Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-16
iNTEN9E HEAT OF EARLY SEP.
TEMPER Stopped FILLING
PROCESS.
ESTIMATE OF SEPT. I
MUST BE REDUCED
Rains Como Too Late to Benefit Crop
-Pastures Revived and Fall Flowing
Made Possible-Many Silos Filled
During Past Week-Weekly Review
Of Crop Conditions.

Des Moines. Sept. 16.-The weather
and crop bulletin for the week ending
Sept. IA. says:
A marked change in temperature oc-
CURED on the Sth, and the past week
was cool and pleasant. The average
temperature was, however, slightly
above the normal, attic light fros, was
observed in many localities on Frida Y
and Saturday mornings. Copious to
heavy rains fell in all parts of the
state, except the extreme southeastern
and northwestern counties, on Wed
nesday night and Thursday. Pastures
have revived and show considera BILE
Improvement. but the rains came too
late 10 be of benefit to corn or late po-
tatoes except in a few localities where
the potato vines we're still! green. Tne
rains were. however, sufficient TO IA :
cilitate blowing in many sections, but
not enough TO he of material benefit to
the water supply. The excessively hot.
dry weather during the first seven
days of the month hurried corn to &
premature death and stopped the fill
ing process that usually occurs during
all Of September and part Of October,
and as a result, the crop will be light
er than was indicated on Sept. l. Much
corn was cut and many silcs We're filed
during the week.
North Central District.
kossuth (Burt-Plenty OF moisture
for everything except blowing; corn
ripening nicely: potatoes very light
crop and poor quality; some are still
cutting wild hay. which is poor s,uff.
is out of the way Of frost, and some OF
the crop is being cut.
Cerro Gordo (Ncra Springs)-No
frost yet; corn ripening naturally: s!io
filing in progress; late potatoes good;
good rain on It'll; blowing improved.
Floyd (Charles City(-Rain, 50. Or
- inch more than the normal: average
daily deficiency of temperature. de-
grees: corn fully matured and past
danger from frost; blowing progress
ing. the ground being in fine condition
since the rains on the Sth. 10th and
11th; heavy frost occurred on low
ground Two miles west of station on
the morning OF the 18th: tender vines
were destroyed, but corn was not dam
aged. (Nora Springs)-Rain, 1.73; sun
shine. 10 per cent: IS per cent of the
corn is out Of danger of injury By
frost
Franklin (Hampton)-Rain, 2.25;
fine September weather: some corn cut
and some maturing and nearly ready
for husking: pastures still short; rain
on sth and 10th helped fall plowing,
which is well along; late potatoes still!
look promising: apples keep dropping
and are poor in quality.
Humboldt (Humboldc)-Rain, 1877;
filing silos in progress; corn is fairly
dry already.
Pocahontas (Pocahontas)-Ra!n go;
the rain will help pastures and pIow-
ing; corn doing nicely; so per cent Of
the crop now safe from frost: many
ears not filed out at tip and butt.
Northwest District.
Osceola (Sibley)-Rain, 80: sun
shine. 50 per cent; corn is past the
danger point of injury of frost; thresh-
ing nearly done; fall blowing about
one-half finished; more rain badly
needed.
Lyon Gnwood)-Rain, OF; very
marked change in temperature, but no
relief from drouth; people locked long
ingly at overcast sky Tuesday evening
and Wednesday morning. but Were
doomed to disappointme light frost
in low places Friday morning; silo fill
ing and corn cutting nearly finished.
Sioux (Alton)-The corn and potato
crops are mature; rs per cent of the
fall blowing done; frost II. low places
on morning Of 18th: pastures and gar
den truck about dried up; the rs inch
of rain on the 10th only laid the dust;
many hogs dying.
Cherokee (Washta)-Rain, %; ligh:
frost on low ground on the morning
Of the 18th. but no damage was done.
West Central District.
Sac (Sac City)-Rain, 81; corn is
practically matured. and is an average
needed for plowing.
Audubon (Audubon)-For ten days
prior to the 8th the weather was quite
hot and dry. but since then 1t has been
cooler with several general rains over
the county. putting ground in condi-
ton for blowing and seeding; potatoes
and feed improved.
Shelby (Harlan Rain. Isl; the
weather was warm and dry until the
10th, when We had a fine rain: since
th en- the weather has been cool ana
pleasant: corn has matured rapidly.
and husks and leaves are turning
brown and will be securef rom frost
by the goth: hog disease devastating
the herds in several sections of the
Central District.
Poweshiek (GrinnelD Rain, eS:
rain has greatly benefited pastures and
the second clover crop; celery has also
made rapid growth. and is now large
enough to handle; grapes and plums
are abundant and are of excellent quail
ity; the canning season is over at this
point.
Jasper (Monroe)--Rain, SO; corn
cutting being rushed, but binders cut
ting only one way on account of so