Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-22
AN IDEAL WEEK
FOR FARM WORK.
BULLETIN ISSUED BY WEATHER
BUREAU TELLS OF IMPROVED
CONDITIONS IN STATE.

The weather last week was almost
IDEAL for farm work, says the weather
crop bulletin for the week ending June
10. Ihere was a slight deficiency OF
temperature, decided deficiency OF
rainIall and an excess OF sunshine. The
rain came in the form of light anc
widely scattered showers, the amounts
OF precipitation being, generally, less
imam quarter of an inch and in nc
case was there over one inch report
cd. With such favorable weather farm
work has progressed rapidly. A very
large acreage of belated corn has beer
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 advanc-
ed In northern districts. A great dea
or nay has been put up in the best OF
condition. The clover harvest is about
completed and the timothy harvest
will be continued during 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 its tassels in many localities
and the corn crop as n w''"'N Is
ported to be in good condition, but
there are thousands OF acres Oh
bottom lands that are weedv and much
of it cannot mature. Potatoes and gar
den truck are very thrifty, but there
is some complaint of potatoes rottins
in districts heretofore too wet.
Reports From The Southern Part.
WASHINGTON (Washington)- Rain
o.; early oats nearly all cut and con-
siderable cut and put up.
HENRY Ont. Pleasant)-Good con-
ditions prevailing; oats nearly all cut
with quite a loss; hay -oing in fast;
potatoes yielding light.
LEE (Keol,uk) -Rain 20; average
daily deficiency Of temperature l de-
gree; total deficiency of rainfall 40
inch; plenty of warmth and sunshine
since Monday; oats harvested and fair
weather needed for long harvest dur
ing coming week; corn laid by and
looking strong and of good color.
VAN buren, (Stockport) -Rain
90, compared with a total of IA the
week before; about five days of field
work; oats about all cut, many of them
cut one way: wheat crop materially
lessened on account of Smelling and
lodging before being cut; corn proc
ably damaged 10 per cent by excessive
wet, last week haying in progress and
fine quality; oats look like a 20 to 90
bushel crop. (Milton) and oats
mostly in shock; corn badly damaged
by last weeks rain; also wheat and
oats; clover harvest about completed
(Bonaparte)-Rain .21; oats harvest
and haying became general by middle
of week; oats mostly cut one way;
wheat stood up better; clover mead
ows over-ripe owing to excessive
rains.
UNION (Creston)-Three light
showers hindered field work; early oats
all in shock and are fair in quality; a
small acreage will not be cut on &C
cut yet (Afton)-Rain Is; wheat ant
oats going into shock and a fairly good
crop; corn yet being plowed; corn in
this vicinity will not give to exceed
20 bushels per acre.
CLARK NORTHUMBERLAND trace;
oats and wheat nearly all in shock
yield and quality light; corn plowins
continues.
APPANoosE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
did week for harvesting and cultivat-
ing late corn; wheat and oats badly
lodged, but greater part is being saved
in fair condition. haying is we'll ad-
vanced; crop good; condition are ma
terially improved; plums dropping
badly; apples doing nicely.
MAHASKA (Oskaloosa)-R ..02;
haying and harvesting progressing
rapidly; fall grain is good: oats light;
carly planted corn is beginnign to tas-
sci.
MARION (Pella)-Rain II; corr
blowing and clover hay harvest about
finished; early oats and barely ready
for the binder; corn is making fail
growth; best week of the season fol
work: some more corn drowned out or
the river bottoms.