Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-30
OATS NOT ROITING
DIRECTOR JOHN r. SAGE SAYS
THE WEATHER HAS NOT DAM
AGED THE CROP.
Many Planted Poor Seed - Conditions
Said To Be Better Than Year Ago -
More Corn Planted Than Last Year
Weekly Report.

John r. Sage, director of the Iowa
crop service, does not believe that the
oats now in the ground in the state
are rotting because Of any fault due
to the ground as much as to the fault
OF the seed. Several of the observers
throughout the state have sent in re-
ports to the effect that the oat crop is
apt to be damaged by the rotten seed
which has appeared since the bad
weather.
However, this has not appeared to
be general source of dissatisfaction
mus showing that the liability of poor
seed in the outset may be the cause of
tne recent state of the grain. Director
Sage says:
| believe that if the farmers can
hnd that the oats are rotting they will
also discover that 1t is due to the
TACT that poor seed has been used. The
good, wholesome seed will not spoil in
the weather which has been prevalent
in Iowa for the past two weeks, and
II proper investigation was made l be.
lleve that it will be found that the
fault lies in the improper selection OF
the seed in getting oats of poor gerrni-
mating qualities"
Inc weekly report is as follows:
Central District.
Hardin Qowa Falls)-Seeding prac-
tically completed, and soil in good con-
dition; grass barely started: blowing
in progress.
Webster CIT. Dodge)-Six days
work in the field and small grain seed
ing is done; blowing under way; LIZ
rain on 23d.
Calhoun misunderstanding done
with soil in fine condition; weather
cold and termination slow; cary pota-
toes planted.
planted and some gardens made; grass
backyard.
Boone (Woodward)-Soil in excel
lent condition for blowing! hard rain
Saturday p. m. (Ogden)-Rain, LAT;
some complaint of oats rotting.
Marshall Estate Center)-Frost ev-
cry night but Friday; heavy rain Sat
urday, and grass started.
Poweshiek (Hartwick)-Grain seed
ing about completed; blowing in pro-
gress; has been too cold for germina-
ton; early pig crop almost a failure
| (GrinnelD-Rain, 1.50: small grain all
sown; warm rain started grass.
Jasper Newton)-Rain on Saturday
LOT; week favorable for work In fields
and the rain was needed to start the
crops. (Monroe)-Rain, 2.S5 inches fell
Saturday p. M; five and a half days OF
| hard work.
Dallas (Waukee)-Oats coming up;
blowing for corn rapidly pushed; all
vegetation backward
Polk Oes Moines)-Rain for full
week. 3.34 inches; mean temperature
90 degrees. or 8 degrees below normal
East Central District.
Dubuque Dubuque)-Rain, Ito;
mean temperature. As degrees.
Delaware lDelaware)-Rain, rs;
spring seeding done in good order;
winter rye late but good; showers
| started grass.
Buchanan dndependence)- seeding
nearly all done; ground mostly in good
condition; much blowing done for
corn; pig crop has been hurt by cold
weather; other young things doing
finely; grass looking green.
| Black Hawk (Waterloo)-Rain,1 LIS;
seeding is very nearly completed;
warm rains have taken out the frost
enlivened the grass and started the
| buds; now everything betokens spring.
Benton (Blairstown)-Rain 1.20;
seeding done; blowing in progress, and
soil in good condition; pig crop poor
Linn (Mt. Vernon)-Rain, 1.0S to
Saturday night; low temperature with
out parallel at this late date in April
rain on Saturday will help the soil.
Scott Oavenport)-Rain, AT for
week ending the Esd; mean tempera-
ture AZ degrees.
| Scott Gong Grove)-Week very fav-
orable for seeding, which Is nearly
completed and in good condition; seed
corn testing very poorly; coolest April
| for many years.
Muscatine (Fruitland)- of week
warm; considerable cabbage trans
planted; asparagus late; will cut the
first on Monday.
Iowa (Amana)-Rain, 80; seeding
early sown oats may have to be re-
seeded.
Southeast District.
| Wapello Misunderstanding about
completed; grass making slow growth
rain on Gath stopped Work for present
Henry (Mt. Pleasant)-Oats al
sown. but fears are expressed as to the
termination; blowing well under way;
timely rain on 22d.
Lee (Keokuk) -Rain, SO; average
daily deficiency in temperature d de-
grees; killing frosts 10Th and goth;
blowing and seeding being pushed and
early sown oats are up.
Van Buren, aparte)-Rain, Al;
|
completed and blowing for corn begun;
grass backward. (Miton)-Ooats sowr
in god condition. (Pittsburg)-Sprine
has come; oats in and soil in good filth
South Central District.
Mahaska (Oskaloosa) + sudden
change from summer to winter started
grass and grain nicely; soil in good
condition for tillage.
Marion (Pella)-Oats and barley all
sown; very little ground plowed for
corn; ground works nicely. pleasant
ville)-On Saturday 2.16 inches of rain
| fell in 80 minutes; small grain sowing
almost completed and ground in fine
condition.
Warren Qndianola)- grain all
in and in good condition; low lands
covered with water; cdtlook for fruit
| good; young stock doing WELL
Madison (Iarlham) Rain, .65; good
progress in blowing for corn, and
ground in good condition.
Union (Crestom Four inches of SNOW
Tuesday night; but little farm work
done this week. (Platte)-All farming
delayed by snow; bad weather or
oats.
Lucas (Charton)-Rain, .76; one
inch of snow on GOTH followed by SHARP
| freeze.
| wayne-( Allerton)-Rain and snow