AVERAGE PRICES RECEIVED BY IOWA FARMERS OATS -- DOLLARS PER BUSHEL --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN .42 .42 .40 .27 .42 .28 .34 .46 .40 .48 FEB .42 .44 .41 .26 .44 .28 .34 .49 .41 .51 MAR .44 .46 .41 .26 .46 .28 .34 .50 .38 .54 APR .46 .48 .39 .26 .49 .30 .34 .50 .38 .60 MAY .46 .50 .37 .28 .50 .31 .34 .49 .38 .62 JUN .44 .50 .36 .32 .47 .33 .34 .45 .36 .62 JUL .44 .46 .36 .35 .40 .34 .32 .42 .36 .65 AUG .44 .38 .32 .36 .30 .35 .35 .38 .37 .60 SEP .43 .34 .28 .38 .26 .36 .40 .31 .40 .52 OCT .42 .34 .28 .40 .28 .35 .40 .30 .43 .54 NOV .42 .34 .27 .41 .28 .34 .40 .32 .46 .58 DEC .42 .36 .27 .41 .28 .34 .42 .34 .47 .67 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN .74 .59 .72 .34 .26 .36 .38 .51 .36 .39 FEB .80 .54 .75 .33 .28 .37 .40 .51 .34 .39 MAR .84 .56 .78 .32 .30 .38 .41 .45 .34 .40 APR .83 .61 .86 .30 .30 .38 .41 .38 .34 .39 MAY .76 .63 .92 .29 .30 .38 .41 .41 .35 .42 JUN .70 .64 .94 .28 .30 .38 .42 .44 .34 .45 JUL .69 .68 .81 .26 .28 .34 .46 .40 .33 .43 AUG .64 .66 .62 .23 .26 .30 .43 .35 .34 .40 SEP .63 .62 .54 .22 .26 .32 .41 .33 .32 .40 OCT .63 .60 .45 .22 .30 .34 .44 .32 .35 .42 NOV .63 .62 .39 .22 .34 .36 .42 .32 .35 .42 DEC .64 .67 .36 .24 .36 .37 .48 .34 .36 .46 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN .47 .39 .38 .27 .21 .10 .28 .53 .23 .52 FEB .49 .42 .38 .26 .21 .10 .29 .53 .23 .53 MAR .51 .41 .36 .26 .21 .10 .28 .52 .23 .50 APR .53 .40 .37 .26 .21 .13 .26 .49 .21 .52 MAY .59 .40 .35 .24 .19 .18 .27 .45 .21 .50 JUN .59 .37 .34 .23 .17 .20 .36 .36 .20 .46 JUL .53 .38 .29 .21 .14 .36 .38 .27 .32 .37 AUG .31 .37 .32 .17 .12 .27 .42 .22 .42 .23 SEP .32 .39 .32 .17 .12 .27 .47 .23 .41 .24 OCT .35 .40 .30 .17 .10 .21 .48 .24 .40 .24 NOV .35 .38 .26 .21 .10 .27 .49 .22 .42 .24 DEC .38 .38 .28 .21 .10 .27 .53 .22 .47 .25 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN .26 .22 .34 .32 .50 .52 .74 .69 .70 .76 FEB .26 .22 .36 .32 .52 .55 .75 .70 .71 .76 MAR .25 .23 .37 .33 .52 .57 .75 .70 .72 .86 APR .24 .24 .37 .34 .51 .60 .75 .69 .74 .84 MAY .23 .26 .35 .32 .50 .60 .75 .68 .77 .85 JUN .21 .27 .30 .32 .45 .64 .75 .68 .79 .89 JUL .19 .22 .25 .31 .42 .64 .73 .66 .79 .91 AUG .15 .22 .24 .31 .41 .63 .69 .58 .68 .94 SEP .17 .29 .25 .38 .42 .67 .63 .58 .71 1.10 OCT .17 .27 .26 .36 .42 .72 .65 .62 .76 1.10 NOV .18 .30 .30 .39 .43 .72 .65 .66 .74 1.10 DEC .20 .33 .30 .44 .46 .73 .67 .69 .76 1.25 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAN 1.32 .74 .69 .88 1.00 .80 .80 .74 .61 .76 FEB 1.04 .66 .69 .91 .94 .76 .79 .73 .61 .73 MAR 1.19 .68 .70 .91 .92 .76 .79 .70 .61 .73 APR 1.21 .67 .72 .92 .91 .74 .79 .69 .61 .73 MAY 1.14 .62 .75 .90 .85 .73 .78 .68 .63 .71 JUN 1.09 .57 .79 .85 .79 .70 .76 .68 .65 .67 JUL .82 .54 .74 .81 .73 .69 .64 .54 .68 .59 AUG .65 .55 .68 .78 .78 .72 .65 .52 .72 .57 SEP .66 .57 .70 .82 .81 .71 .68 .55 .71 .58 OCT .67 .58 .71 .86 .79 .72 .69 .57 .71 .59 NOV .73 .62 .79 .94 .80 .74 .73 .60 .73 .60 DEC .74 .67 .85 1.00 .82 .77 .74 .63 .76 .61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------