Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-15

stool nicely and all small grain is in
good condition. Reports continued 70
! show deficiency of bloom on apple
trees, but other fruits, except peaches
give promise Of good yields.
North Central District.
winnebago (Forest Clty)-Rain. rs;
pastures good: small grain doing well;
some corn planted; prospects good Tor
fruit crop.
Kossuth (Burt. near)-Cold north
east wind with rain today Saturday;
small grain and grass doing Well;
very light bloom on apple trees: plums
setting fine; grape vines badly win
ter killed. (Algona)-Rain, 10; fine
growing week with plenty Of moisture;
garden truck up.
Palo Alto (West Bend)-Rain. LA:
corn planting in full progress; ground
In good condition and crop prospects
favorable: gardens, grass and pastures
look well.
Cerro Gordo (Nora springs)-Good
! week for work on corn ground; grain
and grass growing well; some cattle
on pasture; cool wave on Saturday;
IL frost comes now fruit buds will be
killed.
Floyd (charles Ctty)-Rain. 1.39, or
81 inch above the normal, and came
in form Of gentle and very beneficial
showers; mean temperature, $50, or
20 degrees above the normal; week
most favorable for growth; some corn
planted; orchard fruit in bloom; pres
ent Indications are for 35 per cent OF
| a crop of apples.
Franklin (Geneva)-Flne. dry, pleas
| ant weather, with cool nights till 10th
then good needed rain of about
| inches: pastures, meadows and oats
look fine; corn planting fairly well be-
gun: ground in good condition; cherry
| and plum trees just going out of bios
som: but few buds on apples. clamp
ton)-Rain, 2.68: corn planting nearly
finished: ground in good condition. but
little dry till the 18th, when heavy
rain fell; will be Of benefit to mead
ows and pastures; apple blossoms
scarce.
Wright (Belmond)-Rain, 1:4s; sur
face ground in good, moist condition
for starting corn. which is mostly
planted; grain in good condition:
plums in full bloom: apples will be
| short crop.
Pocahontas Pocahontas-Rain, SO;
week cool and dry except last two
days; small grain doing we'll; corn
planting being pushed as fast as pos
sible; pastures and meadows doing
fine. (Plover)-Rain 1926; some corn
planted; small grain in good condition;
spring sewn grass seed shows good
stand
Northwest District.
Dickinson Gake Park)-Good wealth
er for growing crops: corn planting
half done; pastures and meadows maxi
ing fine growth; showers Sunday and
Fridays but few apple blossoms, lots
Of plums, cherries. Strawberries and
small fruits.
Osceola (sibley)-Rain, 1870; sun
shine, n per cent; ideal week for work
and crop growth; plums show plenty
of bloom; apples have few blossoms.
Lyon 1nweod)-Rain, 1.5s; fine rain
on the 10th; vegetation Of all kinds
making splendid growth; corn planting
began the first of the week and will
become general on the 18th or 18th;
apple blossoms scarce.
Clay (Spencer)-Rain, 80; small
grains. meadows and pastures doing
we'll; good start made at corn planting:
ground in excellent condition; plum and
! CHEEKY bloom abundant; apples fail
ure.
Buena Vista (Alta)- Rain. 1.24;
grass, oats and new seeding of clover
are doing as well as could be expected;
pastures good where not fed down last
year: all will be planting next week:
no apples this year.
Cherokee Garrabee)-Rain, .76: half
to three-fourths corn planting done:
good small grain weather (Washta)-
Rain, 1.65: some corn planted; apple
trees not blooming generally, but some
crabs will bear; apple trees show some
winter injury.
Plymouth LeMars)-Rain, SO: corn
planting begun; ground in good condi-
ton. tho in some places rather lumpy;
fine growing weather: fruit prospects
good, but apple crop will be less than
last year.
Carroll Notwithstanding rain and
cooler Saturday; small grain making
excellent growth; pastures still short
from last years drouth and over
pasturing; corn ground in fair shape.
but somewhat lumpy; plums and cher
ries promising: apples will be short
crop. (Dedham)-Corn planting pro-
crossing rapidly: apple trees have few
blossoms: cherry and plum trees full;
cattle on pasture since May 1; small
grain stooling well and looking fine;
hay prospects fair
Central District.
Grundy (Grundy Center) No. Rain,
PIT; maximum temperature, 81; mini
mum. IS.
Hardin dowa Falls)-Rain, 2o7; .
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