Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-19
Plenty Of MOISTURE
RECENT RAINS SUFFICIENT FOR
PREoENT IOWA CROP
MEDIA.
CORN FIELos BENEFITED
EXCEPT IN SOUTHEAST
10 More Than Offset BY Rains-Late
Potatoes, Pastures, Meadows and
Fruits Helped BY Numerous Show.
ers-West<Iy Crop Resume.

DeS Moines, Aug ie.-The week was
the heavy rains on the night OF the
10th, and the local Shove that oc-
CURED On several other days gave suf
tlcisr: moisture for present needs. The
showers on the night of The 10th were
better distributed than was indicated
By the feW Geographic reports given in
the last bulletin. bu, they were, In
nlaaE localities, accompanied by high
vino and severe squalls which did con-
siderable damage TO corn The worst
carnage was done over strip about
Ten 70 fifteen miles wide extending from
Guthrie 20 Jasper counties. Within
that area corn was badly lodged and
some of il was blown down but much
OF Il IS UP again. ard the hnal output
viii not be reduced as much as es;i-
mated soon after the storm Damage
was also done by the wind in other sec
tions If smaller area bu; The injury 10
the crop as whole wiz be light IN
comparison TO the vas. amount Of
benefit resulting from the abundant
moisture The corn crop IS whole
was greatly benefited. hut me rain
came too late to improve the early corn
in The southern Counties where the
.routh has been severe ana OF long
duration. Late potatoes, garden t-ack.
pastures. meadows. and fruits were also
greatly benefited by the rains Fall
blowing has begun.
S.h...< District
Allama.ee CPeetville -Rain. 1se;
corn caring nicely. crop far above the
normal; pastures fine; fai piowing be-
gun: .hreshsrmen report good yields Of
grain
Clayton 6Elkader)-Rain. 1-ss: the
rain Of Sunday nigh; do lots Of good
TO all growing crops; corn crop IN
spsD6id condition.
North Central District
Worth CSe-.nwe-od Rain. 1.i3: rain
LENT. small grain Of good quality, tho
doae: ehock threshing well under way:
pastures fair.
winnebaeo Forest CiIy)-Rain, 10:
farmers busy shock threshing: cats
yielding 80 10 SIS bushels per acre: corn
doing wen but needs rain; pastures get
ting bare: no damage by wind
Kossrth lBurt}-The storm cid no
appreciahle damage TO corn here: corn
is up TO average n size and stand but
is ten days late; not much tnfesninS
done On account Of wet: some fields OF
oats yield more than fifty bushels per
acre. tAlgona)-Eain. SO: corn Is
standing the hot heather wei, but po-
.atoes need more rain.
Hancock Britt)-Rair. La: We
have had plenty Of moisture this week
10 mature the corn crop: all crops are
looking fine: threshing has been de-
leye6 some on accoun: OF rain
Caro- Go-do tSora Spriags)-Corn
is In good condition and rains on 10Th
and 18th assure good crop: thresh-
ing progressing nicely and oats aver
age abou, forty bushels per acre ma
chine measure.
Floyd (Charles Ci.y)-Rain. 1.42 or
80 inch more than the normal: aver
age daily excess Of temperature, As
degrees: first half Of week. cool and
cloudy with copious showers on 10Th
and 18th, relieving the drouth: latter
hal warm and sultry; all crops and
pastures very much improved by the
rains; the 18th and 18th were the
wames- days recorded during August
since 1928. (No-a Springs)-Rain. 1.26;
rain fell On SIX days; everything doing
well: week warm and fine; cabbage
WORMS destructive TO cabbage.
Franklin tGeneva)-A good shower
on the 10th and l1th, with hot sun
SHINE since: corn is booming and bids
fair 10 be a good CROP no damage by
wind: pastures and everything else re-
treshed. and potatoes viii probably
De benefited: ground still TOO dry to
plow. tHanpton)-Rain, 1.s2: first
half Of week some cloudy and not ex-
rrerneiy not: last three days very
warm. with maximum temperature on
1sth. 1o1: corn doing fine: potatoes
reviving: pastures better: good show
FOR big corn yield and late potatoes.
Wright Belnond)-Rain, .ss; very
Beneficial 10 corn. pastures, potatoes
anc fruit: no serious damage to corn
average yield.
Humboldt Humboldt)-Rain, II;
pastures are little greener than last
week: more rain needed for corn and
potatoes.
Pocahonas (Pocahontas) = Rain,
2.53: the drouth was broken on 10Th
and 18th: corn and all vegetation is
doing well; no damage Of any kind
was done to corn IN this county by
the storms: 40 per cent Of corn In
roasting ear stage, 30 per cent in milk
and 20 per cent shooting: present con-
d:tion indicates Is per cent Of last
years crop.
Northwest District.
Osceola (Sibley)-Rain, 81: sun.
shine, So per cent; corn il making good
progress and all growing crops are
doing well; threshing progressing: AD-
pies plentiful and cheap.
Sioux (Aiton)-Kain. s.ii; no wind
damage on 10th, just heavy rain: corr
continues to make wonderful growth.
and pastures are taking new start;
potatoes making fine crop; threshing
returns on oats and barley disappoint-
| ing; oats thirty, barley fifteen bushels
per acre.
/ Buena Vista (Alta)-Rain. 81; nc
wind storm here: corn doing we'll;
more rain needed. GStorm Lake,
Rain. Is; oats yield as high IS fifty
| bushels: quality never better; corn II
| splendid condition; very slight injurJ
by crouth; earring finely: early potA'
toes nearly failure: rain may saw
late ones II 1t comes soon.
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