Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-07

| prevented plowing to such an extent
that the acreage of fall wheat and rye
/ will be much less than previously in
| dicated
The second crop of timothy and
clover hay will ibe considerably shorter
and lighter than last year, and late po-
,a'toes will be almost a failure in many
sections. More rain is needed to put
The ground in condition for blowing
and for fall pasturage.
Reports vary as TO condition of APP
pies; in some sections an average crop
is expected while in other localities the
prospects are very poor.
North Central District.
kossuth (Algona)-Rain IS; oats
are averaging twenty to twenty-five
bushels per acre: rs per cent of corn
will be safe by Sept. 20; corn on sandy
ground fired some.
Hancock (Britt)-Ran %: light
frost Sept. 1 on low lands, but little
damage done; plums yield only 80 per
cent of average crop.
Cerro Gordo Nora Springs)-Two
rainy days improved conditions for fail
blowing; best corn denting; bulk Of
crop needs ten days yet; fall feed
good.
Floyd (Charles City-Rain So; mean
Temperature 66.4: maximum rs; mini
mum 40
Franklin (Geneval-A cool week;
temperature down to 40 degrees, but
no frost and not enough rain to lay the
dust or TO help blowing; rain needed
except for corn; pastures getting shorc.
(Hampton)-Rain IS; cool nights with
only one clear day; corn ripening fairly
We'll; some pieces burnt slightly which
will shorten crop little. but as a
whole prospects favorable for god
yield: rain needed for pastures and fall
plowing.
Wright (Dows)-Rain 20; very cool
! more rain needed for pastures.
Humboldt Humboldt)-Rain 2s;
corn will be safe from frost by the
goth
Pocahontas (Plover)-Rain .12: rain
is needed. corn was damaged by the
long drouth; too dry for fall blowing.
(Pocahontas)-Rain 20; latter half of
week cloudy. rainy and cold; not
enough rain to help blowing; corn
hardening and prospect good.
Northwest District.
Osceola (Sibley)-Rain 81; average
sunshine II per cent; early planted
corn maturing rapidly and the late
I planted is doing we'll.
Lyon Gnwood)-Rain S4 cool
weather has prevailed with cloudy and
rainy during the latter half Of weak:
minimum Temperature on the goth was
SO degrees.
Sioux (Alton)-Rain 50; corn is DO
ing well and most of it will be out of
danger by the 18th: light frost on 29th
did no harm: the rain was of great
benefit TO pastures and helped blowing
TO some extent; potatoes will be light
with fair quality.
Buena Vista (Alta)-Rain. trace:
cool, dry week; corn maturing slowly
and will need all of the month to make
sound corn; too dry to plow; pastures
short; new seeding fair
Plymouth de Mars)-Rain IS;
much of the corn is now out Of danger
of frost; ten days more of warm
weather will assure a good crop; rain
was beneficial to pastures and gar.
dens.
West Central District.
Sac (Sac City)-Rain 25; light rair
and cool weather have benefited pas
!. lures: corn is nearly out of danger
) from frost.
J
II inch above normal: mean tempera-
ture els or an average daily deficienc!
of ~ degrees; clear and cool first two
days followed by cloudy and unsettled
with temperature much below norma
the remainder of week, resulting il
light frost on the morning of the 9Th
Monona (Onawa)-Rain 1.31; tot
cold and wet for corn to ripen, but
rain was beneficial for fall blowing; bis
crop Of apples.
Shelby (FIarlan)-Rain 2.20; con.
tinued rains have delayed farm work
, but the soil is now in fine condition
for blowing and pastures have i'm.
proved; corn needs dry, warm weather
but most of 1t will be safe in thres
weeks; light frost on Aug. 20.
!. Harrison tIittle oux)-Rain 1893
mean temperature GIL; maximum IS
AZ; IS per cent of corn viii
! be safe from frost by the 18th.
Central District.
Grundy (Grundy Center)-Rain .32
corn maturing rapidly; about an aver
age. crop.
49ardin Howa F'alls)-Rain "a;
cloudy. cold week: corn maturing slow
ly: potatoes less than half crop; no fal
blowing yet.
Tama CToledo)--Rain .45; coo
week; minimum temperature AZ de
Srees: not enough rain~for blowing