Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-28
|C|IMAI[ md CROPS
Cool and Rainy Week Favorable
to the Meadows and
Pastures.
Planting Of Corn Somewhat Re.
tarded and Growth Has
Been Slow.
Acreage OF Small Grain in Iowa
Will Be Smaller Than
Usual.
Special to Times-Republican.

sPSSiai 10 neutrality-suspicious..
| Des Moines, May 2s.-The regular
weekly weather and crop bulletin was
issued today as follows.
Cooler weather with fairly We'll dis
tributed showers and n large percent
age of cloudiness We're the more import
ant features of the week The daily aN-
erage temperature was 4 to degrees
below normal, and al the close of the.
Week light frosts We're noted at numcr-
Gus stations but no material damage
resulted. The showers were highly
beneficial to all crops tho somewhat
less than the present needs in portions
OF the southern and central sections.
The moisture, cool weather and eXees-
siNe cloudiness We're especially favor
able to meadows pastures and small
grain, but the conditions We're not 90
good for growth of corn. and planting
was somewhat retarded, tho nearly
completed in all districts. Nearly all
reports indicate that corn is making
good stands, with not more than the
usual necessity Of replanting on account
of defective seed and damage by worms
The. work of cultivation is in progress
under improved conditions of soil.
Meadows, pastures and grain fields
show decided Improvement in a larger
part of the state.
Reports as to fruit are generally ia
vorable, but the apple crop wi,l be
lighter than usual in portions OF the
southern and central districts,
Grain men of the city state that the
acreage of small grain in Iowa this wear
will be about % per cent smaller than
last year. Many OF the farmers have
cut down their acreage Of wheat ard
oats and have planted corn instead
This fact is que largely To the high price
that has been received for corn curing
the past year and also TO the high price
that cattle and hogs have brought. ON
ing to the fact that the outlook for oats
has been so poor in some sections the
farmers have plowed up their oats fields
and have planted then in corn instead
This Will cut down the acreage Of oats
To a greater extent than the first re-
ports indicated.
MIR. 5. ID Wadsworth. prominent
implement man Of this city said the
other day that in his opinion the acre
age of small grain would be smaller this
year than even the grain men were
aware. We have been unable 10 sup
ply the demand for corn planters this
spring. said he, and from what have
learned from The dealers In implements
over the state the acreage OF corn Will
be much larger this year than ever be-
fore, and the acreage of small grains
will be correspondingly cut down.
Reports from all8over the Country in
dictate that oats and wheat VIII be
scarce this year as compared with last
year Mr.. George A. Wells. secretary Of
the Iowa Grain Dealers Association.
has just returned from trip to Texas
where ne attended a meeting o. the
Texas and Oklahoma dealers The con-
sensus Of opinion at that meeting was
that the oats crop would be almost a
failure and the wheat crop would be-
much less than last year He stopped
in Kansas on his return and found the
same conditions prevailing Grain men
declared that the oats crop would be
small and that the production of wheat
MAS likely To be not more than half
what 1t was last year. III Will be re-
membered that the Kansas whea, crop
IN 1860 was the marvel of the whole
country and was much greater than
ever before in the history of the state.
In Texas it was the opinion that the
oats crop would not be equal TO the
home demand. Iowa oats viii doubtless
go TO Texas this year. and as the yield
will not be large the Iowa farmers will
get good prices for their crop. Rain was
badly needed all over the southwest
while MIR. Wells was there, the irouth
having affected the crops more than in
Iowa.
The body of an unknown man, who
bad apparently been murdered, was
found yesterday in sandpit at Court