Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-27
UNREASONABLE WEATHER RE.
rARos PLANTING AND M
JvREs GROWING crops.
OF PAST WEEK
MUCH IN EXCESS OF NORMAL
Average Temperature About Six De-
srses Below Normal-unisss Condi.
tions improve Corn Acreage will es
Reduesd-Eariisr Planting Rottins in
Ground.
pecial to Times-Republican.

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Des Moines, May 27.-Another un-
favorable week has been added to the
record of this belated season. The av
eraSe temperature was about six de-
grees below, and the rainfall was much
in excess of the normal over the larger
part of the state. The first half Of the
week was especially unfayora bic; it
being cool. cloudy and wet, but the
latter half was somewhat better and
gave two days of sunshine. Farm work
was practically at standstill until
Friday, but corn planting was rushed
on Friday and Saturday. Proba bly, not
more than so or IS per cent of the crop
has been planted, and unless drier
weather and more favorable conditions
come soon the anticipated acreage of
corn will be materially reduced Much
of the corn that is up is yellow. and
some of the later planting is reported
to be rotting in the ground. The cold,
wet and cloudy weather is also detri
mental to garden truck and Is causing
too rank growth of oats. wheat and
clover. Light frost occurred in many
localities on the. morning of the 23d,
but no damage was done, and the fruit
prospects are still promising.
North Central District.
Winnebago Forest City, - Rain,
1.S9: four more days of rain and cold
weather; ground wet and not in good
condition for corn planting, but farm
ers were busy planting on Friday and
pastures are excellent, but
small grain is yellow.
Kossuth (Burt)-A wet week: very
little corn planted: small grain show
ing the effect of too much water; much
ground too wet to plow. (Algona)-
Rain. PA; only two days of field work
this week.
Palo Alto CWest Bend) Rain,
1.s5: too much rain retarded corn
planting and it will take all of next
week to finish even with favora BILE
weather; small grain and pastures do
ing WELL,
Floyd (Nora Springs)-Rain, 2.06:
cool and wet week; corn planting con-
but considerable. rotting in the
ground; potatoes radishes, onions and
peas looking fine. Charles City,
Rain, LA. or 20 inch more than the
normal; average daily deficiency of
temperature, 10 degrees; the heavy
sho vers on the 18th and goth put a
stop to corn planting and all field work
until the last two days, and then only
on high ground; fruits. grain and grass
continue to be promising.
Franklin (Geneva)-A cool, rainy
week. with no sunshine from the 10Th
to the 23d; no corn planted until Fri
DAY and Saturday; ground quite wet.
but drying fast; plums nearly all
blown off. but apples hold fas., blue
grass, eight to ten inches high; prob
ably so per cent of corn planted.
tHampton) - Rain, 1.95; cloudy, cool
week with rain on four days; planting
delayed, but. considerable done: apples.
plums and cherries show light setting.
Pocahontas Pocahontas) Rain.
lao: very little work done on the
fields: only about rs per cent of corn
planted and some that had been
planted is rotting in the ground; about
rs per cent of ground plowed: total
rain in May to date (24th) 6.17 inches.
Northwest District.
Osceola (Sibley)-Rain, LII: sun
shine, 10 per cent cloudy and cool un-
til Thursday: small grains are looking
fine and spring-sown clover is coming
all right: corn planting is progressing
rapidly during last two days. and with
favorable weather will be finished by
2sth.
Lyon Crock Rapids)-Rain, 1.2o:
cool and wet weather delayed corn
planting; one-half OF crop yet to be
planted: some early planting coming
up; small grain continues to look fine.
Gnwood)-Rain, LII: again rain and
cloudy weather kept corn planters
from working from Saturday to Thurs
Gay: only 81 per cent of sunshine this
week: corn planting about half COM
pleted; the early planted is sprouting.
Sioux (Alton)-Rain, 1.04; corn
planting will be about finished today:
early planting is up and shows good
stand; apple trees full of bloom and
shade trees in full leaf: grass growing
well; four days of cold, rainy wealth
er.
Buena Vista. (Alta)-Rain. 1.3S:
few corn planters at work today
(24th); ground is very wet, and pros
pects are for more rain soon: grass
and small grain doing very well, bu:
would do better with less rain. (Storm
Lake)-Rain. 1.9S: heavy rains hinder
cd corn planting, but by rush work
nearly all the fields will be planted by
tonight Saturday
Cherokee (Washta)-Rain. l4l'
heayy rains have done considerable
damage TO powed fields by outlying
the low places: not much corn planted.
Plymouth neMars)-Rain. 80; last
two days have been favorable FOR corn
planting: light frost on lowlands on
23d: no damage: plenty of grass IN
pastures and meadows.
West Central District.
Sac (Sac City)-Rafn. 2.oo' ohis
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