Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-11
RAINFALL IN MANY SEcrIoMs NOT
SUFFICIENT FOR NEEDS OF
GROWING CROPS.
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE
FOR WORK IN FIELDS
Clover Cutting In Progress In Southern
Sections This Wssk, With Prospects
For Light Yis,d-crop Service oivss
Summary Of Acreage Planted TO
Various Crops.
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Des Moines, June 1.-THE weekly
weather and crop bulletin says:
The past week was unseasonabiy
cold, and over the larger part OF the
state much drier than usual. Inc
daily mean temperature ranged from
s to degrees below the normal. Light
frost occurred on low ground In the
northern counties on the morning OF
the eth, but no material damage was
done. The rainfall was generally light,
but copious to heavy showers occurred
in the Des Moines valley on the oth.
The conditions were favorable for heto
work, and rapid progress was made IN
cultivating corn. Practically all OF the
early planting has been plowed once,
and much Of 1t the second time.
Small grain and grass, especially
spring seeding of timothy and clover
have made good growth. but the nay
crop will not be up to the normal.
Glover cutting will begin in the south
ern counties during the coming week.
with prospects Of a light yield. Cher-
ries and plums promise fairly good
crop, but the June Drop" of apples
is heavy on some varieties.
Acreage Planted.
Following is a summary of reports
showing the acreage planted this year
as compared with the acreage for 1911.
as shown by the reports Of township
assessors, and the condition of crops
and stock on June 1, as compared
with the average Of past years:
moi
oats, 90: spring wheat, "a; winter
wheat, 90: barley, s5; rye, SO; fax. IS:
potatoes, SO; tame hay. SO: wild hay.
s5; alfalfa, 1o7; pastures, 81; sweet
corn, us: pop corn. 102.
Condition on June 1: Corn. 90 per
cent: oats, 100; spring wheat. SO; win
ter wheat. 80; barley, 80; rye. s5; flax.
SO: potatoes. So; tame hay, SO: wild
hay, 81; alfalfa, "a: sweet corn. 90; pop
corn, 90: pastures. 80. Fruit-Apples.
81; plums. 70: cherries. so; grapes, 70;
Strawberries. 70; raspberries, 70; black
berries. Is. Livestock-Cattle. 50;
sheep. 81: hogs. 50; spring pigs, 81;
horses, 81: foals. 90.
Condition on June I, 1911: Corn,
los per cent: oats. 100: spring and
! winter wheat and barley, 100; rye. 81;
tame hay. So: wild hay, 90: alfalfa.
100; potatoes. 101; fax, 90; pastures.
SO.
North Central District.
Kossuths tAlgona)-Rai trace; most
corn cultivated once; light frost on
7th, but nosdaenage done.
Palo Alto West Bend)-Rain, 10;
rather cool for corn; but favorable for
| small grain; corn stand fairly good and
cultivation progressing.
| Cerro Gordo mora Springs)-Too
cool for corn: light frost on morning
of It'll: corn fields clean, stand good:
small grain very good; small fruit
promising and general outlook good.
! Floyd (Charles City)-Rain, .02. or
Ito inches below the normal; average
daily deficiency Of temperature. de-
grees; all crops doing remarkably well:
corn coming up, but somewhat spotted;
considerable replanting done; small
fruits, except red raspberries fairly
promising.
Butler (Clarksville)-Rain rs; hne
weather. but too cool for corn; small
/ grain doing well.
Franklin (Geneva)-Cloudy, cool,
damp week, with heavy dews and q
| touch of frost on 7th; crops doing we'll
! except corn, which shows thin stand,
but is being plowed the second time.
rye rank and all headed and filling out
/ (HamptonpNo rain; weather cool and
fine for farm work; corn growing
slowly, but cultivation progressing;
stand unusually good; small grain,
meadows and pastures good. straw
berries fair.
Wright (Belmond)-Rain, .os; low
Temperatures; grain. meadows and pas
lures improving. but corn is slow:
more than the normal acreage OF po-
tatoes planted: berry fruits promising.
Pocahontas Observation-Disclosures, Al;
too cool for corn, which is at stand
still; small grain doing well: cherries
and plums falling on; 40 per cent cher
ries fallen of during past ten days.
/ Northwest District.
Osceola (Sfbley)-Rain, .35: sun
shine, a. per cent: too cool for corn.
but all other crops looking fine; cut
worms very troublesome in gardens.
Buena Vista tAlta)-Rain. SO; small
grain and new seeding coul dnot do
better; little too cool for corn: pas
lures good, but hay crop will be light.
\ Clay (Spencer)-Rain, So; highest
Temperature, 70; lowest, SO; slight frost
on 7tl,, and corn nipped on low ground;
corn cultivation well under way and
crop looks fine; wheat, oats and barley
never looked better; pastures prime:
Strawberries ripening.
Cherokee misunderstanding. 35; from
one-half to three-fourths Of corn
plowed once; plenty Of moisture. but
nights too cool for rapid growth; light
frost on low ground on 7th-nos dam
age. @
Plymouth (LeMars) - Rain. 1.12;'
small grain, pastures and gardens look
fine; prospects for q hay crop are good;
1 too cool for corn.
West Central District.
Woodbury. (sioux City)-Rain. 101;