Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21
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Crop Season Success.
Mr.. J. R. Sage, director of the Iowa
weather and crop service, has made the
following statement regarding the crop
season now closed:
Despite its eccentricities and fire.
quent departures from the normal, the
crop season of 1904 has been favorable.
BY it's fruits it must be judged, and it
has been fruitful in this state. The final
report of soil products is likely to be
much better than was deemed possible
in seed time and midsummer. The sea-
son was late from first to last. 1t began
with the coolest April since 1881, and
the rainfall was in excess, with the soil
previously saturated termination was
unusually slow, and all vegetation very
backward May was about normal slow,
but the crops did not catch up. June
was cooler than usual with excessive
coolest July since 1891. August tempera-
ture was also below normal, the daily
deficiency being about three degrees.
Throughout the summer the nights
were very cool-fne for sleeping, but
not good for corn. September has been
more nearly normal, and the generally
favorable conditions in that month
saved the corn crop. Summing up the
results, we have an excellent crop of
hay, saved in fine condition. The oats
crop in the northern half of the state
was fair in yield and excellent in quail
ity, much of it being above the standard
weight. In the southern districts oats
suffered from rust and the product is
generally inferior. The wheat crop was
very badly injured by rust, and less than
half average. The corn crop is as
tonishingly good and heavy considering
the adverse conditions encountered all
along the line. While it is not BUM
per crop, yet prospectively the output is
likely to be above the average of the
past 15 years. The stand was consid-
erably below the average, but the ear
ing has been unusually heavy. With
favorable weather for drying out and
cribbing, the quality will be extra good.
The season has been quite favorable
| for the other farm crops, such as bar
ley, rye, flax, millet, sorghum, etc. The
| potato crop is very heavy and fine in
quality. All kinds of garden truck have
done notably we'll. And the output OF
apples and grapes has been above the
average of recent years. All in all the
| people of this state will have abundant
| cause for observance of Thanksgiving
day, and ample provisions for feasting'
Jails in Bad Condition.
The condition of Iowa jails in cities
and counties is said by those who have
taken the trouble to look into the mat
ter to be very bad. The grand jury in
each county is supposed to examine into
the condition Of the Jail at every term
Of court, or at least, once year, but II
is claimed that this has not been thor.
oughly done, and that the jails have
become disgrace to the state. They are
dirty and are not provided with thu
| proper sanitary arrangements. A few
years ago the poor houses and insane
asylums were in a more or less similar
| condition; agitation directed attention
to them and they are now inspected
twice year by representative Of tn,
board Of control. The Iowa state con
ference Of charities and correction
which is to meet in Sioux City Novembel
9 to II, will take up this subject ant
will start a movement looking to thu
careful inspection of Iowa jails, SO tina
the abuses will be removed. Prof. Isaa,
Loos of the State university will presen
the subject to the meeting in paper
The president of the association is Judg,
G. S. Robinson of the board Of control
and the secretary is Dr. Margaret Schaff.
ner of Iowa City. Addresses will be
made by Hon. e. III. Hubbard of Sioux
City, Rev. George Luther Cady, professor
Of sociology at the State university
Judge Robinson of the board Of control
President A. B. Storms Of the State az.
ricultural college. H. M. Towner of Corn.
ing, Judge George w. Wakefield of Sioux
City, DR.. Frank I. Herriott of Drake
university, Henry Wolfer, warden OF the
Minnesota state prison and G. w. Was.
sam of the State university. The juve,
nile court suspension of sentences, EN-.
ployment of prisoners and the present
status of organized charity in Iowa are
some of the other subjects to be dis.
cussed.
Congregational Council Meets.
One of the greatest church conferences
of the year is now in session in Des
Moines. 1t is the twelfth triennial ses'
sion of the national council of Congrega'
tional churches in the United States anc
the various auxiliary church societies
that hold sessions at the same time. More
than a thousand delegates are present
from all parts Of the United States
Among the delegates and speakers are
some Of the most distinguished men o.
the country, Ineludsd among these art
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