Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-21
LARGE PART OF IOWA CORN CROP
BEYOND REACH OF KILLING
FROST.
CUTTING Is IN PROGRESS
in MANY SECTIONS OF STATE
Some Late Field. will Require Warm
Weather Until Middle Of October
High Winds Damage Crop in Spots
- Rains Put Ground in Excellent
condition-Rsports From Counties.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 21.-The past week
has been favorable for farm work and
the ripening Of the belated corn, altho
the first two or three days were cool.
cloudy and wet. The average tenn
perature was, however, above the nor
NAL, the latter half of the week being
warm and pleasant The rainfall was
copious in all parts of the state, and
In many localities the amounts ranged
from two to over three inches. Severe
wind storms accompanied the rain on
the evening of the 18th and did con-
siderable damage to the corn, especial
ly in northern, western and southwest
ern counties. The corn stalks in MANY
fields were broken or uprooted, but for
the state at large the crop has made
satisfactory advance toward maturity
and fully 60 per cent of it is now be-
yond danger of an ordinary heavy
frost. The late corn will require from
ten days to, two weeks of warm, dry
weather to mature, and, as usual, a
small percentage of the crop will need
AAAI1A SAi0 Ol OCUOUGF. COnS1QeT.
able corn has been cut and shocked or
put in silos.
The rains have softened the ground
which is now in excellent condition for
blowing and seeding winter grains, and
this work has progressed rapidly dur
ing the past four or five days. Some
clover has been cut fer seed dn the
southern counties.
Northeast District
Allamakee (Waukon) - Nights too
cool, but corn is safe except some Late
pieces: one week more without frost
and the crop will be out of danger
: and will give an average yield; soil is
in good condition for blowing and more
winter wheat will be sown than usual;
pastures are good.
Winneshiek (Ridgeway)-Rain 296;
cloudy until Tuesday night, but clear
weather has since prevailed; early corn
is ripe and some in shock; quality
good.
Chickasaw (New Hampton)-Rain
Isl; thunder storm OH the night of the
18th; the wind ACCOMMODATING the
storm was quite severe and many fields
of corn suffered from it; no sunshine
during the first three days.
Fayette (West' Union)-The rain
during the fore part of week delaye:
threshing; much corn is being cut; If
frost holds off until Oct. Is at least IS
per cent of the corn will be safe from.
frost. .
Clayton (Elkader)-Rain $50;
splendid rain on Tuesday with good
tfpening weather since; corn will be
ripe by the end Of next week.
Bremen CWaverly)-Rain 1.S3; the
rain and wind storm of the fore part
of the week laid large part of the
corn to the ground. the cutting anG
husking will be heavy work and the
corn in many fields will be injured by
laying on the ground: the crop is very
irregular in quality and quantity: many
stalks are barren and there are many
nubbins; pastures are greatly improved
by the recent rains and blowing is now
progressing.
North Central District.
Kossuth (Algona)-Rain zs1; corn
is doing we'll and there mas been
enough rain to put soil in good condi-
tion for blowing.
Cerro Gordo (Nora Springs)-A good
week for ripening corn and cutting is
now in progress; fall blowing is nearly
done; some fall rye sown; pasturagc
good.
Floyd (Charles City)-Rain o.21;;
mean temperature S3.S, maximum 70;
minimum 46 degrees.
Franklin (Geneya)-Seyere rain and
wind on the 18th and 18th blew the
corn down badly; very little of it hal
been cut and there is very little of 1t
now that can be cut with the corn
binder; considerable damage done; last
four days have been warm and pleas
ant; blowing being rushed; pasturage
good (Hampton)-Rain 2.45; first
three days Of week were cloudy and
wet, but remainder of week good rip
ening weather; corn is doing nicely and
many are cutting but some pieces
blown down SO that it Is impossible to
cut with machine; IS to 80 per cent is
out of the way Of frost and heavy.
Wright (Dows)-Rain 2.96; high
winds on 18th and a great deal Of the
corn is fiat on the ground; some corn
had been cut.
Humboldt (Humboldt)-Rain 2.37;
high wind, and heavy rain on the 18th;
the ripened corn is making good shew-
ang; potatoes are turning out we'll.
Pocahontas (Plover)-Rain 1.50: fall
glowing now under way and corn cut
ting in progress; pasturage is con-
ing good since the rains.
Northwest District.
osceola (StbleylYRain 2.31; average
sunshine Sc per cent; corn out Of dan
ger; drouth effectually broken; good
progress made in fall blowing.
Sioux (Alton)-Radn 1928 inches
(which puts the soil in fine filth; corn
all out of danger: pastures in good
condition; very little threshing done in
this territory.
plymouth Gle Mars)-Rain s.o4;
corn is out of danger from frost:
ground in fine condition for fall plow-
ing; pastures good.
West Central District.
Woodbury. (Sioux City)-Rain so or
deficiency Of .12 inch for the week;
mean temperature 66.2 or an average
daily excess Of 10 degrees; sunshine
slightly below normal
Monona (Onawa)-Rain SO: corn
has ripened fast this week and IS per
cent of it is now safe from frost, but
90 per cent will need until Oct. TO-
Audubon (Audubon)-Good rains
forepart Of week; hard wind on 1,ieht
of 18th: corn badly blown down;
ground In good condition to plow.
Shelby (aarlan) -Abundant rain and
cloudy weather from the 9Th to the
14th has revived the pastures and per-
Il haps benefited late potatoes: II being
Y too wet to thresh. fail blowing Is being
rushed; corn is badly blown down by
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