Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-26
EARLY PLANTED FIELDS WILL
De SAFE FROM FRosr ~
END OF PREsENr WEEK.
FULL AVERAGE CROP.
SAYS DIRECTOR chAPPeLl
Despite Injury by 0routh In Southern
Section. Other Portions Of state viii
Make Up Dsfieisney-Avsrass Yield
Of Thirty-Fivs Bushels and Total
Crop Of sso,oooooo Bushels.

Les Moines. Aug. 26.-High temper
atures continued until Thursday nixht.
ana this. with excessive. humidity,
made the weather conditions oppres-
sivo during the first four days. The
last three days were clear. COO, and
pleasant. The rainfall was uneyenly
distributed; the larger amounts befng
recorded In the northern and a few OF
the southeastern counties; but it was
generally ample for the needs of all
growing crops and for fall blowing and
seeding except In the southwester n
district where the amounts were small.
some OF the local showers. in the
northrn counties, on the night of the
1Th were accompanied by heavy rain,
nl6h winds and severe electrical storms
which did considerable damage to
| buildings and blew down much of the
corn. The rains have been Of great
dement, to late corn, late potatoes and
Pastures. but were insufficient In the
southen part of the state to have any
enect on the filling wells. Corn is
making rapid advancement toward ma
turity. and some OF the early planting
Will be safe from harm by frost by the
end Of the coming week. While corn
has been materially injured by the
drought, and especially in the southern
districts. the state as a whole will pro-
duce full average crop. With normal
weather during the remainder of the
season the average yield will not be
less than thirty-five bushels per acre.
II this estimate is realized the state
will produce about 330.e0o,000 bushels.
Rapid progress has been made iii
threshing, and this work is nearly fin
tshed over the southern half Of the
state. The average yields Of grain, as
given in former bulletins, are being
maintained. Where the rainfall has
been sufficient fall blowing and the
preparation Of the ground for fall
seeding is being pushed. Pastures have
been greatly benefited.
Northeast District.
Clayton (Elkader)-Rain. 1.65:
threshing nearly completed, with sat
isfactory yields; corn almost out Of
danger from frost; grass revived and
late potatoes much improved.
North Central District.
Worth (Northwood)-Rain, 200;
rain delayed shock threshing but was
fine for fall blowing.
Winnebago Forest City)-Rain.
pastures; latter part OF week rather
cool for corn; fall plowing begun;
shock threshing being finished.
Kossuth (Algona)-Rain. 1877: rains
have been a, great help to pastures. po-
tatoes and for fall blowing.
Hancock CBritt)-Rain. 1.07; this has
been cloudy, rainy week; too wet for
threshing; corn and potatoes doing
well.
Cerro Gordo (Nora Springs)-Sev-
eral good showers have given suffi-
cient moisture to mature corn and
potatoes; no damage done here; shock
threshing done; fall feed good; some
alfalfa being sown; hog cholera gen.
eral.
Floyd (Nora Springs)- Rain, 3.51;
severe thunderstorms with high winds
which lodged considerable corn on 18th;
early apples a good crop: late apples
promising; tomatoes fine; plums plenti-
full; potatoes doubtful. (Charles City,
Rain, 2.2S or 1.4S inches more than
the average; average daily excess of
temperatures. 35 degrees; the rains are
very bneficial: all late crops are in ex-
cellent condition.; threshing about
done; oats yielding from IS to 40 BUSH
elys per acre.
Franklin Championships, AS; corn
maturing in good shape; roasting ears
plentiful; pastures improved; potatoes
promise well; rains on the 18th, 18th
and goth helped all vegetation; some
fall blowing done: threshing from
shock nearly completed, but consider
able IN stack
Humboldt (Humboldt)-Rain. LAB:
cool latter part Of week: pastures are
quite green again.
Pocahontas (Pocahontas) - Rain.
3.21: sufficient rain has fallen to in
sure corn, pasturage and fall blowing.
but it has delayed shock threshing:
corn is doing well and some is dented;
large amount of blowing being done.
Northwest District.
Oscebla CSibley)-Rain. 1.26: sun
shine. ~ per cent; corn maturing rap
idly and some ears turning yellow:
potatoes blighting: pastures good: gar
dens and lawns greatly improved by
recent rains.
Lyon Nnwood)-Rain. IL; mean
temperature. 7S.s degrees; warm days
and cool nights have made pleasant
week: rain still needed for pastures,
corn. blowing and fall seeding; thresh-
ing making good progress; oats yield
so to IS bushels; spring wheat 20 to 26
bushels; apples plentiful.
Sioux (Alton)-Rain. II; four local
showers this week, making ground nice
for blowing: corn doing we'll; many
ears turning down: late potatoes very
promising.
Clay (Spencer)-Rain, 1855 inches,
$50 of which fell Tuesday night; heavy
rains delayed threshing three or four
days; half or more Of shock threshing |
now done; corn rapidly advancing |
toward maturity, with promise of full
crop; pastures again in good condi- !
ton: fall apples abundant; consider
able blowing already done with ground
in fine condition.
Buena Vista (Alta)-Very dry but
lures is doing well; potatoes and pas
lures poor; new seeding at s.andstill: |
last two days cool.
Cherokee (Washta) -Rain, 1.s5; con-
tinued hot until Friday; with the rain
has been q good week for corn; the |
swine plague continues; an abundant
crop Of apples, but no sale for them.
West Central District.
Woodbury. (Sioux City)-Rain, go or
20 inch less than the normal; recent
rains have aided corn materially; only
An occasional ear IL beginning to dent:
n at,1rea have innnrnved hy,f Y,ecfY Yy10re