Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-01
NEED DRY WEATHER
SMALL GRAINS IN IOWA HAS HAD
ENOUGH RAIN FOR A
TINE.

The small grains of lowe need dry
weather for several days. According
to the Iowa crop report ISSUED Tues
day the week was alternately warm
and cool with the average temperature
slightly below normal The rainfall
was variable. as usual at this time of
the year, but the area in which there
is now much excess of moisture is
relatively small There was sufficient
warmth during the week to promote
the healthy growth of corn, and In
the larger part Of the state good pro-
gress has been made in the cultiva-
ton of this crop. The early planted
fields are being ploWed the third time.
The stand is generally better than
was indicated by previous reports.
The crop will be laid by about as early
as in the average of recent years.
Spring wheat is heading with gem
orally vigorous growth Of straw, and
but little evidence of rust. The oats
crop is variable, ranging from very
light and short on poor soil to ex-
cessively heavy on the richest lands.
The crop is at it's most critical stage,
needing sunshine and dry weather to
make a fair yield. Barley is heading
nicely, with fair prospect of a crop,
Glover is unusually heavy, except in a
few localities, and the harvest of the
crop Is we'll begun. Timothy Is not
promising, though heavy in few
places. Potatoes are reported fair In
the north and very poor at the south.
Northwest District.
Allamakee (Waukon)-Very hard
rain on oath; all crops look well; corn
plowed second time is quite clean; bet
ter stand than last year; heavy crop
clover about readf to cut.
Winneshiek (Ridgeway) Coolest
week of the month, but favorable for
crops; haying in progress.
Bremen (Waverly)-Rain 1.5S; corn
fields are not all clean of weeds. hay
ing will soon be at hand; oats and
barley straw very heavy.
Fayette (West Union)-Corn doing
heading, with no show of rust; to-
baceo raising have their plants set and
weather is favorable for growth.
Clayton (Elkader)- 1.50; hail
on 18th damaged crops in western part
of county; in other parts stand of corn
is good; clover heavy and is being cut,
North Central District.
Worth (Northwood )-Fine week,
but cool for corn; tame grass heavy
and will need fair weather for curing
good crops in prospect.
Winnebago (Forest City)-Rain;
week cool and all right for small
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tables are good.
Kossuth (Algona)-Rain 100; hard
wind storm on 18th; corn doing bet
ter here than in other parts of the
state.
Emmett CEstherville) Corn has
made rapid growth on high land; low
lands still too wet.
Hancock Britt)-Rain, 90; severe
wind storm on 18th destroyed a few
buildings; field work and crops in
about normal condition; quack grass
infesting many fields.
Cerro Gordo (Portland) - Good
weather for corn, but too wet in some
localities; oats good and hay heavy.
Floyd (Charies City)-Rain 1.20 for
week ending oath; cool week with too
much rain retarded corn growth some-
what: severe storm on 18th; straw
berry crop very plentiful.
Butler (Clarksville)-Fine week for
corn; small grain doing fairly well;
some corn rather short for time Of
year.
Franklin Geneva)-Heavy rain on
18th and some fields flooded; corn do
ing well where there is good drainage
oats heading out and heavy; meadows
flush and growing WELL (Hampton)-
Ran So; corn doing we'll and mostly
free from weeds; some ployed third