Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-10
RAIN MUST GONE SOON.
CORN CROP IN MANY SECTIONS
OF STATE DEMANDS
MOISTURE.
PASTURES AND GARDENS
ALSO SUFFERING FOR RAIN
Condition of Corn Crop at Present
Time, Hewsver, Higher Than Last
Year-Harvest Finished and Thresb.
ing Operation. in Full swins-s..
ports ~ Districts. \
scial to Republican.


Special to Times
Des Moines, Aug. lO.-The weekly
crop bulletin says:
Clear, warm days, moderately warm
nights and no rainfall, except light
scattered showers in the western dis
trlcts, were the special features of the
past week. The rainfall was abnor-
mally light over the most of the state:
the only sections receiving anywhere
near the normal amount being the
west central and northwest counties.
Haying and harvesting are practical
~ finished and stacking and shock
threshing is progressing rapidly.
Threshers' reports continue to show a
good yield and quality Of winter wheat
and oats. Late oats are gem
orally better than the early
varieties. Corn has made good
progress but is needing rain, especially
IN the eastern districts. 1t is caring
nicely and many of the early planted
hehds are nearly up to the roasting
ear stage. Pastures, late potatoes and
garden truck are beginning to show the
effect of dry weather, and will de-
teriorate very rapidly unless a good
rain comes soon.
Fail blowing has begun in a few To-
CAVITIES and indications are now fav-
orable for a large increase in the
acreage of winter wheat. Reports vary
as to the condition OF fruit, but APP
Piles are falling badly and grapes are
rotting in many localities.
Following is a summary Of reports
received from crop correspondents of
the Iowa weather and crop service.
showing the estimated condition of
the staple crops Aug. 1, 1909, as COM
pared with the average condition on
that date in past years: The condi-
ton of corn has improved materially
during July over the larger part of the
state. but there has been a CORE
spending decrease over large sections
OF the southern counties. due to the
excessive rains during the first ten
days of July. so that the average for
the state at large is 81 per cent; spring
wheat, 90; oats, 90; barley, 81; flax,
80; hay crop, 101.5; pastures, 102; po-
tatoes, 90; apples. 65; and grapes, 80
The condition on Aug. /, 1908, was:
Corn, SO per cent; spring wheat, 90;
oats. So; flax. 90; barley, "a; hay crop,
104; pastures, 102; potatoes, 90; APP
pies. 4S; grapes, IS.
Northeast District.
- ret set ant
weather has made short work Of the
harvest and stacking Is we'll under
way; some oats remain uncut; oats
straw is short, but heads are we'll
field; vegetables and pastures need
rain, but corn is not suffering (Fay-
ette)-We have had twenty-six days
without rain; corn on sandy ground is
firing badly; pastures getting short and
dry.
Bremen Cwaverly)-Rain, trace: hay
secured without any rain; first time in
fifty-three years; neither did rain him
der the harvest; threshing being
pushed with vigor, altho the heat has
been extreme; corn is beginning to
feel the effect Of drouth; very little
rain for the past three weeks; pas
lures are beginning to be short.
North Central District.
Mitchell (Osage)-Rain .6S; grain all
cut: stacking begun; oats crop is ex-
cellent.
Kossuth (Algona)-Rain 80; another
dry, hot week; oats all cut; the yield
will not be above an average crop:
threshing will begin next week. (Burt)
Fine weather for finishing the har-
vesting Of oats and putting up wild
hay; rain is needed for corn, pastures
and late potatoes, but corn is still doing
we'll.
Hancock (Britt)-Rain 20; ideal
corn and harvest weather; grain is in
shock and threshing begun; oats will
probably yield 80 bushels of good quail
many years-yield about % bushels;
hay put up in good condition. but yield
is 20 per cent less than last year, espe-
cially clover.
Cerro Gordo Mora Springs)-Fine
harvest week; grain secured in best of
condition; rain is needed for all grow
ing crops; shock threshing begun.
Floyd (Charles City)-Rain, trace;
mean temperature 76; maximum 3d.;
minimum 81; all growing crops, espe-
cially corn, potatoes and pasturage, are
suffering for rain; only 30 inch of rain
since July II and the drouth is be-
coming serious.
franklin Geneva)--Another hot and
dry week; oats about all in shock and
some threshing done; corn doing we'll
and earliest fields nearly in roasting
ear stage; nothing needing rain very
badly; pastures still good. (fIaanpton)
Rain, trace; warm and dry weather,
corn making rapid growth; oats har-
vest in progress; fair yield, corn. pota-
toes and pastures need rain; some corn
beginning TO roll.
Wright (Dows)-No rain; grain Ill
cut and some threshing done.
Humboldt (Humboldt)-Rain IL:
crop conditions first-class.
Pocahontas Observation-Disclosures 20:
harvesting all done; oats Is per cent in
yield. but quality fine; corn above
average; pasture and potatoes good
(Plover)-Rain AZ; fine week for all
farm work; shock th-eshsns begun: :
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