The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-08-11
THE DWACROP SERVICE
Review of the Past Week by Direct
or Of Weather Bureau.

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over nearly all parts of the state on
the night OF August 2, but in some
localities the rainfall was not heavy
enough to afford more than Temporal
lry relief from drouthy conditions.
The showers were, however, timely
and beneficial and in a few sections
where rains have been frequent and
heavy, the corn crop is now assured
| On the other hand, the crop has de
| Perforated over the northeastern
counties and in many localities OF
small area in the central districts
where the showers have been few and
the rainfall light. The bright sun
shiny days and moderate tempera-
lures have been favorable for thrash
ing and this work has progressed
rapidly with very satisfactory results,
both as to yield and quality of grain.
| The bulk of the shock thrashing is,
completed and early reports indicate
that the average yield of oats will be
about forty bushels per acre; wheat,
twenty-five bushels; barley, thirty
two bushels, and timothy seed, four
bushels. Pastures meadows and po-
tatoes are suffering for moisture and
rain is needed for all growing crops
and for fall blowing in southern coun-
ties. th
| Following is summary of reports
from crop correspondents of the
Iowa Weather and Crop Service,
showing the estimated condition of
staple crops August /, 1910, as com.
pared with the average condition on
that date in past years. There has
been a decided improvement in the
condition of corn during the past
month, over the larger part of the
state and especially over the north
western, southeastern and many of
the southern counties where showers
have been timely and rainfall suffi-
cient to keep the plants growing rap
idly. On the other hand, the condi.
ton has declined over the northeast
ern and some of the southwestern
counties, due to deficiency of mois-
ture. The average condition of corn
for the four quarters of the state is
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per cent; northeast so per cent;
southeast, SO per cent; and south
west SO per cent, which makes an av.
erage for the state of 90.5 per cent.
The average condition for the west.
ern half of the state, which has 81
per cent of the corn acreage, is 80
per cent as compared with So per
cent for the eastern half.
The average condition of spring
wheat was 1O2 per cent; oats, 101;
barley, SO; fax, So; hay, 70; pas
lures, SO; potatoes, So; apples, 4;
grapes, %; pop corn, 81; sweet corn
for can, IS.
The condition on August 1, 1909.
was Corn, 81 per cent; spring wheat
80 per cent; oats, go per cent; barley.
81 per cent; fax, SO per cent; hay,
101.5 per cent; pastures, 102 per cent;
potatoes, 80 per cent; apples, IS per
cent; grapes, so per cent.
August LIST average of the past ten
years: Corn, S65 per cent; oats, So
per cent; spring wheat, 81 per cent;
barley, SO per cent; fax, SO per cent;
hay, SO per cent; pastures, 81 per
cent; potatoes, 81 per cent; apples,
81 per cent, and grapes. 80 per cent
Herald Special Service.
Crop report for week ending Aug
a, 1910: A
Eldora-Indications are good for a
bumper" crop of corn. Oats and
other small grain is cut and threshed.
The quality of the grain is extra
good and the oat crop is better thar
expected Machine measure shows
that the oats are running about Al
bushels per acre.
Oskaloosa Threshing of small
grain is well advanced. The yield is
good. The corn is doing well and q
large crop is expected.
Kensett Harvesting completed
and threshing started. Yield is good,
quality is fine. Corn needs rain.
Grinnell Crops are looking fine
Rains of last week have helped con.
siderably to assure large crop o.
corn. Oats are yielding so to 20 bu.
per acre.
Wright-Small grain is all threshed
with better yield than for many year.
past Corn is doing well considering
dry conditions. The corn has beer
improved considerably in the past
ten days by two good rains.
Fremont-Corn is doing nicely
Should yield 85 per cent OF last years
crop. Oats will yield about $50 pei
cent of last years crop and the
wheat should yield about so per cent
Of last years average. .......
/ Morning Sun-Corn is doing fine
and has nearly Strengthened from the
storm of last week. Oats were dam
aged very little by the storm. Two
good showers with hot days and cool
night indicate an extra good corn
crop. 49, t.s.-... . 81 .
London Mills-Hay, oats and wheat
practically cared for. Corn is grow
ling fair More rain is needed. Pc
tatoes are making only a fair aver
age. that of about 70 bushels PEI
| acre. ..-.
Gifford-Crops are looking good
IThreshing Is in full height and will