Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-20
AND CROP BULLETIN
SHOWS ABNORMAL WEALTH..
Err CONDITIONS PREVAIL
NO PROGRESS IN FIELDS
DURING PAST SEVEN DAYS
Coolest April So Far Since 1881, With
Rains, Snow and Winds-oats UP in
the Southern Section of state-con.
ditions in Central and Northwest
Iowa.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, April 2O.-The weekly
weather and crop bulletin, the second
issued this season, says:
The weather during the past week
has been abnormally cold, wet and
cloudy. Freezing temperatures occurred
in all parts of the state, the minimum
ranging from 80 degrees in the south
eastern to is degrees in the north
western counties on the 18th. Lower
temperatures were reported on April
ia, 1907, and April IA, 1905, than have
occurred during the past week; but
the average minimum temperature at
the central station for the first fifteen
days of this month was lower than has
been recorded during the first half of
April since 1881. The amount of pre-
cipitation at Des Moines for the first
fifteen days of the month breaks all
former records of the central station
for the first half of April, the total
being 2.92 inches, or 20 inch more
than any previous record. From one TO
three inches of snow fell on two days
during the week in the northern half OF
the state, and rains have been frequent
in all parts of the state and heavy in
southern and eastern sections. Very
little, if any, field or garden work has
been done. and in some counties of this
state oats sown over week ago have
not Yet been covered. Some of the
ties are up and the reports in regard
to the condition of winter grains and
clover are more promising than they
We're last Week. Most fields now show
good stand, and the plants are Wig
orous and healthy. The continued cold
weather has kept the fruit buds back
and all trees except peaches, are in
good condition.
North Central District.
Worth (Northwood 80; no
farm work done as yet; five inches OF
snow fell on Wednesday.
kossuth (BurD = Hard freezing
weather on Monday and Tuesday and
snow on Wednesday delayed work in
sowing oats and barley; no, more than
one-tourts of small grain in. (Algona)
Rain SO; seeding DELAYED by SNOW
on two night and part of one day, but
some seeding and considera BILE garden
ing done latter part of week
Cerro Gordo (Clear La6e)-Rain 40;
freezing nights and snow on 14tt
stopped seeding; lake opened on 1Otf
ice all out (Nora spring)-Rain
snow and frost prevented field worl
until Saturday, when some work was
done GA high ground; clover all right;
pig crop small.
Floyd tCharles City)-Rain 1.27;
maximum temperature, 81 degrees OF
18th; minimum, % ON 18th.
Butler (Greene)-Rain 1.0I rain ant
snow on 18th; three inches of snow or
14th; rain with thunder and lightning
on 18th; very little seeding done; min
imum temperature "a degrees.
Franklin (Geneva)-Cold during fore
part Of week with snow on 18th ant
18th; some seeding done on 18th;
ground cold and wet, but conditions
are more promising today G1th).
Wright OoWs)-Heavy snow or
14th, but some seeding done; grass
starting nicely; soil in good condi-
ton.
Humboldt Humboldt)-Rain .9s; nc
seeding done yet, but the ground will
be in fine shape when it gets little
drier; grass just beginning to start;
spring two weeks late
Pocahontas (Pocahontas)-Rain 40;
the week was wet and cold; snow fell
on four days, not much work done il
the fields; possibly 30 per cent of seed
ing done; ground in bad condition
(Plover)-Rain 81; freezing weather
DELAYED seeding; about so per cent OF
the oats sown.
Central District.
Grundy (Grundy Center)-Rain 2.15
fore part of week cold and cloudy. witt
frequent rain or snow; latter part con.
| siderably warmer and seeding is NIGEL,
under way.
Greene (Scranton) - Season twe
weeks late; small grain will be in b,
the 22d; some blowing done; warm
dry weather needed.
Boone (Woodward)-Weat condi.
tions unfavorable for seeding; FIRE.
quent rains have made it impossible II
get in the fields, but most of oats sown
Story (Anes)-Rain 2.06; farm worl
greatly retarded; soil too wet to plop
or plant; very little oats sown; perhap.
% per cent of crop in; alfalfa growing
| nicely; winter wheat looking well ant