Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-12
CORN IS NOT INJURED
GROWING CROP IN IOWA HAS NOT
YET FELT EFFECTS OF PRO-
LoNGED DRoUTH.
NEARING STAGE OF GROWTH
WHERE RAIN is NECESSARY
sountifu Crop Of Small Grain Being
Harvested in Statehood Hay Crop
Cut 5ut Yield is Somewhat Below
Average Potatoes and Pastures
Need Rain.


Need Rain.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 12.-The weekly
weather and crop bulletin notes that
the weather during the past seven
days has been ideal for haying. har
vesting, and laying by the remainder
of the corn crop. the general condi-
tons being somewhat more favora BILE
than during the previous week The
excessive temperature vas not as
great and showers were more general
atho the rainfall was very light
over the larger part of the state, and
! practically nil over the eastern coun-
/ ties until Saturday evening". Copious
| to heavy and Well distributed showers
| occurred over the northwestern and
north central districts OF the 9Th and
again on the 9Th. and reports indi-
cate much Improvement in crop con-
ditions in those sections
While the drouth has continued over
the larger part of the state. corn and
small grain have made considerable adj
vancement. Small grain is filing and
ripening nicely except in a few To-
calities VII ere the drouth has been Of
long duration. Corn has mad RI pic
growth and shows little or no effect
OF dry weather. 1t has. however. reach
ed that stage OF development WHERE il
viii require more moisture to keep up
its normal growth than it has had in
the past few weeks
Coed progress has been made in hay
ing ard the conditions have been ia
vo-able for securing an excellent Quail
ity o. hay, altho the yield is below
the average
The bulk of the winter wheat is in
shock and many fields of barley and
early oats have been cut. W it'll pros
poets of fair TO good yields and excel
lent quality of all small grain Pota-
toes and pastures need rain badly
The following is a summary of re-
ports received from crop correspon-
dents of the Iowa weather and crop
service, showing the estimated con-
dittons Of staple crops July i, 1910,
as compared with the average condi-
ton on that date in past years: Corn,
SO per cent; winter wheat. 81: spring
wheat, 90 oats. 80; rye. %: barley,
80; flax. So; hay IS; pastures, 20;
potatoes, Sc; popcorn, 90; sweet corn
for can, 80; apples, 6; plums, 4;
grapes. 90
Condition July 1. 1909. corn 90 per
cent; winter wheat 80: spring wheat.
50: oats, 81: rye, 90; barley, "a: flax
"a; hay, 100; pastures. 1o3: potatoes
100: apples, rs; plums, 6s; grapes,
S.
July LIST average Of the past ten
years; corn. 90 per cent: winter wheat
90; spring wheat. 3d. oats. 80; rye. 95:
barley, 90; fax. 90: hay, 90; pastures,
IS; potatoes. 9S
Northeast District.
Allamakee Observation-Disclosures con-
tinues hot and dry. but corn looks
we'll and growing RAPIDLY; about so
per cent of stand and all laid by in
good condition: some if it in waist
high; clover hay being put UP in fine
shape. but only half crop: winter
wheat. doing well; oats short and
ripening a little prematurely, but fill
ing fairly well; pastures drying up and
potatoes almost a failure
Bremner Cwaverly Rain badly
needed, altho corn has not suffered. It
haying begun: crop very light; small
grain maturing: some barley will be
cut on the 11th: oats light and ripen-
ing prem aturely
North Central District.
Winnebago (Forest City)-Rain ga:
While the hay crop will be short. the
feeding value will be increased enough
TO make up the shortage in weight
- t..
ing and doing we'll wheat. oats and
barley filing good; pastures short but
cattle looking well.
Kossuth (Algona)-Rain "a; with
the help Of two showers, corn is maxi
by; 1aying will begin next week.
Palo Alto CWest Bend)-Rain SO;
a fine week: most of the corn too large
to cultivate: pastures and gardens re-
viviing haying retarded on account OF
rain
Cerro Gordo Nora Springs)-Light
much good: early oats being cut; crop
generally light; wheat looks fine: corn
doig we'll but must have good rain
soon; very light crop of hay being cut
quality good.
Floyd (Charles City)-Rain o4 or 81
inch below normal; mean temperature
IA or 4 degree above the normal:
maximum Sc: continued warm. sun
shiny weather, without rain until Sat
urday; haying begun, crop very light;
some oats cut; potatoes and other root
crops suffering from drouth.
Franklin (Geneva) A dry, hot
week; corn doing well. but everything
else shows need of rain; faying being
done; early oats will be ready to har-
vest next week; early potatoes very
small and vines dying; pastures very
short; only a trace of rain: roads
dusty (Hampton)- Rain .12; fine
growing weather with light showers
on the 9Th and 9th: corn tasseling IN
early planted fields; faying in progress
good quality-but light; pastures. po-
tatoes and meadows need rain very
much.
Humboldt (Humbold)- Rain 100;
two very helpful showers; all crops
look well
Pocahontas (Plover) - Rain LOS
On night of 9Th and morning Of eth;
corn making good growth; early oats
are we'll flied and harvest will begin
next week; timothy and clover light;
pasturage poor: plenty Of potato bugs.
Wright (Belmond)-Rain 1.20: con-
difinns favorable for maturing and