Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-27
Wednesday and Thursday delayed

Wednesday and Thursday delayed |
field work
Buena Vista (Alta)-Only two days
of field work during the week; most |
of the corn has been plowed once and
some the second time; all crops are
doing we'll considering the wet wealth |
er.
Plymouth Gle Mars)-Rains SO;
corn Is somewhat backward but grow
ing we'll, especially during the latter
part of week; some fields are rather
weedy.
West Central District.
Ida Qda Grove)-Heavy rains with
wind did considerable damage to crops
and buildings; only one and a half
days work in the cornfelds.
Woodbury. (Sioux City Rain 1.61:
mean temperature 642, being a daily
deficiency of 5.5 degrees; highest
temperature 81; lowest A: week be-
gan cold and cloudy and ended warm
and mostly clear. There have been
only about four days this month favor
able for field work. (Correctionville)
Rain 2.90; corn is small, but making
fair growth except on low ground, and
fields are fairly clean. (Lawton)-
Rain 391, of which 3,79 fell in "a
hours, doing much damage by wash
outs and flooding low lans, haying in
progress with three fair days last of
week.
Monona (Onawa)- Rain 2.36; too
and but very little done on high lands.
Shelby (Harlan) Good week for
farm work, but too cool for corn;
30 f/>I avn,
on high ground twice, but low land Is
still unworked. Cherries about half
crop; strawberries are abundant; po-
tatoes look we'll and indicate good
crop.
Harrison (Little Sioux Rain 1.91:
corn cultivating is becoming a serious
problem on account of wet weather;
first crop of alfalfa is cut, but badly
damaged.
Central District.
Hardin Uowa alls)-Rain 1.41; on
an average corn is backward and very
weedy; some fields not cultivated first
time.
Calhoun (Manson) -On account of
heavy rains there were but three days
favorable for cultivating corn and then
only on high ground.
Boone (Woodward) Mo field work
during middle of week. the continu-
GUS wet weather is beginning to affect
small grain on fiat lands; heavy rain
and hail storm Wednesday morning
damaged cherries and vegetables.
| Story (Ames) -Rain 90; Monday
and Tuesday was too cold for corn,
but is assuming better color at close
of week; winter wheat looks we'll;
barley Is heading; oats are tall and
rank and will not stand high wind.
Tama (Toledo) Rain so; this has
been the best week of the season for
crops; corn is making good growth.
| Poweshiek (GrinnelD 49,;
corn Is in good shape and fields are
clean; cherries are plentiful.
Jasper (Newton) Rain 1.4S; corn
generally In good condition and we'll
cultivated; grass and small grain crop
doing exceptionally we'll; there is a
big crop of strawberries and cherries
are plentiful (Monroe) Rain 1.20;
four and half days of work early
cut clover is curing very slowly. (Bax
ter)-Rain 1880; haying retarded by
rain.
Dallas (DeSoto) Rain 1:10; most
of the corn is small but doing well;
/ winter wheat is heading and haying
will soon begin.
/ Guthrie (Stuart) Rain 1:73; con
4 ditions are not much improved over
a week ago; but little work done In
the corn, weeds gaining; if wet wealth
er continues conditions will speedily
grow serious; cherries and berries are
! abundant.
East Central District.
j Dubuque Dubuque Rain ST; def
cheney 40 inch; mean temperature
! 67.2, highest 81, lowest 40; two severe
thunder storms with high winds
past week very favorable for cultiva
. ton and growth of corn.
Jones (Olin-Rain SO; this has
been the best of the season for cul
tivating corn; some low ground aban
doned.
Jackson (Clinton) No rain; NEAR
temperature SO, highest 90, lowest 48
excellent week for crops except OF
land previously too wet.
Scott (Davenport) Rain 80; tota
deficiency .06; mean temperature IS
4 average daily deficiency 3.6 degrees
highest temperature SO, lowest 40.
Cedar (West Branch)--A good weel
for work and corn Is generally clean
but small; warm weather is needed
for corn and curing clover; cherries
and strawberries fair crop.
Iowa (Amana) Drain 48; hay max
ing is in progress; the strawberry crol
is very good and all crops are gen
orally in good condition.
Southeast District.
Louisa columbus Junction. Raj
II; crops of all kinds are doing we'll
the warm weather during last Of wee
y is more favorable for corn.
Washington washington Raj
.28; the good weather has been favor
able for field work and the rapi
growth of corn.
Henry Mount Pleasantly Rain %
, got In four days work during tn
week; condition of corn is variable
! oats headed out and clover ready t
cut
Lee (Keokuk)-Rain 40; week.
, deficiency "a; average daily deficienc
| in temperature, degrees: some cor