The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-28
For the Week Ending September 2s
Has Been Issued and is the
Last One For This
Year.
FAVORABLE WEEK
There Has Been Some Rain But More
is Needed to Make Good the
Pastures and Fall
Flowing.


The Iowa weather and crop bulletin
for the week ending September 26.
just issued from Des Moines, will be
the last bulletin of the kind until next
spring and tells of conditions in the
J state and in the southeast district as
follows:
The past week was favorable for
farm work and ripening the belated
corn. The rainfall was fairly well dis
tributed, but was generally light and
considerably below the normal over
the larger part OF the state, but there
has been sufficient moisture to make
good pasture and for blowing and
seeding fall grains. More rain will,
however, soon be needed to keep the
soil moist enough for blowing. The
temperature was considerably below
the normal, and light frost occurred
In low places in all parts of the state
on the mornings Of the Esd and Oath,
days were clear and warm: the aver
age maximum temperature for the
week being about 10 degrees. Over
So per cent of the corn Is beyond
danger of injury OF frost, and over 80
!, per cent of it will be safe with another
week of warm weather. Reports in
fdicate that the general rains during
the fore part of September and the
subsequent warm weather have been
beneficial to the late corn which has
improved one or two points during the
month. In many parts of the state
, more corn is being cut than usual.
Excellent progress is being made in
blowing, fall seeding and harvesting
the minor crops. More blowing and
seeding have been done than was
thought possible during the August
!: drouth. The potato crop as whole
will be much below the average, but
! apples and grapes are better than
early reports indicated. On the whole
the season has been profitable one
state at large, in spite of the
excessive rains during the planting
season and the drouth in August. The
small grain crops were secured in ex-
;cellent condition, and, while the yields
are not large, the quality of the grain
is generally very good. The hay crop
was above the average and of the veH
sbest quality The corn will be nearly
up to the state average, although it
is very poor over most OF the south
arn counties.
Southern District.
Henry (Mt. Pleasant)-Rain Is; no
damage by frost; favorable week for
seeding fall grain, cutting corn, filling
silos and cutting second crop of clover.
Lee (Keokuk) Rain SO or AT inch
below normal mean temperature 62.5
or an average daily deficiency of two
degrees; light frost in exposed places
on 23d, oath and 25th; showers Tues
day and Wednesday have kept the
soil in good condition for tillage; the
greater part of the wheat has been
sown and blowing progressing during
the latter days of the week.
Van Buren, Bonaparte)-Rain SO !;
a seasonable week with two local
showers; clover hulling and corn cut
ting still in progress; very little fall
grain being sown. (Stockport) Rain
20; fall seeding about finished with
reduced acreage; corn nearly all safe
from frost; from Is to 20 per cent cut
for fodder. (Milton) Rain LOS; fine
fall weather; most of the corn is ready
for frost and much of it is being cut
for fodder; the late rains have been
beneficial for blowing and the acre
age of winter wheat will be increased;
Naples will be a good crop and the
quality is fine.