The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-07-11
IOWA CROP BULLETIN
Official Observations of Conditions
Throughout the State.
For the week ending July 7, 1912.


Des Moi1es, Iowa.
The weather during the past seven
days was exceptionally favorable for
farming operations and in most sec
tions for the growth of crops. The
average temperature was about D de-
grees above the normal and while the
rainfall was decidedly below the
average, many localities received
light to copious, and in a few sec
tons, moderately heavy showers.
The warm, dry weather and the ex-
cessive sunshine were very beneficial
for haying and harvesting. Much hay
was put up in the best condition; the
yield being somewhat below the
normal. Most of the rye and winter
wheat, and many early oats are in
shock in the southern counties, and
harvest has begun in central and
northern sections. All small grains
give promise of good to extra good
yields, but late oats need rain to fill
to the best advantage. Considerable
rust Is reported, but probably no more
than usual. Corr continued to make
rapid growth and half of it Is nearly
Iup to the normal height for this sea-
son of the year. Some of the earliest
planted fields in the extreme south
eastern counties are beginning to tas-
Isel, while much of the late planted
corn is less than IL inches high. Pas
lures remain generally good, but are
beginning to dry up and should have
rain at once. Corn, potatoes, late oats
fruit and garden truck also need rain.
Much of the timothy, especially in
the southern counties, will be saved
flor the seed.
The following is a summary of re-
ports from crop correspondents show
ling the estimated condition of staple
crops, July 1, 1912, as compared with
1.-THE average condition on that date in
past years Corn, SO per cent; oats,
100; spring wheat, 95; winter wheat,
90; barley, SO; rye sc; fax, Sc; pota-
toes, SO; hay, SO; pastures, 95 per
cent On July l, 1911, the conditions
were as follows: Corn, 1902 per cent;
oats, 70; spring wheat, S0 winter
wheat, SO; rye, 80; barley, 70; flax,
"a; potatoes, SO; hay 81; pastures,
CO. The secretary, Iowa State Hor,
ticultural Society reports condition OF
fruit as follows Summer apples, q
per cent; fall apples, 20; winter ap'
pies II; pears, 25; American plums,
~; cherries, 80; red raspberries, 5;
black raspberries, 65; blackberries
40; grapes 50; currants. 70; gooseber'
ries, 72 per cent of full crop.
Reports From Nearby.
Poweshiek Co. (Hartwick) Rain
80; weather favorable for corn, which
has made good growth; fields general
ily clean, but corn very uneven; rye
about ready for cutting and barley anC
|, early oats will be next week; early
oats badly rusted; potatoes drying up
(GrinnelD-Rain, 20; the very dry
hot week has injured weedy cornfields
to some extent, causing leaf roll, but
clean, well-kept fields of large corr
have not suffered; early potatoes have
made their growth and the vines are
drying up; haying begun.
Jasper Co. (MonrOe)-Rain, trace;
fall wheat being cut-short heads, but
plump berry; early corn rolling some;
80 per cent of hay put up in fine shape
(BaXter)-Rain, SO fell in two
showers on the 1st.
Davis Co. (Bloomfield)-R "A
daily maximum temperature up to Of
above 80 degrees every day; highest
SO on Bird; great prospects for bis
corn crop; good local rains over larg
er part of county; meadows pretty
good, with prospects of average seet
crop; oats will break all records anC
harvest will begin next week; fal
: wheat and rye mostly cut; early pc
tatoes ripe; crop short, but quality
fairly good.
, Mahaska Co. lOskaloosa) Rain IL
! hot and dry; corn doing fairly we'll
: but needs more moisture; fall wheat
! being cut and oats harvest will begir
, next week; rain needed.
r Marion Co. Pella)-Rain OF; with
sufficient soil moisture corn has made
good growth; the average stand, from
= count of twenty representative field.
: is: missing hills, 16, stalk per hill
| %; 2 per hill, 81; 3 per hill, IS; 4 pei
: hill, /; plants per 100 hills, 100; those
| who were careful in giving the cal
: test secured more uniform stand
with an average of 4 per cent missine
hills.
Monroe Co. (Albia)-No rain; late
corn is being plowed yet, but the ear
ly planting is too large for cultiva
ton; some hay has been cut; fal
wheat ripe, and being harvested; raj: