
The average yield an acre Of fax
seed is 10 bushels. The estimated
production is 100000 bushels, COM
pared with $4,000 bushels harvest
ed last year. Quality 80 per cent.
Glover seed this year averaged Is
bushels an acre, compared with IA
bushels last year; per cent Of nor
NAL yield an acre, 100%; and the
acreage harvested compared with the
usual acreage, 1909.
The total production of grapes in
Iowa this year is 90 per cent. Quail
ty OF per cent,
The production of pears is esti-
mated at 100 per cent. Quality So
per cent.
The average yield Of sorghum
Eyrup an acre Is estimated at So gal
Ions.
The condition of sugar beets, for
sugar only, estimated at SO per cent.
The production of apples is esti-
mated at 20 per cent, and the quail
ity at rs per cent. The number OF
trees of bearing age, compared with
the number in 1910 Census year, is
81 per cent. The agricultural apple
crop OF. the state is much better this
year than last year. The estimated
production is 100000 bushels, COM
pared with 1875, 900 bushels har'
vested year ago. The preliminary
estimate OF the commercial apple
crop this year is 426,000 barrels
compared with $4,000 barrels last
year.
The above estimates are subject to
such changes as may be found con
sistent on completion of the final es
timate Of acreage WELD and DrOduc,
ton in December.
Just Received
a fine lot of young mems sweaters
at reduced prices. S. LARSEN
Sna2E sa!e %1s