Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-10
SAG['S|jROPgI SUMMARY
Based on Conditions August II
Shows Half a Corn
Crop.
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Reports Would Indicate an Aver.
age Yield Of q Bushels
Per Acre.
Condition Of Corn Unusually Va
riable in Different Sections.
The Trade Outlook.


the Iowa bureau of the weather and
crop service yesterday issued his esti-
mate of crop conditions based ON re-
ports from correspondents in the vari-
Gus counties of the state and which
were sent to him August 1.
Director Sage is rather reticent about
giving out an estimate on the condition
OF the corn crop ,averring that this time
with the uncertainty as to conditions in
the several localities and the danger
that much of the corn may be caught by
early frosts before matured, no man is
will enough informed to venture pre-
diction as to the probable outcome of
the crop. He says:
FOLLOWING are the averages of esti-
mates as to the condition OF crops
made by correspondents of this service
August l. The condition of corn is UNI
usually variable in different sections of
the state, as shown by estimates rang
Ing from 20 to 80 per cent, and the final
output of this crop depends upon future
contingencies as to moisture and early
or late frosts; therefore the average es-
Inmates of condition Tor the state at
large. made at this time, must be taken
with due allowance for the unusual cir
cumstances under which 1t has been put
forth. No man at this time is Sufficiently
we'll Informed as to the actual condition
of the crop ip all parts Ct the state to be
able to formulate anything better than
guess relative to the final OUTPUT of
merchantable corn. Estimates of condi-
ton are as follows: Corn, So per cent;
spring wheat, 81; oats, Is: barley, 90:
flax. "a; .millet, 90; potatoes. "a; pas
lures. As. apples, So; grapes, 10.
The larger Eumber of these reports
were made by local correspondents dur
ing the last days of july. and before the
beneficial effects of the copious showers
We're made evident. And the fact should
be noted that the estimates are made
by the larger number of reporters on the
basis of forty bushels of corn per acre
as the normal crop, representing 100 per
cent. This would indicate an average of
twenty-five bushels per acre. as the con-
sensus of opinion of the reporters; or a
total for the state of about 10000, 900
bushels. In my Judgment the total will
not fall short of that amount but this
estimate Is subject to reyIsIon-when
we know more about the matter"
The figures indicating yield of but
l90.0O000O bushels of corn in the state
with all conditions favorable, and
which are generally regarded outside
hugres, would indicate that there will be
shortage of III 100000 bushels as COM
pared with last year when there was
total yield of about 307.O0O,O 600 in Iowa
This would indicate that If there is a
great deal of corn in the state to be sold
that stock feeders Will have to cut the
corn fodder in their fields. for thu diff
ference between the prospective yield of
last season represents about the amount
of corn offered for sale in the state. But
this year farmers have been taking adj
vantage OF the misfortunes of their
Kansas and Nebraska neighbors and
have been purchasing large quantities
OF cattle to feed so that it is ooubttuI IL
great deal of corn will go out of the
state this year, even If the yield is up
to or little in excess of the figures by
Mr.. Sage.
The figures on the potato crop are es-
pecially discouraging and are a sure in
dication of exceedingly high prices dur
ing the winter months and of the ne
cessity Of importing potatoes into the
state
The corn and wheat service report
shows that the rains of carly yesterda,
morning were quite genera. ,nruout the
state. all stations reporting rain. In
Des Moines about 10 of an inch fell,
Sioux City had "a, Omaha 40. Dubuque
a trace. Davenport TO- Cedar Rapids .25,
Centerville .07. Charles City lis, Es-
therville. 70. Forest City s5. Iowa City a
trace, Iowa Falls .e5. Maquoketa IA,
Marshalltown .s7. Ogden SO. osceola a
trace and Waterloo SO.