Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-15
RAPID PROGRESS in HAVING AND
HARVESTING, DURING PAST
WEEK.
.FAvoRAsLE WEATHER ADDS TO
AusPIcIovs MlD.cRoP SEASON
Glover Exceptionally Heavy and Tim.
ethy Fair 70 Coed - Much Winter
Wheat, Rye, Barley and Early oats
in stoek-showsrs Greatly Benefit
Corn, Late Pastures and Potatoes.

Des Moines. July 15.-One more
week Of favorable weather has been
added to this suspicious mid-crop sea-
son. The temperature was about nor
NAL. and cooler than the two preceding
weeks. Showers were general on Fri
day except over the extreme south
eastern counties. and the amounts Of
rainfall exceeded an inch in many To-
calities. Rapid progress was made in
haying and harvesting. Glover hay is
exceptionally heavy and timothy is
fair to good. Much winter wheat, rye,
early oats and barley are in shock, and
threshing has begun In southern coun-
ties. Late oats are beginning to ripen
and will be ready to cut in week or
ten days. Winter wheat is good crop,
but the yield will not be as great as
last year. The showers were of great
benefit to corn, pastures, tate potatoes
and garden truck, but more rain is
needed for corn. which is beginning to
tassel and will require plenty Of mois-
ture to produce heavy. caring. Apples
continue to drop badly.
North Central District.
1.26: the week has been favorable for
NAL and haying Is well advanced: the
heavy rain on the 11th helped pota-
toes and pastures,
Kossuth CBur)-This has been a
fine week for all crops; a good rain on
Friday: much hay got too ripe on ac-
count Of farmers working in corn
fields; apples still dropping. (Algona)
Rain. rs: the gentle rain Of the 18th
did an immense amount Of good to all
vegetation.
Floyd (Nora Springs)-Rain, 1.20
inches on the 18th gave great satisfac-
ton to everybody. CCharles City,
Rain, SO, or 10 inch more than the
normal; average daily deficiency Of
temperature. 80 degrees; corn and all
growing and maturing crops were very
much improved by the copious show
ers on the 11th: oats filling well, but
short; much rye cut; hay harvest well
| advanced; apples continue dropping.
Franklin (Geneva)-A pleasant and
hot week until the 18th. when a good
rain came; corn growing rapidly; hay
ing now being done; early oats turn
ing and will be ripe In ten days. with
an indication Of an average yield: late
potatoes need moro rain-early crop
light; pastures are good: apples drop
ping badly; some late corn. (IIampton)
Rain. LOS; fine growing week: Ave
full clear days; corn generally up to
average for the season and mostly
clean; haying in full progress. with
good yield: pastures good: apples con-
tinue dropping. but many on trees;
oats lodged in some places.
Wright (Belmond)-Rain. 81, near
~ equaled amount for one and half
months previous; high temperatures
advanced corn very rapidly: grain and
grass sort Of stalk: some rust in oats
may shorten yield: moro rain needed
for all crops.
Pocahontas Pocahontas) = Rain,
80: the drouth was broken Thursday
night; corn and all vegetation look re-
freshed, but the rain came too late for
early potatoes, early oats. sweet corn.
ETC.: much of the sweet corn tasseled
out without sign Of ears.
Northwest District.
Osceola (Sibley)-Rain. LOG; sun
shine, SO per cent: all crops doing
well; haying under way; some barley
Lyon Inwood)-Rain. 100: a splen-
did week; mean temperature, 71.9 de-
grees; 80 per cent Of corn laid by;
most Of the haying done, yield light;
early oats and barley harvest will be-
gin next week: the heavy rain Friday
did no damage to small grain. but will
greatly benefit corn and pastures.
Sioux (Alton) - Rain, 1873: fine
growing weather: hay harvest begun
and some barley cut; new potatoes
well; corn making extra fine
progress but oats reported very short.
Buena Vista (Alta)-Rain, SO: all
crops have done well: drouth broken
Friday morning; oats good. but short:
some can not be cut with binder; corn
good; some potatoes doubtful; hay
fair; pastures need more rain.
Cherokee (Washta) -Rain,l "a: small
grain is very short and the rain will
not help 1t to lengthen very much.
Plymouth GeMars)-Rain. lib; the
Of .s6 inch on the night af the
10th was Of great benefit to gardens,
late potatoes and pastures. falling, as
it did. for several hours.
West Central District.
Sac (Sac City)-Rain, 1.O1: haying
In progress. with fair yield and excel
lent quality: corn Is good and up to
average for this date; small grain is
below average; . few fields will be
harvested next week.
Woodbury. (Sioux City)-Rain, so:
corn and pastures were suffering some
prior to the refreshing rain Of Friday
Carroll Dedham)-A hot and very
Try week until Friday, when we had
, heavy shower Of rain: haying and
winter wheat harvest going on; good
crop Of hay: early potatoes and small |
rruit damaged by drouth: corn looks
we'll and the early planted is tassel-
ing.
Shelby (Harlan) Drain, .43: a good
week for farm work: corn 10 generally
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