Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-04
WEATHER BUREAU REPORTS IN.
plcATE DAMAGE TO FIELDS
THAT HAD sPRouTEp.
ACREAGE OF SMALL GRAIN
WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED
Many Fields Prepared For Oats Not
Ye. sown-Fruit Crop Escapes Dam
age Except in Extreme Southern
Section of the ssate-conaition in
Central Iowa Counties.
TO T!mes-Republiean.

- j i. 4
,... ~, ,,,
"el-aef ana crop ouie.h. says eAaI
typical March weather prevailed dur
ing me larea- MARI 81 ma mas, we,l,
S,,o,rs ao,,,r-o,,aa ~. ,i,, r;-ss
aa--' shunoer ana Agh'nlng' We're loi-
lowed by sleet and snow storms with
minimum, ,.r,,rara-,,res ranging from,
% s :. %
- - ~ - = ~ - -
ern eoahues Ihe average oaliS tenn
perature was TO y degrees below the
normal. ana the average nrecipitation
-, 49,, ,, :. ..
rene southern ana cos cef<ao-N ABOVE
the normal il east central and north
eastern counties. Many reports ind
cate thai the early sown grain was
probably injured by freezing tellpera-
lure On May !. In the northeastern
districts, where rainfall has been heavy
for the past three weeks, there 5 some
complaint Of oats rotting in the
ground Farmers have taken advantage
OF every opportunity 70 get N the
fields. but. owing 10 the adverse condi-
ions, farm work has progressed very
Slowly. There is still a large acreage
intended Tor oats not YET sown, and the
work OF preparing ground IS from two
- three weeks late The acreage of
small grain Will not be 50 large in any
part II the state as was anticipated.
and The acreage Of oats Will be CON-
siderablv less than that OF last year
There mas. however. been a slight in
crease in the acreage of wheat, and the
present indications are favorable for a
large increase IN the acreage Of corn.
Il i mol thought that fruit mas been
damaged by The freezing tenperat ures
except possibly in the extreme southern
counties where peaches, cherries,
PLAINS. aprieots and pears are in bloom.
Central District
Grundy cGrundy Center)-Rain o.S5:
seeding about all done: damage done
by cold weather can not BE- determined
al present; corn and oats acreage
about the same as last year; increase
% Is Fer cent in acreage OF potatoes
Webster C-c. Dodga)-Rain 81: tenn
perature 25 degrees on TWO days: about
vs. per cen, Of seeding done: acreage
somewhat reduced, but more will be
planted 10 corn.
Calhoun (Manson)-Iee taree-fo,irchs
inch thick May /, TWO inches OF snow
April 30: seeding os small grain fin
ishsd with about 10 per cent dacrease
in acreage Of wheat and oats: early
sonn grain is up; foliage and grass
very backward.
Greene scranton Rain IS: small
aga 81 oats and . Der can. decrease il,
/ barley. from, : - nar cam a. he
! ground is no VET "a -,ros,,ca a 80,
and his will be sown 20 some hay
crop: fruit is safe: ground frozen hard
on Nav /
+ Boone Observation-Disclosures vas
warm. b,,+ r,,a remainder of tho u-aelr
was cola and stormy Win nasins
/ hail storm on THURSDAY and snow an
Friday. seeding vas 4inisbad -ha +o-,
parr Of ina veal, with ahon+ he ,,s1,al
acreage; feed getting scarce.
Story Zearing)-Rain 2S0. 100 ca,5
and Wet for farm, work. frao,,en+ s+or,,
with rain. hail. snow and Rig, winds.
about s. per cenr of small grain in.
corn acreage will be Increased 10 ne,
cent. (Amesl-Rain 2.17: anorl7er cold
ana wet week. retarding farm work.
only about 20 per cent of acraa ee nj
foats planned have been seeded: many
farmers abandoned sowing oars an5
will plant 10 corn.
Marshall (cilranl-Rain n. oa-:
all sown. but ground is frozen harf
(sTav ~ and the results win nroba hl1
be serious: very little ground nloweS
for corn: 700 vet for field work (,Ear.
slaall-oynl-Rain l.3s: about 81 ne,
cent of seeding done. acreage * anon,
O. per cent of last vaar: hard freez.
morning of Nav nav iniura eerl1
so1-n oats which are nm. grass growing
very s1a7r1v
Tar,a Taia5o,-Rain 7 70. no vorl
lin the fields this weak: seeding is
however ali done i,,,- tf,arA wo,lf
-,ror,s, Nv, j7a-a f,ean 10 nar car. ,,,or.
grain sov- If weather han f,ean favor.
lab}e. fTraar,-Rafn ae5. vary lir41.
farm work. done hnt sasdine Is nrac.
rics1lv Anisna5
Il PawAsh;Al, fTJartviol,, Pat, 81
5 ner cent of oats ground NOT seeded
5arraa So IN acraa ga IN nar cant. ho,,
o5 ~ .a,. ~ oor, e,o,,a ,,,o-,-oa
e,roi,,,4 +-o,a, b.-a MO- 1. sra,1 or, !,
r,al-ins fs.r gro<r+h. erase oray,;,,,
slo,r,,, an5 s.oo,, :, NOR oona;+;on
Observation-Disclosures 7se. swan gra;,
nrsc-;ca,,v oil n, .craaga -ad,,oa.
f,,,1T- o. rar oa,- ~ a. s,.sr,. s,a-,
s,rr;as IN eotb ana ica +hraa-aigbtb,
t,,.t 4,,io,- =. a.-o,,.i-,. az, 80,
- 49,, ~.ar. - ,,-s $3.50 go
oia,it. 80. -1S0
Ta SlIo, 4s.. +a