Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-14
General Average of Yield OF
Matured Corn Crop Placed
at Thirty Eight Bushels
FALL PAsTuRAeE NEVER BETTER
September Fairly Satisfactory
Month-Yield of Staple Crops Will
Be Sufficient to Afford Liberal Sur
plus for Export to Regions of Less
Productiveness.

Special to Times Republican
Des Moines, Oct. 14.-Direetor j. X.
Sage of the Iowa weather and crop
service today issued his monthly crop
report, as follows:
September was cooler than usual,
with some excess of rainfall, cloudiness
and humidity The daily mean tenn
perature CO.'S degrees for the state. was
"a degrees below normal. The aver
age number OF cloudy days was 10,
and partly cloudy 6, with IA days of
clear skies and sunshine. On the whole
the month was materially better in all
the elements than September 1902.
Frosts were noted al numerous sta
lions. in all districts, on 10th, 18th,
18th, gath and 27th. ranging light TO
heavy, but little damage resulted to
farm crops, except in quite limited
areas. The main detriment caused by
the cold, and frosty period Nas the
delay in bringing belated corn to full
maturity. The period of most unfa-
was from the 4th to the 10th. In the
last half Of the month there were about
twelve days of ideal weather for matur-
ing crops, harvesting. threshing and
plowing During this time the corn
made very good progress, and at the
close of the month fully so per cent
of the crop was we'll matured. the bal
anee requiring one to two weeks of
frostless weather and generally favor
able conditions TO make it safe.
'.At the best there was but little eN-
pectation of bringing all of the belated
portion of the crop TO maturity. as
some of it was still green and soft
at the close of September. A con-
siderable amount OF the early corn was
cut and put into shock after the first
appearance of frosts.
Fall pasturage was never better, and
seldom as good, at this time of the
yesr. Fadr progress has been made In
the minor crops. and good
deal of second crop hay has been Sc
cured. Fall blowing is we'll advanced.
much more than the usual acreage has :
Ing Deen QDUe NIuu lHS SOL III tNCel-
lent condition.
The potato harvest showed very
light yield. and much damage by rot
ting
The fall apple crop was fair. but
winter apples are inferior in size and
quality
"On the whole. September was fair
~ satisfactory month. tho below nor
NAL In temperature and sunshine. The
adverse features of the month We're the
natural sequence of the preceding alb
normal spring and summer. There is
much cause for congratulation and
that under such unusual
conditions the yield of staple crops will
be sufficient TO afford a liberal sur
plus for export to regions of less pro-
iuctiveness."
George A. Wells, secretary of the
iowa Grain Dealers association es-
Inmates that the crop on fully 25 per
cent of the original corn acreage plant
ed in Iowa this year win not mature
or was abandoned. The general aver
age of the yield of the matured crop
he puts at 3S bushels. He has received
reports from every county in the state.
and has made estimates as to the yield
per acre IN the different sections on
which he bases the general average
estimate.
In the northwestern part OF the state,
he says 25 per cent will not mature.
While the balance will yield IS bushels
to the acre. In the north central dis
trict 35 per cent is lost with the re-
mainder yielding 81 bushels per acre.
In the northeastern district At per cent
is lost and the remainder will produce
sea bushels. Seventyfive per cent
Will yield 3S1a bushels per acre in the
west central district. IS per cent will
yield SO bushels in the central; IA per
cent AZ bushels in the central eastern
district; S712 per cent, 421a bushels in
the southwestern district: 73 per cent,
~ bushels In the south central, and rs
per cent, AZ bushels in the southwest
ern district
Cattle feeding, all over the state has
been greatly decreased.
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WILL CONTINUE THE FIGHT.