Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-30
IN MOST SECTIONS OF STATE
THE CROP is HOLDING ITS
OWN.
ABOUT COMPLETED
FALL FLOWING HAS BEGUN
Average Condition Of Corn Crop Esti-
mated at SO Per Cent-corn Be Safo
From Frost BY Sept. 15--Late Pota-
toes ONT More Than Half Crop -
Other Crop News.

of the week was excessively warm
but the latter half was cool and pleas
ant. A trace of frost was observed,
on low ground on the morning of the
26th in several localities in the central
western and northern districts, but no
damage was reported. Last year the
first light frost occurred on Aug. 90.
The rainfall was light and consider
ably below the normal except over the
east central counties where copious to
heavy showers occurred on Wednesday
night
A severe rain and hail storm passed
over portions of Henry and northern
Van Buren, counties on the night Of the
Goth which did great deal of damage
to crops.
Corn Is Doing Well.
Over the larger part Of the state
corn is holding it's own and the early
planted fields are making satisfactory
progress towards maturity but in 9TH
er localities, comprising about one
third of the state, there has been some
loss on account of lack of moisture.
The crop as q whole is a week to ten
days later than the average for the last
week in August. Fall blowing is pro-
crossing rapidly in localities where
rains have been heavy enough to soft
en- the ground Threshing is nearing
completion in many sections, and re-
ports continue to show good yields ana
excellent quality of all small grains.
Summary Of Reports.
Following is a summary of the Aug.
25 report received from crop cor
respondents of the Iowa weather and
crop service. The average condition
Of the corn crop was estimated as 80
per cent, which is 1.5 per cent lower
than on Aug. Is.
1t was estimated that with normal
weather, about one-third of the corn
would be safe from frost by Sept. IS;
60 per cent on the 25th; rs per cent
On the Soth, and 50 per cent on Oct. TO-
The average condition of late pota-
toes was SO per cent or 10 per cent less
than on Aug. l.
About two-thirds of the threshing
has been completed and preliminary
reports indicate average yields as fol-
lows: Winter wheat, % bushels per
acre; spring wheat, 81; oats, 80; bar
ley, 80; rye. Fl, and timothy seed, 3.6
bushels. The average yield of grain
is subject to change after the receipt
OF hnal and more complete reports at
the end of the season.
North Central District.
kossuth (Algona)-Rain, trace: a
decided fall in temperature Wednesday
evening; thrashing and fall blowing
progressing rapidly. (BurD Fall
blowing begun; much grain still in
shock; very little clover seed coming
on; corn doing well, but is late; pas
lures need rain.
Hancock (Britt)-Rain .os; week
of extreme temperature changes; there
was no frost or apparent damage from
the cold of the 26th: corn is doing we'll
and there is some prospect that pota-
toes will yield better than was ex-
pected.
Cerro Gordo Mora Springs Fine
week for ripening corn; fall pastures
good; late potatoes improving; 90 per
cent of threshing done; oats yield bet
ter than expected; wheat good.
Floyd (Charles City)-Rain Is; first
half of the week was generally cloudy,
warm, sultry and oppressive with tenn
perature above the normal; the latter
part of the week was clear and cool.
Franklin (Hampton)-Rain .16; fine
growing week: corn maturing finely:
pastures getting SOOQ ana STOCK out
again; cool wave on 25th, but no frost
temperature fell "A degrees in sixteen
hours; late potatoes still green and
rowing-thinlS better than half crop
Wright (Belmond)-Rain .13: about
65 per cent Of threshing finished: de-
ficiency Of moisture prevented corn on
drier lands from caring as large as
otherwise would, but corn is up to av-
erage or better.
Humboldt (Humboldt) - Rain -:
corn is eight days later than it was
last year, but the crop is becoming
very rank and is per cent better than
1903; pastures are green and good.
West Central District.
Sac (Sac City, Rain is; corn is
not as far advanced as it was a year
ago, but twenty days of hot weather
will make bumper crop.
Woodbury. (Sioux CitS)-Rain. trace
or rs inch below the normal; mean
temperature 69.7 or an average daily
of IA degrees.
Audubon (Audubon)-Rain IA; max
imum temperature 81; minimum 45 de-
grees; corn has been doing finely also
pastures and meadows; ground in good
condition to pillow.
Central District.
Greene (Churdan) Favorable
advanced: corn is doing we'll, but
needs warm weather. during most of
ground in fine shape for
blowing; pastures doing well; plenty