Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-27
CONDITIONS GROW MORE FAVOR
ABLE FOR WORK ON
IOWA FARMS.
SEASON CONTINUES LATE
EXCEPT IN SOUTH SECTION
Backward Season Reduces Acreage Of
Oats and Will Increase Corn Acre
ase-Early sown Grain Up in South
ern section-stock to Be in Pasture
BY May I.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 27.-The weather
and crop bulletin for the week ending
April 26 follows:
Cold and wet weather continued dur
ing most of the past week, the average
daily temperature being about seven
degrees below the normal; and the
amounts of precipitation ranged from
.25 inch in the extreme western portion
of the state to over four inches in some
of the north eastern counties. F'reez-
ing temperature occurred on one or
more nights in all sections. The fore
part of the week was very unfavorable
for farm operations and there was but
little work done except on the Missouri
slope where the rainfall was light.
More favorable conditions prevailed
during the past three days and consid-
cradle progress was made in seeding
and blowing. Most Of the seeding has
been completed in the western and
southern and from so to Is per cent in
the northern districts. With Favorable
weather this work will be finished in
all parts of the state by the close Of the
coming week, and the preparation Of
corn land will progress rapidly. On ac-
count of wet weather the acreage of
oats will be materially less than was
anticipated, and the acreage Of corn
will be correspondingly Increased. The
early sown grain is up in the southern
counties and shows a good stand, ex-
cept in few localities where the seed
used was not up to the standard. Grass
and clover have made rapid growth
during the past three days and the
stock will be in pasture by May / in
southern and central districts. Fruit
buds are still dormant and no damage
was done by the recent freezing tenn
peratures.
North Central District.
Winnebago (Forest City)-Rains and
freezing weather has hindered field
work and portions Of many fields are
still very wet, but rs per cent of the
small grain is in the ground; grass is
coming very slowly,
Worth (Northwood)-Rain 81; seed
ing only fairly begun; much land too
wet yet; foliage and grass very back
ward; first severe thunderstorm of the
year on the oath.
Kossuth (BurD-Freezing temper
atures every morning that 1t did not
rain; some farmers are waiting for
favorable weather before sowing oats
(Algonal-Rain no; another cold,
backward week with temperature be-
low freezing on five nights; some farm
ers have finished seeding.
Cerro Gordo (Nora Springs)-Seed-
ing about one-half done; much land Is
too wet to work well ground frozen
nearly every night; blowing sod for
corn in progress; young clover all
right; orchards severely damaged by
rabbits.
Butler (Greene)-Rain 1.4s; possibly
one-half of the seeding in done.
Franklin (Geneva)-Stormy and cold
during the fore part of the week vita
ice one-fourth of an inch thick on the
22d and 23d; latter part of week was
warmer; grass starting good, but very
little garden work DONE (Hampton)
Rain 1.57; cold and wet; rain on five
days and ground frozen on three
nights; considerable damage by light
ming; grass starting nicely, but buos
Wy Backward; corn will be planted
in some Of the ground intended for
oats.
Wright (Dows)-Rain 200; seeding
now progressing nicely.
Humboldt (Humboldt)-Rain .ss;
considerable seeding has been done
during the past three days; grass is
making good start
Pocahontas (Plover)-Rain 80; freez-
ing temperature on six nights with
minimum Of % degrees on the 23d;
very little blowing for corn has been
done.
Northwest District.
Osceola (sibley)-Rain Al; the week
has been unusually cold; seeding is
progressing slowly.
Lyon Qnwood)-Rain AS; the
weather has been more favorable this
week, altho work was delayed day
and a half by rain on Tuesday and
Wednesday,; about so per cent of seed
ing Is finished, but not that much has
been completely covered; gardening
has just started; pastures are getting
green quite rapidly.
Sioux (Alton)-Rain "a; frost near
ly every night; lowest temperature %
degrees; farm work is fully fifteen
days behind the average; all small
grain is in, altho more would have been
sown if weather had been favorable;
no grain above ground yet; trees are
ready to leaf out.
O'Brien (sheldon)-Rain SO; about
80 per cent of small grain in and COW
cred; some snow on three days this
week.
Buena Vista (Alta)-Four working
days this week and oats seeding is
nearly completed; grass starting slow
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