Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-25

A heavy soaking" rain this week
would be worth millions of dollars to
Iowa. 1t would put the Iowa corn
crop for 1903, the corn crop which has
seen SO much trouble this year and is
now facing drouth upon the highway
to success 1t would doubtless be fol-
lowed by good, hot August weather
that would bring that success nearer
and If the frost holds off long enough
in the fall Iowa would have a corn
crop fully up to the average if not be-
yond it.
However, the crop of corn this year
is not as bad as it has been in some
years past and the farmers of the
state are hoping that rain will come
to their aid in their attempts to make
it a standard crop. In order to gain an
idea of the condition of crops of vari-
Gus kinds throughout the southeastern
part of Iowa the Courier has gathered
from number of it's correspondents
particulars regarding the situation in
their immediate vicinity The reports
which refer to the latter part of the
week just closed. indicate that the corn
crop will be good il the much-hoped for
rain comes within short time, and
they all agree that the hay crop in the
state will be the biggest for at least
ten years. Some even go farther and
say that it is the biggest on record.
Even the most conservative informa-
ton is to the effect that it is far be-
yond the yield for several years past
both in quality and quantity
Other products vary with the loca-
tons. Oats are fairly abundant this
year but the grain seems to be small
and light consequently the crop is not
as satisfactory as the average. Wheat
while not sown in much quantity and
not at all in several localities, has done
fairly well, and pastures are in splen-
did condition almost everywhere. Fo-
tatoes are in measure failure
though in many places they are report
ed as good quality but small quaint
ty." Small fruits have had good year
in a majority of localities.
Below will be found the reports
from scores Of towns and villages
throughout southeastern Iowa, as fur
nished by regular correspondents of
the Courier:
Abingdon.
Weather-Cool and dry.
Complaining; needs rain.
Oats--Practically all threshed. |
Yield 15 to 3S bushels.
Hay-Extra good
Pastures-Fair condition.
Potatoes-Fair crop
Apples-Big crop.
Small fruits-Big crop.
Agency.
Weather--Dry Cool NIGHTS
Corn-Eighty per cent. Tasseled and
shooting.
Oats-Nearly all threshed About
half a crop.
Hay-Good. Put up in good condi-
ton.
Pastures-Fair
Potatoes crop.
Alphabetically, very good. Late, on
ly fair.
Small fruits-Good.
Abba.
Weather Warm and dry.
Corn-Some in -tassel.
Oats-Good crop.
Hay-Good large crop.
Wheat Good.
Pastures-Good.
Potatoes-Good crop.
Apples-Fair
Small fruits-Moderate yield.
Ashgrove.
Weather-Warm and dry.
.Corn-Half crop.
Oats-Yield fair; about 20 bushels
to the acre.
Hay-Good. About eight bushels
timothy seed to the acre.
Wheat-About thirteen bushels to
the acre.
Pastures need rain.
Potatoes-About one-third crop.
Apples-A quarter crop.
Small fruits-Half crop.
Batavia.
Weather-Cool and dry.
Corn-Most of it in tassel. Needs
rain.
Oats almost all threshed. Fair
yield
Hay-All put up. Extra large
crop.
Pastures-Fair. Need rain.
Potatoes-Not average crop.
Apples-Average crop
Small fruits-Fair crop.
BeIknap.
Weather-Warm days, cool nights.
Very dry.
Co7n-Earliest in tassel. Needs
rain.
oats-All harvested. Yield generally
light
Hay--All harvested. Extra good.
Pastures Very short. Rain needed
badly.