Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-08
BEST WEEK Of SEASON
HIGH TEMPERATURE ovERcoMEs
DISADVANTAGES TO CROPS
OF EXCESS OF MOISTURE.
CORN TWO PER CENT BETTER
THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR
Other Crops Making Rapid Progress
Weather Bureau Complies Figures
Comparing Conditions With Same
Week of Last Year-Reports From
Central Iowa Counties.
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Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, June S.-Director Chap
pei. of the weather and crop burea,
says the past has been the best week O
the esason Notwithstanding the fact tina
the rainfall was above normal over thu
larger part of the state. The temper.
azure was considerably above the aver.
age and all vegetation has made Wig.
orous and very rapid growth. Ths
frequent showers in the fore part o,
week interfered with field work and II
few localities caused some damage
but by working between showers ane
during the last three days farmers
have succeeded in finishing corr
planting except on low and wet ground
Some replanting has also been done
and good progress was made in cult
waiting the corn. Cultivation is now
general in all parts Of the state and
the second blowing has begun in the
southeastern counties. All reports in
dictate a good stand with no more than
the average amount of replanting to be
done on account of worms, washing
and flooded fields. There has been
sufficient moisture and heat to keep UP
the rapid growth of grass, wheat, oats,
barley, rye, potatoes and garden truck,
and the prospects are very promising
for all crops.
The regular June reports from CORE
spondents of the Iowa weather and
crop service have been tabulated, and
following is brief summary:
Area planted = Corn, los per cent;
winter wheat, 100; spring wheat, 9s:
oats, "a; rye, 95; barley, 90: meadows,
9S; fax, 81; potatoes, 102.
Condition - Corn, "a; winter wheat,
90: spring wheat, "a; oats, 90; rye, ga
barley, "a: hay. 81; pastures, 81; fax,
IS; potatoes, 90: apples, 90; plums, 90;
peaches, %; grapes, "a; cherries, So;
berries. SIS TO 90.
Condition last year-Corn. 90; wheat,
100; oats, 1o2; barley, 1o1; rye, 1O1;
potatoes, ss; hay, 1o4.
North Central District.
Kossuth (Algona)-Rain 164; on the
one; a very heavy rain and hail storm
occurred two miles east and southeast
of here on the evening of the Sd.
Hancock (Britt) = Rain 2.33; much
heavier rain in northern part of
county; local showers and hail knock
ed off much of the young fruit; too wet
to cultivate corn of which it is badly in
need.
Cerro Gordo Mora Springs) - Fine
growing week, but rather too much
rain for corn: cultivation begun; good
stand; oats looking we'll and hay crop
prospects good.
Floyd (Charles City)-Rain 1.15; max
inum temperature SO; minimum So;
the rains during fore part of week were
followed by fair and warmer weather;
cultivating corn progressing nicely;
all crops much improved; prospects
for all kinds Of fruit excellent: mead
ows very promising.
Franklin (Geneva)-The first four
days We're rainy and cloudy, delaying
all farm work: the last two have been
warm and pleasant; corn coming good,
but fields getting weedy: more sun
shine is needed, but everything is
growing nicely; meadows and pastures
excellent.
Wright (Dows)-A good week; oats
look fine; corn blowing begun.
Humboldt Humboldt)-Rain 1870;
no destructive storms, but roads are
still in bad condition.
Pocahontas (Pocahontas)-Rain 1872;
excess of rain during fore part of week
delayed blowing corn and fields are
getting little weedy: corn shows gooG
I~S1 rs A.
ing we'll; pastures and meadows in
excellent condition; present prospects
for fruit were never better. (Plover)
Rain 81: fore part of week too wet
for farm work; cut worms quite bad
in sod ground: some replanting nee
essary; cultivation begun: small grain
and grass doing we'll; thunder heard
every day of week.
West Central District.
Sac (Sac City)-Rain 1.40; all crops
are doing we'll: corn is an excellent
stand, but weedy; rapid progress made
during latter part of week in field
work (Earlv>-The week has been
fine for growing crops; corn is quite
weedy. but making good growth and
the stand is good; oats very thin
about SIS per cent; pastures fine and
good prospects for a hay crop.
Ida Gda Grove)-A good week for
all crops; cultivating begun.
Woodbury. (Sioux City)-Rain so;
sunshine about normal; mean temper
ature 6e.6 or 0.5 above normal.
Monona (Onawa)-Rain go: farmers
cultivating during the last two days;
corn looks good, but getting weedy.
Audubon (Audubon)-A good rain
fell on the night Of the 10Th and some
since with clear and warm ON Friday
and Saturday; dry weather needed for
cultivating corn: prospects good, but
some damage by cutworms.
Shelby (Harlan)-Rain 1855: maxi
mum temperature So; minimum 40;
too wet for field work during greater
part of week; cultivation begun; corn
stand good; some damage by cut
worms on sod ground, everything
growing rapidly: sweet corn for can
ming being planted.
Harrison Gittle Sioux)-Rain 10
mean temperature 66.5; maximum 81
minimum 50; crops and gardens doins
well Logan)-Rain SO; good CROWN:
weather; alfalfa about ready to cut.
Central District.
Grundy (Grundy Center)-Rain 34s
fore part of week very wet; corn a.:
up ana most OF 1t ready for blowing
potatoes coming up.
Hardin Nowa Falis)-Rain 1.24; GU,
tixa4ion OF corn we'll under way; sol
inAfne condition; pastures and mead
Owls excellent.
Greene (Scranton) ~ Rain 1.01
weather. mostly cloudy and wet; corr
on high ground shows q fair stand, bu
lat Aeast 10 per cent OF the acreage i
! ton wet to rdanf or bag droMnad mi