The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-25
SHORT CROPS in IOWA.
Rev. Geo. B. Shoemaker Writes From
Shell Rock, and Says They Have
Had Much Dry Weather.

The mention of my name by
Mr.. Alloway, in his communica-
ton in the last issue of the News,
caused me to remember that
letter was probably due from me
to the readers of your paper. l
venture therefore, on this beauti
full rainy day, to write.
The rain of last night aud to-
day Is, IN the estimation of the
people of Shell Rock and vicinity,
beautiful indeed, We have had
long, dry, hot summer. More
than one day the heat reached
105 degrees on our back porch,
during the afternoon; but we
were; with but few exceptions,
relieved by having comfortable
nights. There has beeu but lit.
tie rain since the first of June,
until last night, when, with to-
days rain, we have had nearly
two inches of water. The pas
lures all dried up, except IN the
tim Der, and for several weeks
stock has had to be fed hay or
green corn. With this rain we
will have good fall feed in the
pastures. The hay crop is short,
and the price will be high. Due
to the continuous dry weather the
oats, barley and wheat straw is
bright and clean. 1t is perfectly
free from rust. To the surprise
of the farmer, the oats Is produc.
ing good crop, ranging from 80
to 81 bushels to the acre by meas
ure, and by weight more than
that, for the gram Is extra heavy.
One farmer expressed his salts
faction by saying, 81 raised more
oats than | intended too" Be-
cause the hay crops short, much
of the corn Will be cut up, and
later, shreaded. When thus
shreaded 1T makes excellent feed.
yThe demand for Corn Harvesters
is 40 great thatlt Is hard for the
dealers to supply all that are or
dered. Farmers IN this commu-
nifty, and, indeed, all over Iowa,
are putting up Silos, and find
them to be very satisfactory and
profitable.
The potato crop, unless this
rain redeems the late potatoes,
will be poor. The old adage by
the change of one word will de-
scribe the situation; "Small po-
tatoes and many in a hill. A
young lady, on speaking of par
ing potatoes from their planting,
SAID "It was like parlng peanuts.
Iowa fruit IS scarce. but the
stores are offering all kinds of
fruit for sale. Just now the sup.
ply is from California. While the
fruit is scarce and the gardens
dried up, there will be chickens
and turkeys galore, and that's
enough to make any preacher
happy, indeed l know other folks
who are "tickled" about it.
The Upper Iowa Conference
meets at Charles City, Iowa, Sep
tembe IA, 1910. We are busy
closing up the years work, we
are thankful that we will be able
to give a good report OF our
stewardship for the year. No
one can tell what a conference
Will do; and it may be that | shall
address you next from a new
home. When 1 shall answer
roll call at Charles City, will
have completed thirty three years
of active service in the ministry
IN this conference. l also served
SIX months in Pennsylvania, be-
fore coming to Iowa. Hence, my
record is a full third of a century
in the effective ranks. Whether
| shall complete a half century
of labor remains to be seen. With
kindly greetings to all friends, l
am,
Yours cordially,
GEO. B. SHOEMAKER.
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