Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
REPORT SHOWS THAT LARGE
ACREAG5 HAS BEEN ADAM
DoNED N SOME PARTS.
RIVERS CONTINUE HIGH
Conditions Are More Favorable in
Eastern Iowa-Western Half OF
the State Visited With the
Heaviest Rains.

during the first two days of the week. |
The last five days were warm, with !
the temperature from two to five de-
grees above the seasonable average.
The rainfall was below the normal
over the eastern, and above the west
ern half of the state. Showers were
frequent and the rainfall excessive,
during the middle of the week, over
the north central and portions OF the
northwest, west central and south
west districts.
All fiat and bottom lands in the
area Of heavy rainfall were again
flooded, causing the abandonment OF
many fields of corn. A large average
has also been abandoned In southern
and southeastern counties, due to the
previous heavy rains and the contin-
ued higher stage of the rivers.
loss, during the week, Of 40 per
cent in the general condition of crops
is reported from Pocahontas county,
where the rainfall was from four to
five inches. On uplands and over the
eastern counties corn is generally in
good condition, and, although little
shorter than usual at this season OF
the year, is making very good growth
Except in the flooded districts, small
grain is doing well, but the conditions
are such that II the warm sultry
weather continues, rust will develop
very rapidly. Considerable clover has
been cut but owing to the high per
centage of humidity and the excessive
moisture IN the plants, 1T Is curing
very slowly, and some has already
been damaged.
With favorable weather, haying
operations Will become quito general
during tue coming week, witt, pros.
poets Of .arge crop. Sugar bees
are dolls well in the north eastern
counties.
Northeast District.
Allaniakee (Waukon)-A good
week tor cleaning out the cornfelds:
the weather was cool the fore part OF
the week, with light frost Oh the 18th,
no damage; coin Is doing ueli; only
a few spriIkles Of rain; clover about
ready TO cut, timothy and farley head
I ing out: good prospects for large
crop of small gain.
Mitchell (Osage)-Rain 2S4; mean
! temperature 81, highest 80, lowest AZ.
Bremcr (Waverly) Ram 46: wealth
/ er produced excellent growth Of all
small grain, corn, potatoes, vegetables
and fruit; moie than average crop or
| strawb ,rriss OF good quality; sugar
beets are making good showing; hay
| ing viii soon begin and tic crop win
be large.
| North Central District.
! Worth (Northwood) Rain 3.13;
small grain rank; corn light; severe
storm past over this place at p. m.
on the Goth. some hail, considerable
wind ana heavy rain; must have done
considerable damage.
! Kossutl (Algona)-Rain 3.08; fore
part Of week was good for working
corn and some were preparing to plant
but there was too much rain during
last three days. (Burt)-Very heavy
rain and wind storm Thursday evening
did some damage to windmills and
i light buildings; much ground intended
for corn will have to be used since
the prospects for crops were as poor
as at present.
Palo Alto (West Bend)-Rain 5:S2;
too much rain for cultivating corn;
small grain also suffering and pros
, poets for crops not very good.
j, Cerro Gordo Mora Springs)-
Heavy rains have delayed corn cult.
walton. but crop looks better than last
year at this time ;oats are rank, and
hay crop will be heavy; clover is in
full bloom; berry crop short. (Clea1
Lake, Rain 4:0S; .95 inch or rain
fell In thirty-five minutes on the goth
Butler (Clarksville) Corn is doing
fairly well although cultivation was
delayed by heavy rain; small grain
and grass doing we'll.
Franklin (Hampton)-Rain 1872;
most OF corn plowed twice and some
three times; some corn is knee high;
haying will begin the coming week.
Wright (Dows)-Rain LIB; all o.
i the corn has been plowed the second
3 time.
Hancock {Brittp Rain 2s3 continu
: GUS rain prevent farm operations
: cornfelds very weedy; much buck
wheat and millet being sown where
4 main crop has failed.
Pocahontas (Pocahontas)-R 4.3;
heavy rains have reduced the con
. dition Of crops 40 to so per cent; leve
: and low lands under water; even tht
tiled lands cannot carry off the water
!, there is good crop of strawberries
. (Ployer)-11 a. m. 10Th, rain $40 il
past SO hours, 1922 inches fell las
2 evening in two hours, everything flood
ed; streams highest in years; mucl
of the crop will be lost even on vel
= drained land
!, Northwest District.
|. Osceola (Sibley)-Rai $40; meal
: temperature so; highest 70; lowest SO
All crops doing well; farmers ar,
. busy in the fields, and most Of tn,
i corn has been plowed twice.
Sioux (Alton) Rain 1:20; highes
n temperature "a; lowest 40; last thre
days of week have been fine ant
n farmers are well advanced with secon,
: blowing of corn; barley is headin
: out; early cherries are ripe and straw
!, berries are on the market. (Orang
). City)-Heavy rains during the week
small grain is rank and lodging, bu
S there is no rust; corn has been KEEP
s clean and the stand is good
y OBrien (Sheldon) Rain Its
s most of the corn has been plowe
twice and looks good; heavy rain