Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-08
HOT WEATHER ANO SCATTERED
SHOWERS PUSH GROWING
CROP UPWARD.
FIELDS UNUSUALLY CLEAN
AND PLANTS ARE VIGOROUS
Winter Wheat and Rye in Shock in
Southern Part Of Stats-Mueh Glow.
er Hay Put Up in Fine Condition -
Corn Condition Jumps From 90 70 IS
Per Cent.

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Des Noines, July Smother week
Of no, weather. with loca. showers
over The larger part Of the state, has
brought corn fully up 10 tie average
for the sseson Of lhe year. The aelds
are Clean; The plants are strong and
vigorous and Of good color, and are
Knee u waist high. TIE ayerase tenn
aeraIuTe Was a5ou, 5 degrees above
the normal, but the rainfall was de-
1cleEi except IN a few localities in the
northern counties. where heavy local
sAoWers- ACCOMPANIED by high WINDS
ana some hail occurred. over a large
area II iAe southern part Of the state
there was 10 rainfall
The weather as whole was excep-
;Ional.y favorable co. having and mar
Fesins. Much clever ray Was par Up
In me condition. and probao! half Of
Iae winter wheat and rye IS IN shock
N Sou-1ern sections. oats and barley
have improved during the las, Ten
days and are filing vel g!tho the cats
st-a" IS shooter than usual. Pastures.
potatoes and garden continue in good
condition but rain would be beneficial.
and II some localities IS badly needed.
Hog cholera Is again appearing II
some o. he western counties.
A summary Of ths July ! crop re-
ports snow the average condition 0.
CROPS = De as follows Corn, IS per
cs-, oats. 81. spring whea., 81 win
,e- Wheat, 81; barley. 81 rye. g: fax
- potatoes, *; hay, 81; pastures
10; apples. IS, p-ums, 81; grapes, -.
I1e acreage o. corn IS practically .ce
same as -asl year. there being only &
s.s1- Increase. On June :, corn was
-a;eo al 50 Fer cent, ard on July !
-s--, :. 50 per tent
Northeast District:
A,-a-agAse tPos-ri,iel-2a.- ~:
-1s pas- week vas no, ana dry: corn
growing -apiclE, and about norma, size
to- Jc-y !; having under way.
Fsye-1e cWesr UnIonj-Co-n Is II
good condition ard most Of j. is being
plowec me LAST time; having = vel
under way; good showers in county,
but none II this Vicinity: gardens and
berries aee1rai.. -s-. snG barley nave
plenty - straw and are heading well;
early potatoes Eoc6
Clayton tElka6s-l-Ra;n. s.: nice
shower Friday night ou- more needed;
lst= po-atoe ard grass are much II
n5ed d -ai1; corn doing frs, rate: ,o-s
Of hay secured IN good CONDITION.
North Central District
Aossuta tBurt)-A good rain Tues
Cay and another On The night Of ne
fourth. With high wind and little
TAI: a. crops doing vel (Agoaa)-
Rain, 50: Ihe showers Of .ae weak
have been q great help 10 everything;
-1osI feds % corn ara Up TO ire aver
ase height sev=-a! wind storms on -he
night q Ing Fourth, which dtd some
damage . buildings and crops.
Hancock CB-t-tJ-Rain, SIS. ano-h-
er fine growing v+ek -he cary planted
corn s now normally developed for
July ): a. crops are II excellent con
clifton.
Ce--o Gor6o CSors sp-ings)-L;gh,
rams on ne Isl, and On the evening Of
tHe An: corn Is growing fine and
stands from knee 70 hip high; late
oats are heading; having is being
started: pastures s-s holding god;
strawberries are g. gone; other tru:.
Going well.
Floyd tCaarles Ct.y)-Rain. - o-
81 inch less than the normal: average
da..y excess Of temperature 6 degrees:
con- IS hip nigh and very promising.
9a-s much improved in straw an6
healing well potatoes and garden
.ruck al that could be desired: cutting
rye, looss good for straw and grain.
tNora Sp-;nss)-Rzin, .4s; excessively
warm: everything doing fine: lots Of
app.es falling; rye ready tor the ha--
vest.
Franklin (Hampton)-Rain. 81; ane
growing week; corn nearly up n
average; some VIII be aid by mex,
week; oats good and heading: aaying
in progress, WITH average yield: pas
lures usually good: apples cropping,
ou' there viii De some left
!Id7T.55,,2- ;IiaIlfss55..;77t;; Rain, 80:
rain on Monday night and again on
Friday night. tina later accompanied
b.: severe windstorm.
Pocahontas Pocahontas) = Pain.
IS; rain IS needed badly over strip
eight miles wide thru center % coun-
~ east and west; oats viii not make
ha'f crop unless rain comes soon:
heavy shower occurred in northern
par. OF county on The lst: estimate
2 to $50 inches; water still standing
II co-ahelds OF the 4th.
Northwest District.
osceola (Sibley)-Rain. 1.05: sun
shine. SO per cent; very favorable
week fer growing crops; corn up Il
| normal for the season; potatoes, pas
lures and gardens ali doing well.
Lyon Gnwood) Rain. SO: NEAR
temperature. 7o.s degrees. good wool
for laying-by corn and haying, con-
siderable part Of both having bee,
done; much corn is waist high; prac-
ticalIy all small grain headed out ane
| of fair length.
| Sioux tAiton)-Rain, Las: hal! storn
on evening of the 4th, but no grea
damage reported; corn fully up to tn.
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