Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-19
South Central District.

ries and cherries abundant.
South Central District.
Mahaska (Oskaloosa) Rain. 1.O2;
all kinds of crops are doing we'll ex-
cept hay, which will be short.
Marion (Pella) Rain, IT; corn is
making good growth and Is generally
clean; first cutting Of alfalfa will make
two IONS to the acre.
Warren Qndianola) Corn blowing
second time, and the crop looks fine;
hay crop light; cherry crop heavy.
Madison (Earlham) Rain, SO; good
progress blowing corn; pastures and
meadows need rain. (Winterset)-
Corn is growing finely and is being
cleaned in good shape; early oats is
beginning to head; good rain is need
ed.
Union (Creston R. D. 4.)-Stand of
corn is good and a large acreage has
been cultivated once; dry weather is
shortening the hay crop
Lucas (Chariton)- the 7th, 2:3O
inches of rain fell in four hours, the
ground absorbing it all; corn is doing
well; strawberries making a good
crop.
Monroe (Albia)-Heavy rain We'd
nesday night, 3:05 inches; it was need
ed; corn doing well; wheat heading
out; oats and potatoes look well; mea-
dows light.
Appanoose (Centerville - Showers
on the, 9th broke the two weeks
drouth; corn we'll worked and clean,
making a good stand; fruit condition
good.
Wayne (Allerton) 2:75; this
was boon to all crops, which are now
doing finely. (Corydon) 1920;
the rain has put everything in good
condition, though hay will be short.
(Seymour)-Two slight showers this
week, and more is needed; corn is do
ing fairly well; has been plowed once,
and some of it twice; mostly clean.
Decatur Geon) Rain, 3:45; rain of
inestimable value to crops, though hay
will be light as result of dry weather;
oats about an average; corn never
more promising. (Weldon) Fine rain
on night of the 9Th, doing much good
to crops.
Ringgold Ont, Ayr)-Rain, 2:5o;
this rain has helped us out wonder
fully.
Southwest District.
Cass (Atlantic)-Rain, 81; good
week for farming; crops of all kinds
growing very nicely; nights are cool
Mills (Glenwood)-A dry week and
crops needing rain badly; pastures are
getting short; strawberry crop about
gone; heavy wind damaged fruit on
| trees.
| Montgomery Cred oak)--About half
an inch of rain on the Sd; more rain
would benefit crops, especially pas
lures; early oats and winter wheat are
heading (Elliott) -Heavy drying
winds prevailed during the week; good
soaking rain needed; corn suffered
least. a
Adams (Corning)-Rain, 20; corn
fields are clean and show good stand;
other crops need rain, especially straw.
berries; the rains this week have been
local and variable.
Taylor (Bedford) Rain, .46; hay
crop will be short, and also oats; dry
weather injured strawberry crop; rain
is much needed. .-
Omaha, Neb.-Rain .0S; daily excess
of temperature 48 degrees.
John r. Sage,
Section director.
George M Chapel,
Assistant director.
Iowa Crop Report for June.
Reports received June / from county
and township correspondents Of the
Iowa weather and crop service make 6
very favorable showing as to the area
planted and the average condition O.
the staple crops of this state, as com
pared with preceding years.
Corn-The aggregate acreage o
corn planted this season appears to be
| 9,443, 900 acres. These figures indicate
an increase of 145,O00 acres as compar
ed with the area harvested last year
and a decrease of about $4,000 acres
compared with the acreage shown b!
the state census covering the yea
1904. The average condition of thu
crop on June / was placed at SO pc
cent for the state, as against 80 pc
cent in 1905 and 1904 on the CORES
ponding date.
u Wheat-The area of spring wheat i
estimated to be 357 $50 acres, and win
ter wheat 65,560, making total whea
acreage of 442,810. This indicates
loss of 1856 acres since 1904. a
shown by the last state census. Tn
estimated condition of the crop is 8
per cent, which is about the same a
last year.
Oats-Total acreage shown, 4,166.SO
acres. decrease of 14S,S3O acres a
shown by the last. census. Conditio
, of the crop Sc per cent, a gain OF on
point above last year.
, Bafley-Acreage shown, 55S,S7
acres: condition of the crop, SO pc
cent, the same as last year.
Rye-Acreage of rye shown, 62,5"
acres, a slight decrease compared wit
the census year. Condition of the crol
81 per cent, or one point below las
l year.
Flay-The acreage of flax is redu'
ed to abotft 1880 acres, showing r.
duction of 5,S37 acres since 1904, a.
cording to the census figures; cond
: ton of the crop, "a per cent-same
/ last wear.
| Potatoes-The acreage of the potat
S crop is estimated to be 1l5,3lO acre
Y which is about the average OF rece1
, wears Condition of crop, lUl pc