Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-17
HEAVY RAINS IN NORTHERN
COUNTIES ADVANCES CORN
RAPIDLY.
CENTRAL IOWA COUNTIES
NEED RAINS BADLY
Corn Firing On Light Sandy Soils and
Pastures Arc Very Brown-corn On
Well Cultivated, Rich Soil HoIdina
Its own-Rains Prevented Threshins
in Some Counties.


week ending Aug. Is: The past seven
days have been unseasonably hot and
over the larger part of the state. ex-
cessively dry. The average tempera-
ture was five to ten degrees above the
normal; the maximum temperatures
ranged from 80 to 100 degrees, and the
minimum temperatures were generally
above 70 degrees. The rainfall was
very unevenly distributed; the amounts
over the four northern tiers of counties
ranged from 20 to 7.64 inches, while
over the central and southern counties
there was very little or no rain.
The heaviest rains were over the
north central and northeastern districts
where the need of moisture was great
est. In many localities, over the north
ern counties the rains have prevented
stacking and threshing and caused
considerable damage to wild hay which
mad been cut, and to grain in shock
but We're very beneficial to corn. pas
lures and late potatoes. Corn has made
remarkably rapid advancement, and ir
few places has had enough moisture
10 insure a good crop. Over the centra
and southern districts, the conditions
have been entirely different.
Corn is firing badly on light. sand,
SOILS. pastures are brown, potatoes are
crying up and stock water is beginning
TO be scarce in many localities. Corr
on rich soil and in fields which hac
oeen we'll cultivated is holding it's owr
remarkably we'll, but must soon have
rain. Threshing and stacking have
continued over all districts where the
rainfall was not heavy and the reports
as to yield and quality are about the
same as given in previous bulletins
except that oats in many localities owe,
northern and central districts are yield.
ing better than early reports indicated
North Central District,
FRANKLIN (Geneva)-A very hot week
with two good showers; stacking and
threshing between showers; corn in
roasting ear, but earring very uneven
ly; some ears just fairly started, but
needs no more rain to mature: pas
lures very good; oats of good quality
often over-running in weight. clamp
ton)-Rain 2.34; fine growing weather;
rain was timely for pastures and late
potatoes; some fall blowing done; oats
heavy in weight and good quality;
some corn in roasting condition. pros
poets good for heavy yield.
| Wright (Dows)-Rain 20; maximum
temperature 90; some threshing done;
oats yield thirty bushels per acre.
Humboldt CHuna'boldt)- So: the
heat is very oppressive; oats turning
out light.
Central District.
Grundy (Grundy Center)-Light
showers did corn much good, potatoes
suffering for rain; shock threshing well
begun; late oats yielding we'll; barley
light crop.
Hardin Qowa Falls)-Rain 81; corn
and potatoes on light and sandy lands
have suffered materially from the
drouth, but all vegetation has been
greatly benefited by the recent rains
Greene '0Scranton)-Rain, trace; a
week of hot, dry weather; a few local
showers have been in sight; rain is
badly needed; corn on good ground
that was we'll cultivated is doing fair
ly we'll, but is burned badly on high
and sandy ground.
Story (Ames)-Rain .03; harvesting
is progressing; wheat and oats are
yielding we'll in most sections; some
blowing is being done in preparation
for wheat seeding; pastures are ir
great need Of rain.
Marshall (Gilman)-Rain, trace; dry
and warm; corn earring we'll, but needs
rain; pastures getting short; grain
ground too dry to pillow.
| Poweshiek (Hartwick) = Extremely
hot, dry weather is doing some dam
age to corn which is firing on thir
soils; threshing progressing rapidly;
oats yielding from thirty to thirty-five
bushels; barley ten to twenty-five;
timothy six to eight bushels. (Grinnell)
Rain, trace; maximum temperature
101; all vegetation suffering severely
grain yields: oats thirty bushels pei
acre and over weight; barley twenty
five; fall wheat thirty-five with excel.
ent quality.
Jasper (Newton)-Rain, trace; the
fierce heat and burning sun have dried
ap the pastures; corn is reported to be
firing to a moderate extent and gard.
ems and potatoes are in pressing need
or ratn. Monroe)-Rain is needed
badly for all crops; SO per cent of the
threshing has been done; most of the
grain is in good condition. (Baxter)-
Rain .06; maximum temperature from
80 to SO degrees for entire week; corr
needs-.rain.
WHEAT YIELD GOOD. =
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