Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-30
late; oats being cut, crop not heavy;
but little damage to crops by storm.
East Central District.

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East Central District.
Dubuque, Dubuque - Rain IL
mean temperature, IS; sunshine "a
per cent.
/ Dubuque, (Dubuque) - Rain IL
good for corn; q large amount of hay
cured; oats generally we'll filled, but
secured; oats generally well, filed blu,
some rust. 49,
Buchanan, Independently - About
two-thirds of average yield of hay In
/ this county; oats have rust on stalk
but not much on berry; corn growing
rapidly, and some up to. standard;
nearly all oats will be cut the com
ing week.
Black Hawk (Waterleo) - Rain So;
week favorable; some reports Of rust
on oats; corn Of good color and mar
Vicious growth, harvest of oats and
barley in progress.
Benton, (Blairstown) - Rain. 1.2o:
haying delayed by wet and cloudy
weather; crop nearly all secured IN
fair condition. but yield light; corn
making rapid growth, CYAN Horne3-
Oats three-fourths cut; somewhat fais
ty; but will be fair quality. "a gS
Linn, Ont. Vernon) = Rain, So;
mean temperature Is; sunshine per
cent; favorable week. -
Jones, (Olin) - Rain 28; fine week
for haying; Yield about one ton Der
acre and excellent quality; corn an lav
erage or more. Z
Scott, (Davenport) - Rain. .O5;
mean temperature, rs for week end.
ing Saturday night. Uong Grovey---
Have been on farm here IS years and
never saw wheat crop so poor; stand
good and straw long. but no wheat in
| most of it; rust is the trouble;i corn
doing well; oat crop light; barley me.
dunn. .e,.>
Iowa, (Amana) - Rain LII; har.
vesting rye. wheat and oats in pro.
gress; corn begun tasseling.
Southeast District.
Washington, Washington - Rain
1.20; good progress made cutting hay
and oats; corn doing we'll though
| nights are cool.
| Henry. Ont. Pleasant Conditions
remain good and everything doing
well; oats harvest on now and appar.
entity good yield and quality; corn will
soon be Shooting"
Lee, (Keokuk) - Rain. a trace;
mean temperature IL another magnlf.
icent week for harvest; haying about
| finished; crop heavy and excellent
quality; threshing in progress; upland
wheat light, bottoms good; the whole
crop will average 20 to Is bushels:
corn growing well and very dark col.
or; prospect could not be better;
| about one-half of the oats cut; crop
fair but acreage small. d
| VanBuren, (Bonaparte) - Rain, 10
| very warm early and cold latter part
of week; oats cutting in progress hay
not over half made; some late corn
being cultivated. (Milton) "A good
week and we'll improved; oats in shock
or stack in godo condition and prom
| ises a godo' yield; corn makes good
| progress. ~ Jl:4,.-t. -
Van Buren, (Pittsburg) - Hay crop
normal; mostly UP and quality fine;
fine week for harvesting. EH
South Central District. d.
| lMahaska. fOskaloosa) RAIN, 2.1o;
mostly on 10th and Goth; latter part of
week fine for harvesting and grain
cutting is nearly completed; corn tas.
selling and growing finely. !, AZ. u
Marion, (Pella) Heavy rain and
nights quite cool; oats about half
harvested
Warren, Qndianolal = Rain over 4
inches; corn outlook the best in re-
cent years; hay crop fair with one
half in stack; oats light. (Hartford)
H. 1ioht.
pastures improving.
Madison (Earlham) Rain, 4.37;
wind caused some damage; latter part
of week cool and wet (Winterset)
Corn beginning to shoot.
Union (Afton) - Rain. 1.39: corn
doing we'll; first planting in tassel !;
oats mostly in shock and crop medium
haying half done; potatoes will be
large yield. Pastures good. tCreston)
Wind laid some corn flat in west
part of county; bulk Of crop all right.
Lucas. (Chariton) = Rain 1.95; oats
in shock; slow progress with harvest
work. 28
Appanoose, (Centerville) - Corn
doing well, except where root worms
are at work; oats in shock, fair yield
and quality; hay lighter than was ex-
pected, but of good qualifying. crop
potatoes; apples somewhat scabby,
but large yield promised.
Wayne (Humeston) - Early corn
tasseling and shooting ears; oats light
timothy seed harvesting will ~ begin
next week. (Allertpn) ~ Rain III !;
oats in shock; haying delayed. +
Decatur. (Weldon), - Too much
moisture for hay making; corn is max,
ing rapid growth despite cool nights;
timothy heavy; potatoes heavy yield.
Decatur Ieon) -. Rain l34S; corn
doing well; oats in shock and better
than expected; hay good quality and
yield. En-
Ringgold INT. Ayr = Rain 1856;
corn is doing well and some hay has
been put up, though wet and cool part
of the week.
Southwest District. I'll
Cass (Wiota) - Work delayed hy
excessive rains and some hay dam
aged; corn doing fairly we'll. as