Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-03
BULK Of CROP NOW N
RAPID PROGRESS MADE IN PLANT
ING OF CORN, ONCE DELAYED
BY WET WEATHER.
EIGHTY TO IS PER CENT
OF SEED NOW IN GROUND
Early Paintings Up and Fields Being
cuItivated-Wet Week Would Re-
duce Acreage Over Last Year-All
Small Grain and Grass Making Rank
Growth-Sectional Reports.
Specia Ito Times Republican

Specia Ito Times publican
Des Moines, June 3.-The weekly
weather and crop service says:
The last week Of May brought
marked Improvement. and the weather
conditions during the six working days
We're ideal FOR field work and the
termination and growth of vegetation.
Excessively high temperatures and al
most continuous sunshine prevailed.
with no rain after Monday noon, except
q few light, local showers on Friday
morning, until Saturday night. Rapid
progress was made in planting corn,
and so TO So per cent of the crop is
now in. The early planting is up and
shows a good stand Cultivation is in
progress in many fields, but there is
! considerable blowing yet to be done on
low wet ground. With a continuance
of the warm. dry weather practically
all of the corn will be planted by the
, close OF the coming week. but if wet
weather prevails the acreage will be
considerably less than it vas last year.
Winter wheat and rye are heading in
southern, and rye is in blossom in
central counties. All small grain. grass
and clover are making rank growth.
Potatoes and garden truck are doing
nicely. and fruits are promising.
Northeast District.
Allamakee tPostville) Rain. SO
corn planting nearly done; first plant
ing up; roads improving: pastures fine,
Chicakasaw CNew Hampton)-Rain.
So; corn planting finished and cultiva-
ton begun; corn doing well under IA
of
grain making splendid growth
Fayette CWest Cnion)-Very warm
days have favored corn planting and
made grain and grass grow rapidly
Clayton (EIkader) -Rain. 10: corn
planting almost completed: small grain.
grass and clover very promising; fruits
in good condition.
North Central District.
Worth (Northwood) = Rain. 81; the
week just ended has done much TO
overcome the backward condition of
things, tho some of the lowland cd st
OF here has standing water that Will
remain for some DAYS; corn on high
ground is doing nicely.
Winnebago (Forest Ciry)-An eScep-
tionally fine week for crops and garden
truck; approximately 30 per cent Of the
corn is planted and the first planting
4 is coming Up; cut worms bad on sod
| Kossuth tBurD-Good week, but
ground too wet 10 plant until Wednes-
/ day ard much ground still too wet u
! pillow: not more than one-third of corr
planted: small grain improving. CAL
gona) Rain $50 on 25th and 26th
everybody planting corn during latte
half Of week
i Palo Alto west Bend)-Rain. .55 {
fine week and much corn planted
small grain and grass growing too
rank: gardens doing we'll.
Cerro Gordo Nora Springs)-Gooc
week for corn and early planting up;
some are repanting: fully 80 per cen
Of crop put in this week: grain look:
well and pastures are good
| Floyd CCharles City)-Rain, 81; de-
cidedly more favorable weather during
the week. with the temperature above
the normal on every day; much corr
planted and cultivation progressing
apple trees are very full; pIums not
quite 50 full: all small fruits, especial
" strawberries, very promising. CNora
Springl-Rain, .93. Week Of growing
, weather; corn coming up; gardens anc
| small grains looking fine
| Franklin (Geneva)-Five full day:
| for planting; 50 per cent Of corr
| planted and early planting cominE
| good; oats very rank and thick; pas
| lures and meadows excellent: Glove!
| seeding starting nicely. (Iianlpton)-
Rain. $50; fine growing week; corr
| planting well advanced and probably
4 S. per cent finished, some low gTount
Z rarher wet.
= Pocahontas GPocahontas) = Rain
J, ~ favorable week for all kinds o
= field work. and large per cent of corr
:. planted; most Of corn will be in b.
n June 8: weeds and all kinds Of vege
d tation making good start
/ Northwest District.
= Osceola tSibley)-Rain. los: sun
: shine, 10 per cent; all crops doing vel
t and corn coming all right; earl.
d planted fields being cultivated; frui
n prospects good.
3 Lyon Gnwood)-Rain, 1.2s: consid
= cradle corn will have TO be planted il
b June and practically all Of the pota
l. toes; closing days of the week hav
< been warm, and small grain, grass an
: garden truck has made rapid growth
h Sioux (AIton)-Rain, AZ; good grow
/ ing week: corn coming up nicely an
o shows good stand: apples set well an
i promise good yield: potatoes are u
=. and growing rapidly.
Clay (Spencer)-The week has bee
. favorable TO field work; 80 to 80 pc
cent Of corn planted; mostly in goo
condition: the early planted is up an
looks strong and vigorous; sma
grains continue to do we'll, an
meadows and pastures never were bet
ter
Buena Vista (Alta) Rain, 81
planting rushed during latter half {
week. there will he some replanting o
account of some early planting bein
r drowned out: grain and new seedin
doing we'll; grass is fine.
q Cherokee (Washta) Rain. .25; MOI
4 than 500 inches of rain during May
= probably three ourths Of corn plante
Plymouth G1eMars)-Rain. 81:
per cent Of corn planted; stand
good; small grain looks well.
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