Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-20
ABUNDANT HAY CROP LARGELY
CUT AND SMALL GRAIN is
BEING HARVESTED.
LOSS OF SMALL GRAIN
IN SOUTHERN HALF OF STATE
Some Lodging and Smelling of Winter
Wheat and oats-Early Corn Fields
in TasseI-Thousands of Acres on
Low Lands Will Never be Matured-
Potatoes Rottins in Wet Districts.

Des Moines July 20.-The weather
during the week was almost ideal for
farm work. There was a slight de-
ficiency of temperature, decided de-
sunshine. The rain came in the form
of light and widely scattered showers,
the amounts of precipitation being,
generally, less than a quarter of an
inch and in no case was there over
one inch reported. With such favor
able weather farm work has progressed
rapidly. A very large acreage of be-
lated corn has been plowed and laid
by. About all the winter wheat and
early oats in the southern half of the
state are now in shock and the harvest
is well advanced in northern districts.
A great deal of hay has been put up
in the best of condition. The clover
harvest is about completed and the
timothy harvest will be continued dur
ing the coming week with increased
vigor.
There has been considerable loss of
wheat and oats in southern counties
on account of Smelling and lodging,
but there has been no rust reported
from any part of the state. Early
corn is beginning to show it's tassels
in many localities, and the corn crop
as a whole is reported to be in good
condition, but there are thousands of
acres on low bottom lands that are
weedy and much of it cannot mature
Potatoes and garden truck are very
thrifty, but there is some complaint
of potatoes rotting in districts here
tofore too wet.
Northeast District.
Winneshiek (Ridgeway) = Rain,
trace; week clear and dry with normal
temperatures; crops making fine pro-
gress; hay crop large
Chickasaw (New Hampton)-Rain
OF; haying is in progress with good
crop; corn is looking fine
Fayette (West Union) = Perfect
weather for securing the bountiful hay
crop and advancing the ripening of
barley which is turning; corn continues
to do we'll.
Clayton (Elkader)-No rain; warm
days and cool nights; corn progressing
nicely; haying and harvesting of small
grain being rushed with satisfactory
results.
Bremen cWaverly)-Rain .o4: an ex-
cellent week for haying; corn has
grown very rapidly; barley is ready for
the binder; some few fields of oats are
good, but are generally light; potatoes
are growing nicely.
North Central District.
Mitchell (Osage)-No rain; probab-
ly one-half of hay secured; small grain
ripening and corn booming.
Winnebago (Forest City)-No rain;
best week of the season for all crops;
corn doing exceptionally we'll; haying
progressing.
Kossuth (Algona)-Rain, trace; an
excellent week for working corn and
having; plum and apple crop failure
(Burt)-The ground was very wet the
fore part of the week, but no rain has
fallen; much hay put up in good con-
dition.
Cerro Gordo (Nora springs)-Fine
week for hay making; crop good and
we'll made; corn mostly laid by and
growing nicely; early oats harvest be-
| Gun, WIN Sielu. rye crop SOOu.
Floyd (Charles City)-Rain, trace;
mean temperature SIS degrees; maxi
mum So; very favorable weather con-
ditions; yield generally above average:
corn doing we'll and much cultivating
done; oats generally poor.
Franklin (Geneva)-Full week of
good haying weather which has been
improved to the limit; corn and oats
doing we'll; ground and roads getting
fairly we'll dried off. (Hampton)-Rain
40; haying we'll advanced, yield and
quality good; oats about ready to har-
vest; heavy straw, but some lightly
filled
Wright (Dows)-No rain; haying
begun.
Humboldt (Hulnboldt)-No rain;
ideal weather; corn making rapid ad-
vancement; hay is very fine.
Pocahontas Pocahontas)-Ra .05;
| haying begun; crop fair; oats short
straw and light stand acreage So per
cent; prospect of good yield; corn on
tiled land fine and better than last
year, but very poor on low lands;
prospect good for so per cent of crop
Northwest District.
Osceola (Sibley)-Rain, "a; average
sunshine SO per cent; early planted
corn on well drained land is doing
we'll; small grain is free from rust;
sTing we'll under way.
Sioux (Alton)-The recent heavy
rains have spoiled a considerable Of the
| hay crop, some of which had been cut;
corn blowing was practically finished
this week; next week the barley har-
vest will begin and oats will follow.
Cherokee (Washta)-Rain 2.12; corn
mostly laid by; nearly one-half plowed
only twice; a few have begun haying.
West Central District.
Sac (Sac City)-Rain .27; corn acre
age has been reduced about 25 per cent
on account of wet weather: corn on
high and well tiled ground is good;
oats will be light yield. (Early)-Corn
blowing finished and haying in full
sway; some early oats and barley cut;
oats spotted, some fields not filled
good.
ishing laying by corn and making hay;
barley harvest will begin next week;
barley is very. light and of inferior
quality.
woodbury. (sioux city)-Rain no;
men temperature 1926 degrees or 1.1
{: : ees below normal; sunshine abol,
25 i.cr cent above normal; thunder
show rs on the nth and 14th.
Monona (Onawa)-Rain5 30; fins
week for farm work. cutting winter
wheat and oats; corn nearly laid by.
Audubon (Audubon) -Rain SO; goot
weather for corn; barley being har-
vested; corn of good size, but rather