Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-29
DESPITE IMPROVED WEATHER
CONDITIONS CROP IS BEHIND
THE SEASON.
EXCESS OF RAINFALL IN
CENTRAL PORTION OF STATE
Dry, Warm Weather and Sunshine
Needed to Mature Small Grain and
BountifuI Hay crop-Wind and Hail
Do Damage to Fruit crop-Potatoes
In Thrifty Condition.
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Special to Times Republican.
Dies Moines, June 29.-Director
Chapel, OF the Iowa weather and crop
service, summarizes crop conditions in
Iowa during the past week as follows:
The week was warm with frequent
showers and excessive humidity The
mean temperature was to degrees
above the weekly normal and the rain
fall was considerably above the aver
age except over the south central and
southeast counties where 1t was very
light. Altho the rainfall was heavy
and in some localities excessive, 1t was
beneficial over the eastern counties,
but over the upper half of the Des
Moines valley, where the amounts
were the largest. the effect will be in
furious, on fiat and bottom lands. AS
most of the showers occurred at night
there was nearly the normal amount
Of sunshine and while the ground, in
many sections. was too wet to work
most Of the time, fair progress was
made In cleaning the corn fields and
the majority of them are now in good
condition, and replantfng was finished
on the bottom lands in southern dis
tricts.
The warm and moist weather caused
an unusually rapid growth Of all vege-
tation, but corn Is not yet up to the
average for this time of the year.
Dry. warm weather with sunshine is
now needed to mature the small grain
and securing the bountifui hay crop
which is nearly ready to cut. Wheat
and barley are reported to be in good
condition and oats are doing we'll ex-
cept ON low ground. Potatoes and gar
den truck are very thrifty, but wind
and hail storms have caused consid-
cradle damage to fruit.
North Central District.
winnebago (Forest CMy)-Continued
showers have hindered cultivating;
corn and weeds growing rapidly; too
much rain for oats; hay crop will be
heavy.
Kossuth (Burt)-Rain nearly every
day, but no bad storms; crops not do
ing we'll; strawberries are the finest
we ever had. (Algona)-Rain 2.S5;
very wet week; only three-fourths OF
a day in the fields.
Hancock (Britt)-Rain 2.S0; fire.
quent showers prevented cultivation OF
corn; fiat lands flooded and much OF
1t will not produce a crop.
Cerro Gordo (Clear Lake)-Rain 80;
crops of all kinds growing nicely
grass above the average. (Nors
Springs)-Best corn is knee high: the
average Is ten days later; some fields
very foul, but others are very good;
oats beginning to head; stand rather
pastures fair; apples well set; small
fruit medium.
Floyd (Charles City)-Rain 2.31;
mean temperature "A; maximum Sc;
minimum So; frequent showers. very
heavy Saturday afternoon, have
brought field work to standstill;
high winds have blown many apples
from the trees.
Franklin (Geneva) Showery for;
part Of the week, but no heavy rain
afternoons hot and everything growing
nicely; corn generally plowed twice, bu
some fields weedy; oats. potatoes ant
gardens doing well. (tIampton)-Rair
1923; only two clear days, five day.
with rain; corn doing well; oats SOM
yellow on low ground: heavy rain OF
Beth, with thunder and a few hal
stones. considerable damage done.
Wright (Dows)-Rain 1853; cor,
making very rapid growth.
Humboldt (I5umboldt)-Rain 4.9s
much corn will be drowned out; muci
damage by wind. rain and lightning.
Pocahontas '(Plover)-Rain 1.4S; corI
making good growth, but too much rail-
for cultivating; grass and potatoe
good; oats beginning to show effect o
wet weather
Northwest District.
Lyon Qnwood)-Rain 3.6S; too mucl
rain, s.45 inches fell Sunday evening
and night accompanied by sever
weedy; by working between shower
farmers have completed from 40 to Z
per cent of second cultivation; straw
berries are ripening.
Sioux (Alton)-Rain 1893; secon,
blowing of corn retarded by rain; bar
ley is heading out; corn growing YER
fast; dry weather needed.
Buena Vista (Storm Lake)-Rail
1852; excessive rains ilfndered farm
work: disastrous hall storm on Wed
nesday Just south Of the lake; crop
appear to be up to the average.
West Central District.
| Monona (Onawa}-Rain 1877; too we
most OF the time to cultivate corn.
| Audubon (Audubon)-Rain ever
day or night last week, preventing cul
tivation of corn half Of the time; every
thing growing. especially weeds.
Harrison (Ldttle Sioux)-Rain 1866
mean temperature 74.5; maximum 81
minimum 60; weeds getting the bes
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