Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-14
CROPS IN WApELLO..
Fifty Thousand. Two Hundred and
Fifty-seven Acres in Corn.
HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP LEADSTHE LIST


Crop-Many Late Pieces are Not
Vet Out of Danger OF
Frost.
IRON Tuesdays Daily.
During the past few weeks there has
been much speculation on the outcome
OF the present corn crop, especially in
Wapello county. The extreme high
temperature and hot winds have led
mary to believe that the corn in this
section of Iowa was damaged to very
great extent, yet there are those whose
Judgment is equally as assuring who
are authority for the statement that
the coming crop will be the largest
WaPello county has produced for
years. There was much late corn in
this part of the state, and it may be
that inasmuch as we are very near the
frost line at the present date, there is
some danger of a shortage from this
source. Some attribute the danger to
the hot winds which they say did dam
age and will cause great shrinkage in
the total harvest. Two weeks ago the
same persons who estimated a 3O-bush-
ell yield are now frank to admit that
they do not believe the yield will reach
over ten bushels in the case of late
corn. The early pieces are practically
out of danger from either drouth or
frost, but the later pieces have been
damaged from extreme heat, and fears
are entertained that it will be 'nipped
by frost. There is one thing, however,
on which all are united, and that is
that the months of July and August
were the most favorable months for
corn that Iowa ever experienced. Had
it not been so, the later conditions in
this part of the state would have re-
duced the corn crop several million
bushels.
Morgan Griswold has on file in his
office the total number of acres devo-
ted to the several cereals and crops in
Wapello county, which are herewith
Igiven in full. They will prove of much
interest to those engaged in agricul-
tural pursuits. Corn leads with 50,-
s57 acres, of which Highland township
has 5,762 acres. In Wapello county
oats is the next largest cereal CROP as
will be seen by the following compil-
alton of statistics relative to the crops
in the several townships of Wapello
county:
Highland Township.
Corn, 5,762; oats, 1851; spring wheat,
90; winter wheat, 119; barley, 2; rye,
81; fax, 0; potatoes, n; timothy, 2,132;
clover, 467; prairie hay, As; pasture,
$3.50.
Center Township.
Corn, 5,657; oats, 1926; spring wheat,
81; winter wheat, s77; barley, o; rye.
81; fax, 0; potatoes, 12714; timothy,
1928; clover s77; prairie hay, o; pas
turc. s,475.
Richland Township.
Corn, 5,4s2; oats, 1904; spring wheat,
~; winter wheat, la; barley, O.; rye,
As; flax, 6; potatoes, 3s2; timothy,
3,066; clover, 1877; millet, so; prairie
hay, 20; Pasture, 5,oo5.
Columbia Township. ssf3
Corn, 1870; oats; 1865; spring wheat,
1862; winter wheat, 315; barley, OF; rye,
so; flax, o; potatoes, SO; timothy; 1,oGs;
clover. 224; millet, 292; prairie hay, o;
pasture, 8,172. ~ aoi
Adams Township.
Corn, 1892; oats, 1874; spring wheat,
So; winter wheat, S8S; barley, 81 rye,
III; flax, o; potatoes, 10; timothy, g.
$50; clover, ZIG; prairie hay, o; pasture,
1907, ilIjI5'f
Pleasant Township.
Corn, 4,assA; oats, 1880; spring
wheat, IS; winter wheat, 1903; barley,
6A; rye, SO; flax, O; potatoes, 47X:5
timothy, 3,12sA; clover, BOY; prairie
hay, o; pasture, Sass.
Competine Township.
Corn, 3,S17; oats, 1861; spring wheat,
10; winter wheat, 81; barley, 10; rye,
80; flax, o. potatoes, O.; timothy, 1855;
clover, 277; prairie hay, O; pasture,
4,276.
Washington Township.
Corn, 3,491k; oats, 1884,; spring
wheat, so; winter wheat, $50; barley,
l; rye, 152; flax, O.; potatoes, S75s;
timothy, 2,22O; clover, 32s; prairie hay,
12h; pasture, 5,691h.
Polk Township. 81
Corn, 3,e79; oats, 1921; spring wheat,
"a; winter wheat, 116; barley, 0; rye,
l35; flax, A. potatoes, IS; timothy, -
sS3; clover, 46S; prairie hay, s6;
pasture, 7,7sO.
Keokuk Township.
w ~ o,~ooS OolS, I'll Yes SPRING wheat,
So; winter wheat. 3s2; barley, O; rye,
IA; fax, o; potatoes, 1923 1-6; tim
othy, 1,ss5; clover, s5; prairie hay, 10;
pasture, 4,101.
Green Township.
Corn, 2,7o5; oats, 1,12oA; spring
wheat, 44A; winter wheat, 1O5; bar
ley, 9; rye, 60; flax, O.; potatoes, 72K.;
timothy, 2,2o5; clover, ZIG; prairie hay,
"; pasture, 4,401.
Dahlonega Township.
Corn, 2,07s; oats, 7o7; spring wheat,
II; winter wheat, 2l2; barley, 0; rye,
So; flax, 0; potatoes, 46; timothy, 1920;
clover, 329; prairie hay, i; pasture.
2.7O7.
Agency Township.
Corn, 1887; oats, 66T; spring wheat,
=; winter wheat, 17s; barley, o; rye, 10;
flax, o; potatoes. 46; timothy, va,
Clover. 1G1;a prairie hay, 0; pasture,
2,oG6,