Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-03
MANY FIELDS MAKING RAPID
PROGRESS BUT LATE FIELDS
MAY GET FROSTED.
RAIN GREATLY NEEDED
IN SOME PORTIONS OF STATE
Oats Crop ExcsIs Past Two~Year. Both
in Quality and YisId-smaIl Grain
Nearly All Harvested and Threshing
Operations Begin Thi. week-Pa.-
lures and Potatoes Need Rain.
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Des Moines, Aug. 3.-The average
during the past week was
very nearly normal and, while the
rainfall was generally deficient, show
ers occurred on one to three days over
the larger part of the state. The first
three days of the week were cloudy
and moderately cool with frequent
light showers, but the last four days
were clear and hot. Thursday being
the warmest day of the year when
the maximum temperatures ranged
from 30 to 100 degrees.
The rains were timely and especial
and garden vegetables. Corn is doing
remarkably we'll and has not yet suf-
fered from the lack of moisture in any
part of the state. Nearly all OIL the
early planted fields are in full tassel
and caring nicely. The belated corn is
doing it's Vest, but a great deal of the
very latest can not mature unless frost
occurs much later than usual.
The weather has been exceptionally
favorable for 7aaying and harvesting
md most of the hay and grain crops
have been secured in the best of con-
dition Harvest work is now nearing
completion and thresl1ing will become
general during the coming week. Early
reports of threshing indicate winter
wheat to be of good quality, with
Yields ranging from twenty to thirty
five bushels. The quality Of oats Is
better than for the past two years and
the yield ranges from twenty-five to
forty-five bushels. Considerable TIM
otihy has been cut for seed in the
southern districts and more will be
cut during the coming week.
Pastures and potatoes are doing we'll,
but will soon need more rain Rain
would also be very beneficial to corn,
especially in the eastern and north
eastern counties where the rainfall
during the past month has been below
the average for July
North Central District.
Mitchell (osage)-Harvesting pro-
crossing; 1aaying all done; rain need
ed for pastures, potatoes and corn; a
month Of perfect weather.
Worth (Northwood)-Hay crop
good: barley all cut and one-half
stacked; rain is much needed; pastures
getting dry; corn is good, but needs
rain; some oats cut.
Kossuth (AAgona)-Rafn, trace; an
other good week, but will soon want a
little rain; early potatoes good crop;
early oats and barley all cut and some
threshed.
Cerro Gordo (Nora springs)- Good
weather for haying and harvesting;
grain stands up well and quality Is
good, but yield light; corn tasseling;
rain needed for corn, potatoes and
pastures: apples falling badly.
Floyd (Charles City)-Rain Is;
mean temperature, 72; maximum, 90;
minimum, 81; fine harvest weather;
hay crop about all secured in excel
lent condition; yield above average;
oats all cut; crop light; potatoes and
corn are badly in need Of rain; ground
getting very dry.
Franklin Geneva )-Another weak
with only sprinkle of rain: hay near
ly all made and SO per cent of the oats
in the shock; corn booming, but sur
face of the ground is getting dry and
hard, but pastures are still green and
good. (Hampton)-Rain 10; the past
week has been too cloudy and sultry
with extreme heat; yet corn Is making
rapid growth; rain would be beneficial;
the 29th was the warmest day OF the
year.
Northwest District.
Sioux (Alton)-Week very fine for
harvesting; corn is about all tasseled
out; most Of the oats and barley are
cut; oats are Of good weight and small
yield; barley poor with very short
straw wheat harvest next week.
Osceola (Sibley)-Rain IL; average
sunshine Al per cent; early oats we'll
filled and late oats promise ITO be
heavy crop; Barley nearly all IN shock
and stacking begun; promises good
quality and yield; potatoes and pas
lures need rain.
Northeast District.
Allamakee (Waukon)-The week has
been dry and hot; rain badly needed
the largest crop and best quality of ia.
ever produced in this county was al
put I'D without rain; big crop o
barley all cut and another week OF goot
weather will see all oats in shock;
little too dry for late oats; corn is com
ing fast.
Chickasaw (New Hampton)-Rail
81; harvesting we'll along; early oat'
all cut: corn advancing rapidly: rail-
is much needed.
Clayton (Elkader) Rain OF; rain 4
badly needed for all growing crops.
Fayette (West Union)-Rain, trace
barley Is in the shock; oats harves
well under way; the most advanced
pieces Of corn in the silk
Bremner (Waverly)-Rain. 81; al
excellent week for haying and harvest.
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