Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-23

Iacre last year. There has been an in
crease of ten per cent in acreage.
The crop is we'll matured and has been
but Little damaged by wet weather.
Columbia.
Columbia, Oct. 22.-(Special)--
There was an increased acreage OF
corn planted this year but the over
flow of the river and creek bottom
lands destroyed considerable, some
farmers losing their entire crop. so
that the acreage is in reality decreas-
ed. The upland corn is yielding far
greater than last year. although the
recent rains damaged it to some eX--
tent, keeping it too soft to crib. AS
the river bottom crop last year was
fairly good and this year is nothing,
the total crop this year will not exceed
the total crop of last year more than
twenty per cent.
Iowa City.
Iowa City Oct 22.-(SpeciaD =
Careful inquiry of leading grain deal
ers. millers and farmers, develops the
fact that the average yield of corn per
acre in Johnson county will run two
thirds heavier than last year, or &c 2-3
per cent. The consensus of opinion
places the average yield in 1901 at so
to 40 bushels to the acre and 1902 at
so to 60 bushels per acre. The acre
age has been greatly increased this
year, owing to the higher price of the
! yellow cereal, in Johnson county run
ming one-third more than last year, or
| thirty.three and one-third per cent.
High winds, particularly in the west
ern part of the county, have blown the
corn down and broken the stalks and
in these cases there has been much
damage to the ears lying on the
ground from mold and rot, and in the
new corn a great deal of it is found
on inspection to be decayed two or
three inches down from the end. The
weight of this years crop is much less
than last years and quality poorer
Anador.
Amador, Oct. Observation-Disclosures
yield of the corn crop for the year 1901
was about thirty bushels to the acre.
The yield this year is about forty
bushels to the acre. The corn crop
! has been slightly damaged by the con
1 tinued wet weather. Oats will aver
4 age about forty-fve bushels to the
acre. Wheat viii average about eigh
teen bushels to the acre.
EdciyviIe.
Eddyville, October 22.-(Special)-
In the four townships of which Eddy,
vile is the center it is estimated that
the corn crop will go 40 to As bushels
to the acre this year as against a
yield of perhaps % bushels per acre
last year. except on the bottom lands
| of Columbia township, Wapello coun.
ty, and Des Moines township, Mahas
ka county, where the crop was almost
a tota! loss this year owing to the
| floods. 1t is estimated that one-sixth
of the corn OF those townships was
drowned out 1t is also estimated that
| 10 per cent more corn was planted in
this section this year than last.
Bloomfield.
Bloomfield October 22.-(Special)
This year the Davis county corr
crop is so per cent larger than that Of
last season and many fields will yielC
from rs to so bushels per acre.
portion of the increase this season is
due to increased acreage which eX
leeds that of last year about 20 pei
cent. j. NJ Smith. who has been {
resident of this county for many years
states that never. since the year o
/, 1861 has he seen a better or more
abundant crop. Much, however. de
penus upon the weather for the mex
few weeks, as the corn at present j!
greener than usual at this season o
the year and will require two or three
weeks of dry, sunny weather to brins
lit TIC perfection While tbs wet weathel
damaged the crop in quality to som,
extent, not permitting it To harder
sufficiently for first-class shipping pr
poses, the superabundance ofemoislur'
has not in any degree decreased rh,
yield in abundance. But SO far al
Ishipping is concerned, very .4ttle corr
lis shipped from Davis county, as thi
vicinity is largely given to stock rails
ing and feeding, SO much SO that il
bad seasons corn has to be shipped in
The latest crop statistics show tn
total corn acreage of Davis county tt
have been in 1900, 59,0S7 acres, whicl
if increased by 20 per cent, the highes
estimate made of this years increas
in acreage, shows for the year 100:
the total corn acreage of Davis count.
| to be 60,904 acres.
Blakesburg.
| Blakesburg, Oct. 22.-In this town
ship and vicinity the increased acreag
of corn over last year is 20 per cent
The yield per acre 200 per cent; tina
is, three times last years crop. TIL
quality varies greatly. Two-thirds i
excellent and third is inferior an
immature. Damaged by wet weather
25 per cent The 25 per cent will moi
however, be an entire loss, as much Q
it will be fed in a soft state. TIL
farmers are very much better off tina
last year. with corn and hay abundan
and receiving good prices for stool
The apple crop Is the best for man
years as regards quantity and qualit!
kirkville.
Kirkville, Oct 22.-(Special) Est
mate of corn crop: Last year, 80 to 4
bushels to the acre; this year. 40
so bushels to the acre. There is a
increased acreage. There is q falhn