Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-09
CROP FIGURES VARY
STATE REPORT pIsAoREEs WITH
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE ON
IOWA.
CHAPEL SAYS 1910 CROP
AVERAGES 81 PER CENT
Government Figures Less-corn Crop
Now Assured and Great Improve
ment Shown in Past Week, Except in
spots-Too Dry in Extreme South
east and Southwest.
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Des Moines, Aug. 9.-Director Chap
pei. Of the Iowa weather and crop
service, reports corn crop conditions in
the state as far better than the gov
eminent report, issued Monday, indi-
Gated. Mr. Chapel gives the condi-
ton OF corn in Iowa as 81 per cent,
while the government estimate was 80
per cent. Mr.. Chappels figures are
later than the federal statistics, and he
notes a remarkable improvement in the
crop during the past week, because of
late rains.
Light to heavy, showers occurred
over nearly all parts Of the state on
the night of Aug. 2, but in some To-
calities the rainfall was not heavy
enough to afford more than temporary
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 deteriorated
over the northeastern counties and In
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central districts where the showers
have been few and the rainfall light.
The bright sushiny days and moder-
ate temperatures have been favorable
for threshing and this work has pro-
crossed rapidly with very satisfactory
results, both as to yield and quality OF
grain. The bulk of the shock thresh-
ing is completed and early reports IN
dictate thta 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
potatoes are suffering for moisture and
rain is needed for all growing crops
and for fall blowing in southern coun-
ties.
Following IS a. summary Of reports
from crop correspondents Of the Iowa
weather and crop service, showing
the estimated condition Of staple crops
Aug. /, 1910, as compared with the
average condition on that date In past
years. There has been decided I'M
provement in the condition or corn
during the past month over the larger
part Of the state and especially over
the northwestern, southeastern ana
many Of the southern counties where
showers nave U0ell IIl1lClJ e@AA4
sufficient to keep the plants growing
RAPIDLY. On the other hand. the condi-
ton has declined over the northeastern
and some of the southwestern coun-
ties, due to = deficiency of moisture.
The average condition Of corn for the
four quarters OF the state are as fol-
lows: Northwest quarter, 81 per cent;
northeast So per cent; southeast, 80
per cent. and southwest 80 per cent,
which makes an average for the state
of 9O.5 per cent. The average condl-
ton for the western half OF the state
which has 81 per cent of the corn
acreage, is 90 per cent as compared
with IS per cent for the eastern half
The average condition OF spring
wheat was 1O2 per cent; oats, 1Ol;
barley, 90; flax, 50; hay, 70; pastures.
SO; potatoes, So; apples, 4; grapes. %:
pop corn. 81; sweet corn for can, 50.
The condition on Aug. 1, 1909, was:
Corn, 81 per cent; spring wheat, w per
cent; oats, go per cent; barley, 81 per
cent; flax, SO per cent; hay, 1O15 per
cent; pastures, 102 per cent; potatoes,
90 per cent; apples, IS per cent; grapes,
80 per cent.
years: Corn, S6.5 per cent; oats, S5 per
SSlI, SpAuII5 WiiOe1S, o. ~ 0NANss $780,
SO per cent: flax, SO per cent; hay, SO
per cent; pastures, 90 per cent; pota-
toes, 81 per cent; apples, 81 per cent,
and grapes, 80 per cent.
Northeast District.
Allamakee (Waukon) - Very light
rain on Aug. 1, but not enough to do
much good; corn is firing and some is
beyond help: stacking all done and
thresuing begun: small grain yields
better than anticipated.
winneshiek Ridgeway)-Rain IL;
corn not making much progress: the
soil is like ashes for depth Of thirty
inches; heretofore inaccessible marshes
are dry and hard: cattle growing poor,
Clayton (Elkader)-Rain .13; corn
and pastures suffering from want OF
rain.
Bremen (Waverly)-Rain .6S, but
earth still very dry; four inches more
rain needed to improve pastures, corn,
potatoes, sugar beets and all fall grow
ing plants; pastures and hay fields
brown
North Central District
Worth (Northwood)-Rain Is: corn
needs rain; pastures dried up; thresh-
ing in progress; stacking almost fin
ished.
Winnebago (Forest City)-Rain .92;
wheat yielding about twenty bushels
per acre; oats thirty and overrunntng
10 per cent in weight; barley 25 to 80;
quality of small grain exceptionally
good; corn doing nicely; not suffering
for rain, but shower would &c nc
harm; late potatoes need rain.
Kossuth (Algona)-Ratn 70; oats
yielding about forty five bushels per
acre and overrun to 3 pounds in
weight. (Burt)-No rain; corn begin
ming to suffer; pastures in bad shape.
Franklin (Geneva)-Lght showers
on nights of LIST and I'd, about 200
inches; corn is earring slowly; must
have more rain to make an average
crop; pastures bare; yield Of oats bet
ter than expected. (Hampton)-Rain
1853; fine growing weather; rain did
great good to corn, pastures and pota-
toes; some corn In roasting ears and
bids fair for big yield; oats yield 80
to so bushels and overrun in weight
20 to % bushels per 100.
Wright (Belmond)-Ra A; good
week for stacking and threshing;
straw best ever seen here; oats aver
age As bushels; wheat %; barley 80.
Humboldt (1umboldt)-Rain Sc;
helped corn and potatoes; oats meas
ure 80 to So bushels per acre; present
indications favorable for bumper corn
crop.
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