Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-25
GOOD PROGRESS MADE IN IOWA
FIELDS THE PAST
WEEK.
GOOD STAND IN FIELDS
WHERE CORN HAS COME UP
Rainfall Of Week Below the Average
Promise of Bountiful Crops of All
Kinds - Vegetation Making Rapid
Growth-Reports From Counties of
Central and Northwest Iowa.

Des Moines May 95.-The weekly
weather and crop bulletin says that
with warm weather during the week
and the absence OF rain over the larger
part of the state. corn planting has
been vigorously pushed. The average
temperature was slightly above in
western and slightly below the normal
in the eastern counties and the rain
fall was decidedly below the season.
able average except in the extreme
western districts where moderate TO
heavy local showers occurred on the
18th ana 18th. About 20 per cent of
the corn has been planted and some
Of the early planting is up in all parts
Of the state and shows a good stand.
Cultivation has begun in a few local
tiles in southern counties and the
fields are generally reported as being
in good condition. The rains Of last
week. where not excessive, were Very
beneficial to pastures, meadows, small
grain and potatoes. Vegetation made
rapid growth and the prospects are
very promising for all crops, including
fruit. The week closes with indica-
lions OF showers over the larger part
Of the state.
North Central District.
Mitchell (Osage)-No rain: corn
about all planted: pastures and small
grain look good.
winnebago (Foress city>-corn
about ali planted and the early planted
is up: an excellent week for field
work; small grain doing we'll; pastures
afford full feed; fruit trees just in
blossom.
/ Kossuth (Burt)-Corn not all
/ planted: low ground too vet 10 plow
or plant, but first planted is coming
up: fruit trees not Yet in bloom. CAL
gona)-Rain 10; an ideal spring week;
apple and plum trees in full blossom.
Hancock (Britt)-Dry and favorable
weather for field work; good progress
made in corn planting; grain on dry
land doing well; pastures late, but not
fit for grazing; fruit bloom indicates
good yield.
Cerro Gordo (Clear Lake)-No rain;
80 per cent of the corn is planted.
Mora Springs)-Seventy-fi per cent
of corn planted; soil in fine condition;
pasturage good, fruit trees coming into
bloom.
Floyd (Charles City)-Rain, trace;
mean temperature 60, maximum "A
minimum As; most favorable week fol
all kinds OF farm work; corn planting
nearly completed; apple and cherry
bloom profuse and very promising
oats a good stand and growing nicely
Butler (Greene)-No rain; about "a
per cent of corn planted.
Franklin (Geneva)-No rain: Sc PEI
cent or more of corn planted; cat:
looking fine; pastures getting good;
plum trees nearly in full bloom;
strawberries in bloom, roads getting
: dusty. Hampton)-No rain; about 81
, per cent of corn planted; small grair
and grass doing nicely.
Wright Oows)-No rain; apple an
plum trees in blossom.
Humboldt (aumboldt) = Rain %
small grain doing we'll; corn nearl.
all il.
Pocahontas (Plover)-Rain Is; cor,
} planting completed and early planting
up; small grain doing well; soil in fin
condition and prospects much bette
than year ago. (Pocahontas)- Rail
i, II; corn nearly all planted and som
up: oats, pastures and meadows doin
well; plums and apples in full bloom
and prospects good for big crop o
5 fruit.
Northeast District.
-Allamakee tWaukon) = Dry an
: warm; oats and barley coming u
nicely; all corn will be planted by tn
rC:i ;,, r,n.-- q
condition and larger acreage than las
:. year.
winnesaiek Ridgeway)-Rain 1.2
On 18th and Oh on 18th; corn plantin
has progressed rapidly; early plante
!, potatoes coming up; plum trees fu
Of blossoms.
Ch:ckasaw (New Hampton) - n
rain; all vegetation thrifty and grow
ing rapidly; most farmers have fin
!shed corn planting; apple trees jus
, beginning 10 blossom; soil in fair con
: dirion.
Fayette (west Unton)-About rs pc
cent Of the corn planted (May 20
under favorable conditions; a few fru
! blossoms are appearing.
Bremen (Waverly)-No rain; cor
planting practically completed; exec
} lent weather with no wind; trees civ
shade this week; pastures much i'm
) proved.
Central District.
Grundy (Grundy Center)-No rair
! most of corn planted; pasturage in es
cellent condition; all fruit trees
:. bloom.
! Hardin iowa Falls)-No rain; bul
of corn planted
) Calhoun (Manson)-Good GROWN
weather: grain and grass doing wei
heavy rains of last week prevente
much corn being planted this week an
considerable of the early planting We
drowned out and acres of oats washe
: out.
Greene Scranton)-Ideal week #
work, but ground was too wet fol
8 part of week: most of corn will
. planted by the 25th; orchards in fu
bloom.
Boone (Woodward)-No rain; abunt
ance of sunshine; corn planting r.
suned Wednesday and soil on fl
ground is still wet from rains on 14tl
toats spotted and are drowned out {
This VIII InAnene% Mnt1o.