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


wet weather is causing considerable |
damage to the corn at present, as the |
corn is moulding 1t is almost impos
sible to ge in the corn fields
Agency.
Agency, Oct. 2.-(Special.) Your
correspondent estimates that the corn
crop compared with last year at 80 PEI
cent better and perhaps 10 per cent
increase in acreage. AS to the wet
weather, it has damaged the corn
some, but not to the extent that some
would have it. Should the weather be
favorable from this on so that it can
be gathered the loss will not be more
than 10 per cent, if that much.
MunterviIIe.
Munterville. Oct. 22.-(Special)-l
The acreage is slightly in excess OF
last year. probably 10 per cent more |
The yield is probably so per cent more |
The wet weather has not damaged the |
crop as much as the frost. Too much |
rain has probably retarded the ripsn
ing process a couple oil weeks or more.
Laddsdale.
Laddsdale. Oct. 22.-The acres plant.
ed about the same as last year. The
average yield is about so or 60 bushels
to the acre. 1t was about half as much
last year. Rain has damaged the
crop already and some is under water
now II rain comes now it will dam,
age much more.
Milton, Oct. 22-(Special)-
corn crop in this vicinity will average
about 50 bushels to the acre, as com.
/ pared to 20 last year. There are from
| 100 to 200 more acres than last year.
/ There is but little falling off and that
| is due TO large hailstorm which pass
ed through here, but mostly east of
| here.
RchIand.
| Richland. Oct. 22-(Special) 1.-THE
corn yield will be double that of last
year and will average so bushels pei
acre. The average increase is about
| 10 per cent in acres. The yield will
decrease on account of wet weather at
least Is per cent. 1t also decreases
the value of stock fields for pasture at
least SO per cent; also shock fodder
decreased in like proportion.
Sigourney.
Sigourney, Oct Especial 1.-The
corn crop in this vicinity is estimated
at 40 per cent better yield than last
year. There is an increase of Is per
cent in the acreage over last year
| The crop was injured some by wet
weather, rendering the quality some
what poor. The early frost has done
some damage, but the, large acreage
will more than Offset the loss by wet
weather and frost
Packwood.
Packwood, Oct Especial. 1.-The
yield of corn in this vicinity is 30 per
cent greater than last year. A great
er acreage was planted, but how great
cannot be learned. Fhe crop was
somewhat injured by the wet weather.
Butler.
Butler, Oct. 22.-(Special.) 1.-THE
corn crop in this vicinity will aver
age about IS per cent more per acre
than last year. There is about 5 or
4 10 per cent more acreage than last
year Some fields We're hurt by wet
weather, but they will make more corn
than they did in 1901.
North Fsirview.
Il ". I.J
The corn in this vicinity was dam
aged great deal by the high wind
storms and by the wet weather. There
was more corn raised this year in this
vicinity than there was last year but
a great deal of it is soft corn but it
is estimated from thirty-fivc to forty
bushels an acre There has not been
very much corn gathered yet only for
feed.
Fremont.
Fremont. Oct y
There is q slight increase in acreage
over last year The yield will doubt
| less more than double last year. There
will be some decrease in acreage be
cause of the continued wet weather,
but possibly not so much difference in
acreage as the corn will not be as
sound or quality not so good because
of rains.
Danlonega.
4 Dahlonega, Oct 22-(SpeciaD-Th
corn crop is about 20 per cent better
than last year, and about 10 per cent
increase in acreage, which will make
about sixty bushels per acre.
! Selma.
Selma. Oct. 22.-(Special.)- 1.-The
corn crop will make about four or five
times the yield Of last year and on
! hilly land considerably greater. The
acreage is nearly one-fou1th more Wet
, weather is not particularly damaging
; any but the cut corn, the fodder of
: which is almost spoiled and corn bad
, ly damaged. Frost caught about one
eighth OF the crop here.
Bromptor.
Brompton Oct Especial. )-T.e
average amount OF corn raised in this
region. for this year is estimated at
forty-five bushels per acre. The gener-
al supposition OF the farmers is that
about one-third Of the corn at least
| is damaged by the wet weather this
year and is believed that there is an
increase above that of last year, of
good corn.
Pulaski.
!, Pulaski, Oct. 22.-(Special. )-There
BOTTLE BABIES