Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-24
SOME pisTRlcTs REPORT
OATS BADLY LODGED
Cool Weather Fails TO Do Material
Damage and Proves . Benefit 70
Some crsps-Rainfall During the
Past Week General Over the State
Thrsshins In Progress.

ing crops in Iowa. Reports from al
sections indicate crop Improvement and
the conditions generally are above TIT
normal. Reports from the state fol.
low:
gs NORTH east District.
Allamakee (Waukon)-tme weather
for all crops: hay being put up il
good shape and averaging about ont
and quarter tons per acre; oats ant
barley will be ready to cut next week
uss they are turning fast and tlling fine
no danger Of injury except by hail.
corn tasselinE ana fully as large a.
last year at this time; plenty 81
moisture, but rather cool.
Winncshiek (RidEeway)-Rain, "a
week fine with Sc per cent sunshine
barley harvest on; some corn In tassei
haying 10 general; crop prospect:
good.
Grayette (West Union)-Barley ant
rye pretty generally in the shock
quality good. but some short straw
considerable timothy being left fol
seed; haying progressing with taf1
yield.
Clayton (Elkader)- 2.05; fn'
rain on 18th and goth; weather COO
since Sunday; all growing crops II
fine condition.
North Central District.
Winnebago (Forest City)-Ratn, 2.24i
the heavy rain Of the 18TH, while bene-
ncial to pastures, corn and potatoes
has been very detrimental to hayfnd
and harvesting: haying not finished;
harvesting Just begun.
Kossuth (Algona)-Rain. 2.10; con-
siderable haying done; some oats cut
the last two storms damaged oats
which would have been a very heavy
crop. (Burt)-Rain began at a. m
on Friday and has been falling iol
twenty-four hours; bad for nayine
and harvesting: much had damaged II
swath and windrow.
Palo Alto (West Bend)-Rain, z.zS
rain interfered with harvesting, on
was beneficial for pastures and gard
ems; some oats badly lodged.
Hancock (Britt)-Rain. 3.04; thu
rainfall on 18th and goth was 2.s1
inches and lodged oats badly; only
few Of the earliest oats have been mar
vested.
Cerro Gordo mora Springs)-Coo
week for harvest: grain badly lodge
by hall and wind; rain fell all day o.
18th and goth; corn doing well; sol
has plenty of moisture: spring-sowl
clover Is good stand.
Floyd (Charles City)-Rain, FL. o.
1874 inches above the normal; aver
age daily deficiency Of temperature. u
degrees; corn shows q steady growth
and is but little behind last year; u
per cent Of small grain Is cut anc
promises good yields; with cool wealth
er, late oats filling better and sno"
unusually long heads; hay and pas
ture lands in ideal condition; potatoes
give promise Of good crop.
Butler (Clarksville)-Rain, abou'
200 inches; fine weather for harvest
ing until Friday morning. when 1t pc
gan raining; corn and potatoes al
right: rye and wheat in shock; oats
being cut; small grain fine crop.
Franklin (Geneva) - A cool and
pleasant week. except on 10Th and
goth, which were very rainy; four
DAYS of good weather for haying and
cutting oats; corn making good growth
and Just beginning to tassel; late oats
not ripe enough to cut yet; good
crop Of hay; everything doing we'll;
nearly 200 inches Of rain during past
hours; no wind. clamp
ton)-Rain, EOS; fine growing wealth
er. but cloudy about half the time;
showery on 18th and big rain on 10Th
and morning Of goth; haying well
along; oats harvest in full progress;
heavy yields reported; corn making
rapid growth; rain will make big po-
tato crop.
Pocahontas (Pocahontas) Rain.
2,66: some damage to oats by recent
heavy rains lodging the heavy stand;
tame haying nearly finished: harvest
ing oats begun, but discontinued on
account Of heavy rains last thirty-six
hours.
Northwest District.
Osceola (Sibley)-Rain. 2.35: sun
shine, 81 per cent: about one-third OF
small grain in shock; the uncut grain
is badly lodged. as Is also part OF the
corn: some hay will be injured by last
nights downpour.
Lyon Unwood) - Rain, LIT: week
closes cool and cloudy with the near
drouth effectually broken; some grain
lodged by the rain, but not badly; early
oats and barley all cut: all small
grain of excellent quality and Will
yield splendidly; potatoes coming along
nicely.
Sioux (Alton)-Rain, 1911; rain will
give pastures and corn needed mois-
ture, but harvest il delayed for few
days: good crop Of early potatoes. and
late varieties look fine.
Clay (Spencer) -Rain, 1.S1; highest
80 on 18th; lowest. 46 on
18th: recent rains have greatly i'm
proved condition of corn. which IL well
advanced and promises fine crop; early
oats mostly in shock in good condition;
late oats will be harvested next week.
but are quite badly lodged: having
making good progress.
Buena Vista (Alta)-Rain, 2.2s;
oats badly down; half of some fields
can not be cut; early potatoes one-half
crop
Cherokee (Larrabec) - Rain. 2.74:
recent rains lodged oats badly. but
were beneficial to corn and potatoes;
pastures improving. (washta)-Rain.
200: rain Of Friday and Saturday
stopped harvesting Of oats: hay most-
" made; corn doing fine.
Plymouth (LeMafsl Rain. 3.44:
corn looks well: barley. rye and early
oats cut. and wheat harvest will be-
gin next week: recent rains Of great
benefit ia. corn and late potatoes.
West Central District.
Sac (8ac City, Rain. la: Arst
four days Of wsek were favoeable for