Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-17
NORRIS ON NE CROPS
Thinks the Hot Winds Have
Greatly Injured the Corn
Crops
criticises Secretary Wilson and
Director Sage For Their
Conflicting Reports
His Letter To the T..R. Discusses
the Crop Outlook Which
Is Bad.


teresting TO note how easily a statesman
iiesiding in the city of Washington can
dispose Of matters that interest the peo-
pie. When Il protest went up following
the Porto Rican tariff act congressman
smiled superciliousy and said the people
out here didn't understand the matter
What there is in the climatic influences
OF Washington that gives those who re-
side there such superior knowledge it is
difficult to understand. The al-absorb-
ing topics now are weather and crops
The papers are full OF ii and they can't
be too full. Director Sage. at Des
Moines, takes hand and nov Secretary
Wilson has been heard from The man,
ne matter how Intelligent who takes a
essinlstc view of the corn crop pros
peet is condemned us a calamity howl
er 1t is a very unpopular side. bul
just Why the truth should not be told IL
s difficult Ia SEE. Director sage is de-
l:shtfully optimistic. There is no dam
ger in his case. In the Bulletin issued
last Tuesday Mr.. sage found that our
corn crop was about ten days late; that
great damage is resulting to the late
corn from the hot Minds, that many To-
caiities We're suffering, that Tuesday S
~ Mas w M1tsp that mas been
IN tiils stare iof years He
sa's ne hish thot' winds aeeonpa-
me- ns excessive temperature and u
ssiiefai iack OF moisture, must have
eaAlass9 crops TO considerable eN-
'sii'. ON the lSth, after four days more
q excessively hot driving Weather and
10 RAN Director sage has fully recov-
dee ana from Des MONIES d corresponds
eht quotes him as saying. The crop
tha3 iowa VIII raise this Year viii equal
TIE crop that Iowa raised last year
and The hay crop is not large. btt II Is
good, ard Pastures Mill be- short il ih-
dry weather continues" most ik..lv. and
The oats aaxa been ripens, and corr.
may be injured" Add 10 this The fae.t
that sweet corn and nearly an ga,d.n
truck. such as melons. sqlashes ana "a
cumbers, are literally burn M and ".
can appreciate ths staien,er, mai "a.
,t.t th. corn oyop has hen nm, a.,
Ij,red~ H.s rtiiysiv ,sn,. ..,,-,,a,
may happan If no s.a.,,.r ,,,.,.s,. - -
Cf,itnre in f.,y ,,asle ~ ~, -. !,
Ana nov ZINES ~. ,,,,,S.r,'.,,,., -.
t4rv at,er tittsen AN. ~ ,,t,, 80
Juiv weather IL a o,on as,,t,.s5 ~ - ~
ten DAYS ,ate Aftar .b,a.. -, -
wincl. 2,,fl M rai,, d,,,,ny 80 -.
and thinks t,s.r., i, 800. 80. =.
siarnl ii. ao.s "a, b..,is,9a -,
lepe,ts HI. says ...rb.. 7,a,,,t.'
VI, been seyete sne,,s.h r. s.sri},,,.,,,
feet fhs. tco,,,, e-s,,,, ~, ,h;st
Washington mat ,bsre win h.. ,si..,,,,. !
corn ard So. un;f.
are eissoi,rayin.. Sc. s,vs, ~ II
MAI, sifiiiI5r l,,a, ,,sp,s,5 "a =,
How is Mr. WiIsan9 .,Si,y
nation lf moi ,h,n no ,,.sso W..
obferf has the rrs O. n, liz, a,,a,,, f,o 1-ts
secretary makes .,5,,,.s s,,,..,. s.....,..,,,,,
thar are sl,r,,isfrp H.. sav, ..l,,, -
Isl If Jul, me carfIf;ior, II 49,,
was NOR. ,1.o,n{sjn,, .9b,,r ~,
date last year, ana r.. ais, ,bi,,us 49,,
the country west 81 th. Missouri ,ias,,,,
raise much corn anv,.ay NJ, c...ra
tary Wi son ia tFle. head ot a ds.,,ar.,ns,,
that issues n monthly cron ,e,,1.,,. ~.
report issued July 10 for Jli,: gives
the condition OF corn al sl.3 as ae.t,3s,
S95 for july / 1910 We're a., .basa t;r
ures al Mr.. Wilson'S comma nd, Tho
condition is just points under the axe.
.efaee for ten years which is 500
Since July We have had practically
no rain in the corn belt. until the few
showers Yesterday, and We have had
thfee days Of not winds in Iowa Dbl
ianybody eyer hear that hot winds
We're good for vegetation? ! know that
corn needs hot temperature, but Il
i Doesn't need one that cooks ordinary
/ vegetation July Is and II. 1894. We had
hot winds Corn was then in full tas-
ser. Now, july 10 there isn't tieid In
I IOWA IN VII tassel and corn won't gem
orally be- IN full tassel for ten days or
I Two weeks. A few pieces may tassel by
Inc Isl our seasons are never too
H'.e' ana mere Ism farmer in Iowa
"iip epssh kto" ina spring as Wet
anu CO.. fetafaiiis painting a.! over the
co ~. p'is-
- - mas ieaiis -i-'t'V'opV
.',li MI" Mias 'iis crop
80 NJ sag say we nag Aot
..""s e. ~ pl tAs setfs o.
anu - iSMa mas nseA d Stranger 20
no. Miiias uiisil iio w, iss ana he' ht$'s
~ .iie 80 no. oiiis sai t'ie
sli'i VIZ az i'iNistui 'u' Si'7s tf.e VIZ
H".tss W .iis pant
! NoM M"ae eooue uf. W.asoh zothei
settlement the table for 'ss is before
ne " haa q eio aoo 81 eMo pi.iioi' 'iz
abou. two-tifths of the entire corn crop.
!" sss iaisea Mese o. .l.e missouri river.
! eae tilief vasss ol Nepiaska. Kansas
I dl.l -H!SSoull producing o1i,uuuuuv Du-