Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-09-30
Weekly Crop Report

4 Des Moines, Sept. 2S-The past week
4 was favorable for farm work and rip
/ ening the belated corn. The rain fall
4 was fairly well distributed 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 plow-
| Ing. The temperature was considerably
Fellow the normal, and light frost oc-
CURED in low places in all parts of the
state on the mornings of the 23d and
24th, but no damage was done. Most
of the days were clear and warm: the
average maximum temperature for the
week being about 73 degrees. Over S
per cent of the corn Is beyond danger
OF injury by frost, and over 90 per cent
or 1t will be safe within another week
of warm weather Reports indicate 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
OF two points during the month. In
many parts of the state more corn is
being cut than usual. Excellent pro-
gress Is being made in blowing, fall
seeding and harvesting the minor
crops. More plowine 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 a prof
table one for the state at large, in
spite OF the excessive rains during the
planting season and the drouth in
August The small grain crops were Sc
cured in excellent 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 very best quality. The corn will be
nearly up to the state average, al
though 1t Is very poor over most of
the southern counties.
Southeast District.
HENRY (--Mt. PLEASANT -Rain Is;
no damage by frost; favorable week
for seeding fall grain. cutting corn, fill
Ing silos and cutting second crop of
clover.
LEE (Keokuk.) --Rain 80 or Al
inch below normal; mean temperature
s2.5 or an average daily deficiency Of
two degrees; light frost In exposed
places on Esd, oath and 25th; showers
Tuesday and Wednesday have kept the
soil in good condition for tillage; the
greater part of the wheat has been
aown and blowing progressing during
the latter days of the week.
VAN buren, (Bonaparte)- Rain 80
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 re-
duced acreage; corn nearly all safe
from frost; from 10 to 90 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 acreage
OF winter wheat will be increased; APP
pies will be a good crop and the quail
ity is fine.
South Central District.
MAHASKA (Oskaloosa) Rain Is:
ground in good condition for blowing;
fall seeding in progress; corn drying
up nicely; light frost on 23d and Gath,
but no damage.
MARION (Pella)-Rain .03; light
frost on three mornings, but did no
damage; fully 80 per cent of the corn
is safe.
UNION fCreston) Rain "A; corn
maturing slowly; very little safe from
frost yet; pastures in good condition
tAfton)--Rain AZ; a splendid week for
maturing the corn which is now most
ly out of danger from frost; blowing
and seeding in progress; corn is a
very poor crop and potatoes almost a
failure; no frost yet; minimum tenn
perature 43 degrees.
CLARKE CSvoodbury) Rain %:
good week for fall blowing and seeding