Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-14
Fotatoes-tiood.
Apples-Falr.
Small fruits-Good.

GGaIneF-hGt and dry.
Corn--Needs rain.
Oats-Threshing begun; Yield
large; fair quality.
Hay--Ali cut and stacked.
Wheat-Good quality; acreage
small.
Pasturas-Need rain.
Potatoes--Fair crop.
Appies--Large crop.
Milton.
Weather-very warm with high
wind.
Corn-Has not had a better pros
pect for years.
Oats-Good; all harvested; PARTLY
threshed.
Hay-A good crop; mostly all in
stack; a good yield
Wheat-Dry; good yield.
Pastures-Dry; needing rain badly
Potatoes-Early fine
Apples-Good.
Small fruits-Good.
Laddsdale.
Weather-Very warm and very dry.
Corn-harly corn well filled; all
needs rain.
bushels per acre.
Hay-All harvested; medium crop.
Wheat-Light crop.
Pastures-Dry and needing rain
badly.
Potatoes-Yield good; quality splen-
did; ready to dig.
Applicability good and very plen-
tiful.
Small fruits-Small crop; all gone.
Fairfield.
Weather-Hot and dry.
Corn-Maturing needs rain.
Oats-Threshing is on; yield good.
Hay-Fair crop.
Wheat-Fair yield.
Pastures-Poor; in need of rain.
Potatoes-Yield good.
Apples-Yield good.
Small fruits-Injured by dry wealth
er.
Mystic.
Weather-Dry and hot.
Corn-Needing rain.
Oats-Harvested and being thresh-
ed.
Hay-All harvested; yield fair.
Wheat-None
Pastures-Dried UP for want of rain.
Potatoes-Only about one-half crop.
Apples-Most all falling off before
ripe.
Small fruits-There is very Ittle at
present.
Bloomfield.
Weather-Hot and very dry.
Corn-Doing well, but needs rain.
Oats-Harvested; good quality.
Hay-Small quantity; half crop.
Wheat-Very little raised.
Pastures-Very dry.
Potatoes-First-class
Apples-Scarce and falling.
Small Fruits-All gone.
Moulton.
Weather-Very warm and dry.
Corn-Doing well; needs rain.
Oats-Being threshed; yield good.
Hay-Fair crop; pastures need rain.
Wheat-None raised worth mention.
Pastures-Dry, although not suffer
ing badly.
Potatoes--Very fair crop.
Apples-Fair crop; not up to aver
age.
Small Fruits-About gene.
FdChVOOus
Weather-Hot and dry.
Corn-Needs rain.
Oats-All threshed; yield heavy.
Hay-Quality excellent.
Wheat-Not any in this section.
misunderstanding up.
Potatoes-Yield small but good quail
ity.
Apples-Fair crop.
Small Fruits-Heavy crop.
Blakesbura.
Weather-Hot and dry; maximum
temperature, 96; southwest wind
Corn-Early corn good; late corn
needs rain.
Oats-About all threshed; good
yield and quality
Hay-All harvested; half crop.
Wheat-Good, but very little sown.
misunderstanding very short; need
rain badly
Potatoes-Early, fair crop; late, suf-
ferlng.
Apples-Fall apples plentiful; win
ter, scarce.
Small Fruits-Scarce; a few plums.
Delta.
Weather-Hot and dry.
Corn-Well cared, but needs rain
Oats Threshing done; average
about 80 bu.
Hay-Put UP fair crop.
Wheat-None raised
Misunderstanding rain baeiys
Potatoes-Good crop.
Apples Light crop.
Small Fruits-Fair crop.
Yampa.
Weather-Hot and dry.
Corn-Early planted hardening late
in silk being damaged by drouth.
Oats-Quality good; yield 25 to 40
bu. per acre.
Hay-Medium to good; quality good.
Wheat-Good; yield 20 to 25 bu. per
acre.
Pastures-Being dried up by hot
weather.
Potatoes-Early planted, good; late,
will be failure without rain soon.
Apples-Yield fair; quality good.
Small Fruits-Some kinds good,
some failure.
Highland Center.
Weather-Warm, with much need
ed rain.