Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-16
Weekly Crop Report

Des Moines, Sept. 14.-The fore part
of the week was cool and cloudy with
light showers, but the last four days
gave an excess of temperature and
more sunshine with light showers on
Saturday in western and north CEN
trail districts. The cool, cloudy and
damp weather during the fore part Of
the week checked the rapid maturing
and drying up Of the corn; but the
needed moisture will be of some bene-
fit to the late corn If frost hold off for
another month. Some of the early
from frost, but most of it will need ten
days to two weeks Of warm, ripening
weather to be entirely out Of danger.
There are some reports Of cutting
corn in the early planted fields, and
this work will likely be general in
portions of the state within the next
two weeks. Pastures are improving
under the effects of the late rains
and considerable blowing and seeding
of winter grains has been DONE but
in the larger part of the state the
ground is still too dry for satisfactory
work Reports continue to be discour-
aging in regard to the late potato crop.
Southeast District.
Wapello (Blakesburg) rains
have improved the conditions for fall
blowing; some wheat drilled and some
corn cut; more rain needed; pastur-
age very short.
Henry (Mt. pleasantly Rain .65;
some relief from drouth by good rains
on the Sth and 9th but hardly enough
for good blowing; farmers busy filing
silos and baling hay; pasturage recov-
ering; corn ripening nicely.
Lee (Keokuk )--Rain AT or sc inch
below normal; average daily deficien-
CIV of temperature one degree; light
showers have continued to be of bene-
fit to fall pastures, but have not been
sufficient to penetrate the soil more
than a few inches: blowing progress
ing on bottom lands; soil is dry and
hard on the uplands.
Van Buren, (Stockport Rain ST
inch has moistened the ground suffi-
GENTLY to make fall blowing possible;
acreage of wheat considerably reduc-
ed; corn maturing nicely; some cut
ting being done; pastures and mead
ows starting up nicely (Milton- Rain
ITO: the fine shower made it possible
to blow winter wheat; corn cutting,
filling silos and sowing wheat are be-
ing rushed. (Bonaparte) -Rain AS of
an inch in two light showers; no
blowing possible; fall wheat acreage
will be light; second crop of clover
and some corn being cut.
South Central District.
Mahaska (Oskaloosa)-Rai TO-:
the past week has been showery, but
was very beneficial for pastures and
late corn.
Marion (Pella)-Rain 80: copdi-
tons unfavorable for maturing the
corn crop; warmer weather is needed.
Madison (Winterset)-T late
rains have benefited the pastures and
late potatoes; corn will make about
| half crop: still too dry to pillow.
Union (Afton) Rain ga; contina-
ouslv cloudy from the list to Sth Of the
| month; the late rains have been hene-
fetal except for corn; twill be detri-
mental to corn unless frost holds off
until the 1st of October: estimates on
weld Of corn still being reduced.
| (Creston)-Rain 80: cool and cloudy
weather have retarded maturing of
corn: a great deal of it never will ma
ture: considerable fall blowing be-
ing done.
Clarke (Woodburn) Rain 81 the
recent rains put the ground in good
condition for fall plowine: fall wheat
being put in in good condition.
| Lucas (Chariton. )-Rain .SS: tenn.
perature' about normal: corn has made
good advancement but will require all
of September to mature: blowing and
seeding is now in progress; more rain
| is needed.
Ringgold INIT. yr.)-Have had $50
inches of rain this month. which re-
lieved the situation, but was TOO late
| for corn; most of this month has
been cloudy or foggy; pastures re
vived