Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-12
proved greatly since recent rains; hay
crop short -ri

PioVe0 greatly since recent r6lnSs nay
| crop short. -ri
West Central District.
Sac (Sac City)-Rain 81; corn has
made excellent growth and Is nearly
up to the average; oats beginning to-
turn with prospects Of good yield.
, (Early)-Weather has been fine for
| growing crops; two good showers and
plenty or sunshine. with warm weather
nave caused rapid growth; corn laid
by; haying In progress; early oats har-
vest will begin next week; prospects
| fine.
| Woodbury. (Correctienville) - Rain
| .92; rains general and conditions great
ly improvedi cultivation completed:
fields In fine shape and corn making
strong, rapid growth. (Sloux City,
Rain 81 OF IL 1noh above the normal;
mean temperature 72.S inches or an
average daily deficiency Of o.6 degree:
| rains have greatly benefited late po-
tatoes and corn is growing rapidly.
! altho the drouth did not seem to re-.
tard Its growth materially.
| Audubon (Audubon) - Hot and dryt
little rain on 7th and eth; some barley
| nearly ready to cut; small grain has
good appearance; corn is fully a. large
as usual; pastures and meadows very
short.
Shelby (Harlan)-The drouth stiIl
! continues IN this county, Il 10 now
eighteen weeks since we have had any
rain worthy Of mention, and crops are
suffering; pastures brown and bare;
hayfng In progress; timothy about
half crop-clover some better.
! Central District.
Hardin Qowa Falls)-Rain, trace.
very many pastures no longer furnish
sufficient feed for stock: hay and grain
feed necessary; oats Tipening and
standing dry weather remarkably well
Grundy (Grundy Center)-No rain;
some grain being cut; corn doing well;
potatoes small and only a few in q
| hill
Greene (Churdan)-Rain 1876; corn
is mostly laid by with fair prospects;
oats look well and early varieties ready
to cut; prospects Of good average crop;
hay has thickened up in the last ten
days and will make q fair crop; in
fact all crops have made extra gains
in last two weeks.
Story (Ames)-Rain, trace; early oats
cut and winter wheat harvest started;
clover cut early in week: corn making
| rapid growth: there was a very light
crop OF early cherries, but there will be
very little fruit here Of any kind.
Marshall Estate Center)-Corn doing
splend!dly: oats harvest begun; hay
ing well along; need rain
Tama (Toledo)-No rain: maximum
temperature 90 on the sth: pastures
getting rather short: early potato vines
are dead and crop will be short: corn
has not suffered as yet; oats. wheat
and rye look we'll
Jasper (Monroe)-A full weeks
work; barley, fall wheat and early oats
cut: rain needed. (Baxter)-Rain,
trace: hot, dry week: pastures dry
ing up; haytng progressing finely, some
oats cut.
Guthrie Guthrie Center)-Rain .1o:
corn is doing well: some hay has been
made and yields from one to two tons
per acre.
East Central District.
Dubuque Oubuque)-Rain .1S or
1.02 below the normal: another dry.
hot week; Saturdays light shower was
the first in two weeks and moro rain
is urgently needed; most OF the corn
looks well and Is we'll advanced for
the season: pastures and late potatoes
are suffering most for rain.
Benton Iuzerne)-Rain 80 on 9Th:
small grain was driving rapidly; corn
still doing we'll; pastures are bare in
many places; early oats and barley are
ready to cut.
Jones (Olin)-Rain .o6: oats we'll
filled and harvest begun: corn doing
nicely; rain needed badly.