Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-22
CROP RGpoRrs GxcsLLENT.
Oats and winter Whsas rhrssh Out
BETTER Than had OsSh Anticipated.

oato and Winter Wheat Thresh OoS
Better Than had DssM Anticipated.
Reports from over the county indi-
cate that the winter wheat and oats
crops were much better than had been
anticipated. and while not up to the
average OF former years the quality 10
said to be excellent and the yield near
that Of the average year. Dry weather
and grasshoppers cut the crop consid-
erably. but despite the setbacks SUI
fered during the spring and summer
months the farmers feel that the yield
is exceptional.
Figures gathered from farmers. es-
pecially in the north part of the coun-
ty. indicate that Marshall county at
least will not suffer from famine this
winter.
Warren Nichols & Sons, Of Minerva,
have just finished threshing operations
on their farms, and report average
yields. On 40 acres in oats the aver
age yield was thirty-eight bushels. the
grain running from thirty five to forty
bushels A small field Of winter wheat.
fifteen acres in all. yielded an average
of twenty-eight bushels. This is the
first attempt of MIR. Nichols and his
sons to raise winter wheat. and the
grain was drilled on corn stubble
ground. Mr.. Nichols considered the
yield quite good considering the dry
weather. After observing the result OF
his farm labors for the season MI.
Nichols says he feels that he can af-
ford to reside in Iowa at least for an
other year. The certainty OF crop.
despite unfavorable conditions. says
Mr. Nichols, makes Iowa look better
than any other part Of the country.
H. ]. Reidel. near Albion. threshed
an average of forty bushels per acre
from leo acres. Mr.. Reidei estimates
that he lost from 500 to 700 bushels by
the ravages Of grasshoppers.
d. S. Collins, north of Albion,
threshed eight bushels of timothy seed
to the acre. This is considered big
yield.
NJ. a. Hauser, northeast Of Albion,
and DR.. E. S. Burroughs. northeast OF
Albion. were both unsuccessful in their
attempts to raise winter wheat by
drilling it between rows OF corn late
last season. The plan has been tried
by Illinois farmers with success, but
it did not prove to be go here. Mr..
Hauser threshed out about twelve
bushels to the acre, from q thirty-seven
acre field. Dr. Burroughs got ten BUSH
els to the acre. The plan has been
tried but a few times in this vicinity
heretofore.
William Granmer. I'VE miles north
west Of Albion. threshed out twenty
three bushels OF wheat to the acre, and
the grain was OF very fine quality. His
oats ran thirty-fve bushels TO the acre.
Thomas Swearingen, west of Albion.
reports yield Of shirty-fiue bushels Of
winter whea. to the acre. and an aver
age yield Of thirty ive bushels Of oats.
Clemens Mickle. west Of Albion. had
a yield Of twenty bushels OF winter
wheat to the acre. and twenty-fiv
bushels OF oats.
A yield Of twenty-five bushels OF
wheat. and thirty-five bushels OF oats
to the acre, was reported by David
Springer, northwest Of Albion.
On the c. E. Arney farm. northwest
Of Albion. Howard Nyce threshed out
thirty-five bushels Of oats to the acre,
and on the same farm'5 L. Arney had
a similar yield.
Winter wheat at the E. s. Grouse
farm. northwest OF Albion, averaged
twenty eight bushels to the acre.
Generally winter wheat did not yield
up TO last years average but the crop
was good and the quality excellent. The
oats yield also fell considerably below
last year, but the quality is said to be
fine.