Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-13
CORN CROP STILL SAFE
John R. Sage, Head OF the Crop
Bureau, Denies Serious
Injury.
Present Hot Spell Recalls the
Partial Crop Failure
of 1873.
Col. Swain on the spaniards--
A New Medical School
Proposed.
.ecial to Times Republican.

the people OF Iowa may De |
pardoned if they give a great deal of
10 the growing crops |
Not all people are farmers, but all are
directly or indirectly Interested in
farming; and it is on occasions like the
present when everyone realizes that the
crop situation is critical, that the fact of
the absolute reliance of the entire pop
uation on the products of he farm is
brought forcibly to mind. But efforts
have been made to sensationalize on the
crop situation in Iowa. Every year, at
some time. there is crop scare. 1t may
come early or late of mid-season-bu it
comes as sure as the gossiper is allowed
to go at large. The crop scare is on
now and persons are all too ready to.
believe every rumor about the ruin of
Iowa crops. But Iowa crops are far
from being ruined. The crop that Iowa
Will raise this year" said John II. Sage.
the head of the weather and crop bu-
reau today, will equal the crop which
Iowa raised last year. This may sound
strange to many Aersons. We had an
' y
quantity was great. but on most crops
the quality Was poor This year, With
a much lighter crop the quality viii be
splendid For instance. tne hay already
cut in Iowa is the finest that has eyer
been put up / would say that ton
of hay cut on good dry year IS worth,
in nutrtmeat ton and half cut on a
year like last. The same is true With
all forage. Ii the farmers of Iowa will
care for the crops they have will cut
the fodder and feed ii. Will make all the
hay they can and use it. they will get
good results The hay crop is not large
but it is good. Pastures vii! be short
| if the dry weather continues The oats
have been injured and corn may be in
4 jured. The corn is not yet far enough
! advanced 10 cause serious Injury. Ii 1t
/ Is in the tassel it can be injured by
K such weather, but ordinarily corn that is
I We'll cared for and good stand VIE re-
! sist almost any kind Of hot weather al
4 this time Of the year Iowa corn is not
! easily killed by few hot blasts, As for
I cats feel that the farmers Of the
\ southern half of the state do them
4 selves an injustice raising oats. They
K do rot raise as much as in the northern
4 half Oats are fitted for the belt just
/ north Of the corn belt proper. They dc
( best in cool seasons a few years agc
/ We got. in Iowa fine crop Of oats III
/ the same year with good crop of corr
| The explanation was that the conditions
| which made oats good came TO an end
/ just as the time arrived for corn te
| make its growth and then we got corn
/ weather Bu, We seldom get the two
\ crops the same season. AS Yet the corn
/ crop In this part of the state has beer
! ,ittle injured. WHAT may happen if the
weather makes no change IS few
weeks l do not know. :
| We have had other seasons OF extreme
/ heat in Iowa ard the midland region
In 1894 was such season. |. was most
serious in the western part of the state
1 Where the sandy soil made possible the
son OF great injury hut entirely unlike
I the present season. was in 1878. Prof
Ross. Of Mitchell county. deputy super
intendent Of public instruction. was re-
4 calling YESTERDAY that July u was the
| adversary of the day whlcl; ls regarded
4 as memorable date III northern Iowa
/ We never had finer prospect for cor,
! in all northern Iowa. he SAID. and ur
4 to July 2 We believed We would har.
| vest record breakj-C crop in all the
northern counties. Tnen came q hot
! wind winch t,iok the Very life out of tn,
growing grain and as it We're Killed il
in single day. Perhaps 1t would not
have been So serious II the prospect hac
not been 50 bright before. The corn ha5