The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-09-02
Iowa Crop Bulletin.
Condition In State AS Cleaned BY
Weather Bureau Correspondents.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 31.-The week
was unseasonably warm until Satur-
day when the weather became much
cooler. The minimum temperatures
Saturday night ranged from 40 to 5O
degrees, but the average daily excess
OF temperature for the week was
about 5 degrees. Light frost was OBJ
served Sunday morning on low ground
over the northern half of the state,
but it is not believed that much, If
any, damage was done. The prevail
ing drouthy conditions were relieved
somewhat by showers in nearly all
parts of the state. The amounts OF
rainfall, however, were generally light
except over the east central counties
where they ranged from one to over
two inches, and from 80 to over one
inch in the southwest district. Corn
is doing as well as could be expected
under present conditions land in many
localities where showers have pre-
vailed, the crop is still up to the av-
erage for this season Of the year; but
where there has been little or no
rain many OF the fields are badly fired
and in some sections the late planted
corn is beyond recovery. The early
planted fields are maturing rapidly,
and, with continued warm and dry
weather, 80 per cent of the entire
crop will be safe from any damaging
effects from frost by September 20.
All of the remainder that can posi-
bly, mature, will need favorable
weather until Oct. 1. Fall blowing
has been practically suspended ex-
cept in sections where there have
been copious showers, and pastures
are dry and brown. The prospects
for the potato crop are very unprom-
Using and the second crop of clover
has been shortened which will result
in a decrease in the yield of clover
seed as compared with last year.
Special reports from Mahaska and
nearby counties are as follows:
MAHASKA (Oskaloosaj - Rain,
trace; early corn is almost out OF the
way of frost-dried up for the lack OF
moisture,
the last of September.
MARION (Pella)-Rain .16; early
corn will be safe from frost by Sept.
10, but will take most of September
to mature all of it.
OWlESHIEK (GrinnelD - Rain
1.S0; corn will need nearly all of Sep
TENDER without frost to fully mature
the average yield; the rain on the
9th, while being of great benefit gen
orally, did much damage to corn
north and northeast of here, where
the wind and heavy rain laid field al
ter field fiat to the ground.
JASPER (Newton)-Rain "a; the
week has been hot and parching;
much corn fired and pastures drying
up; most of corn will be safe from
| frost Sept 20; intelligent farmers say
corn is damaged Is to 20 per cent by
drouth and excessive heat. (Monroe)
Rain 80, very dry; earliest corn
will be safe by Sept. 10.
MARSHALL (Marshalltown)- Rain
80; not over per cent of corn i:
now out of the way of frost and MOI
over 80 per cent will be safe by Sept
lis. (Gilman) -Rain rs; corn will
need all of September to be safe from
frost; ground too dry for fall blowing
APPANOOSE (Centerville)-A few
light scattered showers fell durin.
the week; corn on sod or rich, wei
cultivated land solding out well, bu
on thin or fiat lands is fired up t
the ear; all corn planted in May will
be out of the way, at frost by Sept
20 if weather remains dry; late corr
cannot make anything but fodder
stock is doing well. but pastures ar
short.