Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-05
TORRlD WEATHER DAMAGES
CROPS.

June was unseasonably hot, wit
deficient rainfall in most sections, .
the state and Thus far July has beef
|-horridy torrid and dry.
From all reports northea sterl
Iowa is a favored locality, but ever
here early potatoes and small grail
have been dmaged by the heat ant
corn on sandy land can not hold ou
much longer against present droutl
conditions.
The following is, the Iowa weather
bureaus report for the week ending
ON che End inst.
Following the showers on the even.
ing of June 25th and the morning OF
the 26th, the weather was much
cooler until the 2Sth, but the last
four days of the week were intensity
hot; the. maximum temperature at
many stations exceeding 100 degrees
on three days. The drought contin-
ues with increased severity over the
larger part Of the state withstand
ing the fct that the showers of a
week ago We're more extensive and
in many places the rainfall much
heavier than was indicated in the las
bulletin. Some stations in the north
western counties reort to over
$50 inches of rainfall. while in the
southern and southwestern counties
there was no rain during the week
and only light showers in the eastern
sections. Except in the northeastern
comies where showers were fre1uen'
prior to last week and in localities
in the northwestern counties where
the rainfall was, the heaviest on the
25th and 26th, the conditions are be-
coming serious. Pastures are dry
and brown. garden truck and early
potatoes are nearly failure and the !
water supply. is failing in many To-
,alities. Practically all of winter
wheat and rye is in shock, and give
promise Of fair to good yields Of ex-
,ellent quality. Much of the early
'ats. wheat and barley have adj
70 been cut and most of,the remand
r. will be harvested during the COM
ng week. The yield of oats has been
eriously reduced by the dry, hon
yeather land reports indicate that the
uality of most of the small grain
'ill be only fair. Over the larger
art of the state, corn is still hold
lg dts own, but in many localities is
egining to show the effects OF the ,
rought and in few sections the crop
as already been damaged. Much of
lie early planted corn is beginning
} tassel and most Of it must have
hin within the next week or ten days
, make an. average crop. Consider
Bile damage was done by rain, wind
nd hail storms in portions of Pocah- .
ntas and adjacent counties on June
9Th Weather has prevailed for. Sc
uring the light, hay crops in good ,
,ndition and this work has been | t
gorously pushed. The drought and S
,tense heat are also injurious to ap.
e and other late tree fruits.
The following is summary of re t
orts from crop correspondents
rowing the estimated condition. of =
APPLE crops, July l, 1911. as compar- {
with the average condition on n
lat date in past years: Corn 1902
er cent; oats, Y, winter wheat, So; :,
,ring wheat, 80; rye, 80; barley g
}; flax. "a; hay, 81; pastures, go,
otatoes. SO; apples, IS; plums, IS,
apes, 81. On July 1, 1910, the );
,nditions were as follows: Corn, 80 a
er cent; oats, 90; winter wheat 81; f
ring wheat, 90; rye, 90; barley, 9
J; flax, IS; hay, 6s; pastures. 20, =
,tatoes, Sc; apples! 6; plums, 4;
apes, 80.