Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-27
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~, but new seeding shows good stand;
pigs and colts fair. (Storm Lake.
Rain go; the weather has been so colo
and wet that seeding was not resumed
until the latter part Of the week.
Cherokee (Washta)-Rain .95; the
spring is very backward; considerable
seeding yet to be done.
plymouth (LeMars) -Rain .33: seed.
ing of small grain nearly completed;
owing to lateness Of the season the
acreage of small grain will be less than
last year and corn acreage will he in.
creased.
West Central District.
Sac (Sac City)-Rain LIP; the gen.
eral conditions have been more favor
able this week; the rain in the fore
part of the week delayed farm work
but seeding Is nearly finished and corn
ground is being prepared.
Ida Uda Grove)-The first half OF
the week was very cold with freezing
temperatures; seeding of small grain
is completed, but termination is very
slow.
Woodbury. (Sioux City)-Rain .26;
mean temperature 43.6 or III degrees
below normal; sunshine below normal;
wind light for the season until Satur-
day afternoon, when it blew forty
miles an hour from the south, accom-
panied by the highest temperature of
the season, II degrees; soil in good
condition and seeding is progressing
rapidly.
Monona (OnawaeRain, .33; small
grain nearly all in and farmers are
getting ready to plant corn.
Audubon (Audubon)-One rainy
day, others fair for work, but still
cool; seeding finished and blowing for
corn progressing with soil in good
condition.
Shelby (Harlan)-Rain, 81; maxi
mum temperature 50; minimum Is;
the last three days were favorable for
farm work; most of the small grain
has been sown and farmers are plow-
ing for corn: cattle getting thin; feed
scarce and prices high.
Harrison Gittle Sioux)-Rain, 40;
mean temperature ass degrees; high
est 70 on the oath; lowest "a on the
10th.
Central District.
Grundy (Grundy Center)-Rain 1888;
fore part of the week was stormy, but
more favorable conditions prevailed
during the latter part and seeding is
progressing nicely, altho ground is
rather wet.
Hardin Qowa Falls)-Rain 2.26;
seeding about one-half completed;
many fields yet too wet.
Calhoun (Manson)-Seeding of small
orr In ic fric yNx
tiled ground: grass making very slow
growth and hay scarce; ice one-fourth
Of an inch thick formed on three
nights.
Greene (Scranton)-Rain 1.12; small
grain mostly in and early sown oats
just beginning to sprout; grass start
ing slowly; a few potatoes have been
planted.
Story (Zearing)-Rain 1926: about
all of the seeding is finished; pastures
look we'll and fruit trees are just
starting to bud; ground in fair shape.
(Ames)-Rain 1.19; excessive rain fore
part Of week; oats seeding progressed
very slowly; freezing temperature on
22d and 23d; much low lands under
water and too wet to pillow on fairly
we'll drained lands; grass growing
nicely; clover in good condition: spring
sowing came up we'll.
Marshall (Marshalltown)-Ra 1923 /:
oats are not all in yet; weather is cold
with freezing nights and vegetation is
making slow growth.
Tama (Toledo)-Rain 1.45; maxi
mum temperature Sc; minimum "a;
too cold and wet for farming.
Poweshiek Hartwick)-Rain 100;
grain seeding delayed by continued
cold, wet weather; about so per cent
seeding done; grass making slow
growth; young pig crop not doing well.
(GrinnelD-Rain 1.20; fields too wet
and soggy for farm work.
Jasper (Baxter)-Rain 2.10: ice
formed on mornings of 22d and 23d;
week closed nice and warm; grass
growing nicely. (Newton)-Rain 1876;
not much field work done on account
of wet weather: some oats sown and
partly worked in.
Dallas (Waukon)-Winter wheat
good; seeding has been greatly delayed
by rains, but is now IS per cent done;
sod is 80 per cent broken; 20 per cent
of old ground plowed and only % per
cent Of stalks raked and burned.
Guthrie Guthrie Center)-Rain IA;
this week has been more favorable for
farming; grass is growing slowly;
fruit is all right to date