Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-22
FAVORABLE WEEK ENABLES
CLEANING OF CORN LANDS
ON ALL EXCEPT LOW GROUND.
LATE FIELDS NOW PLANTED;
CORN IN GOOD CONDITION
Wheat, Oats, Barley and Timothy in
Heading stase-cIover Harvest Be-
gun in Few Loca1ities-Good Crop
of Strawberries Being Gathered
Reports by Counties.
,ecial to Times-Republican.


Special to Times-R Republican,
Dies Moines, June 22.-The daily
mean temperature for the last week
ranged from 2 degrese to degrees
below the normal, but the latter part
Of the week was seasonably warm.
There was an abundance of sunshine
and only few light showers, making
ideal conditions for farm work The
cultivation of corn has progressed rap
| idly; the fields on high and we'll
drained land have been plowed twice.
Many Of the fields on low ground are
still weedy and a few are too wet to
be worked, but the conditions are inn
proving rapidly. Some planting was
done in fields heretofore too wet and
there was considerable replanting done
in fields that had been flooded. Corn
Is reported to be making fine growth
and over the large part Of the state to
be in good condition.
Grass and small grain have contin-
ued to make rapid growth and are in
tine condition except in a few low
places in the southern districts where
oats are reported to be turning yellow
Wheat, oats, barley and timothy are
In the heading stage of growth and
the clover and alfalfa harvest has be-
gun in a few localities. The hay crop,
in all districts, will be about as large
as it was last year.
Fruits are generally in fair condi-
ton and good crop of strawberries is
being gathered. Potatoes and garden
truck are doing remarkably well.
Northeast District.
| Allamakee CWaukon)-The fore part
Of the week was cool, but the latter
part was much warmer; fine weather
for cultivating corn and much of it is
being plowed the second time; the soil
is in good filth and most of the corn
will be knee high by July a; grass is
a bumper crop and oats and barley are
not far behind.
| Winneshiek (Decorah)-Rain II; a
fine week for corn; some hay being
cut; small grain looks well. (Ridge-
way)-Rain "a; all kinds of grain
growing nicely; hay will be a big
crop.
Chickasaw (New Hampton) Rain
1.3S; quite cool fore part Of week; rain
with thunder and lightning and some
hail and wind on the afternoon and
evening Of 10th; but the week has been
favorable for work; blackberries In
blossom.
Fayette (west Union)-A good week
tor farm work and all crops are look
ing well with plenty Of moisture In the
ground; a good crop of Strawberries
Just beginning to ripen and blackber-
ries are white with bloom; apple CROP
will be short.
Clayton (Elkader)-Rain SO; all
field and garden crops doing nicely.
Bremen (Waverly)-Rain 80; heavy
rain on the night of the 18th; grass is
making a great growth; barley and
oats are better than usual; corn that
has been cultivated is growing rapid
ly; the wet lands can not yet be
worked and the weeds are getting
ahead of the corn; potatoes look fine
North Central District.
Kossuth (Algona)-Rain 81; on thu
whole it has been a very good week fol
working the corn fields; oats are
thickening up in good shape.
Cerro Gordo (Nora Springs)-A fins
week for cleaning the corn fields ana
corn is making good growth: ha,
promises large crop; apple trees set full
and small fruit is good.
Floyd (Charles City)-Rain 81
maximum temperature 81; minimum
As; good growing weather and corr
never looked much better; much cult.
waiting done: oats very good: apple:
continue promising; hail on the 16tt
did no damage in this vicinity.
Franklin (Geneva)-A good weel
fall; nights rather cool; farmers busy
blowing corn which is growing nicely
potato bugs getting too numerous; oat.
looking we'll; raspberries in full bloom
but apples, plums and cherries will bt
short crops. as they did not blossom
full (Hampton)-Rain .s5; corn plow
ing being pushed and fields are gener.
ally clean; grass, oats pastures, pota
toes and garden truck look we'll
Wright Dows)-Rain 81; grain AMI
grass doing nicely; second blowing o
corn begun.
Pocahontas (Ployer)-Rain 10; ia
vorable week for the cultivation o
corn; some fields quite weedy, bu
most Of them have been cultivated tn,
second time; early oats beginning 1,
head; conditions much more favorable
that year ago.
Northwest District.
Osceola (Sibley)-Rain 1.21; all veg
citation is making rapid growth: mos
of the early planted corn has beef
cultivated twice and the late plante,
fields show a good stand
Lyon Unwood)-Rai Ill; good cor.
weather; first cultivation about fin
ished.
| Sioux (Alton) Rain, trace: a splen
did week for all crops; second plowinl
Of corn well under way: clear weathe
all the week; early potatoes in blossom
Buena Vista (Storm Lake)-Rain 81
excellent corn weather; small graf
promising: early cherries are a failure
apple crop fair. (Aita)-Five workin