Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-05
Loss Of Only Four Points in Condition
Of Crop estwssn July I and August
1-opinion Varies as to Conditions
In Southern Counties, Whore preuth
10 Most severe.


southern counties, where there has
been little or no rain since juno %,
corn has been damaged. but reports
as to the amount Of injury done are
conflicting. Some claim that II rain
comes soon there will have been little
or no damage. while others say thar
there will not be moro than half Of q
crop regardless Of future condition. An
average Of about 1000 reports indi-
Gates that there was a loss Of only four
points in condition of corn In tho state
between July and Aug. 1.
On Aug. the average condition Of
corn was placed At SO per cent; pas
lures. Sc; potatoes. Is and fax, 50 per
cent
Preliminary returns from thresher-
men show the following average yields:
winter wheat, "a bushels per acre;
spring wheat, II: oats. "a: barley, 26;
rye, 10 bushels. The average yield Of
tame hay IL placed at 1.5 tons and wild
hay at 1.3 tons.
If the above averages are main
tanned by final reports the total yields
for the state will be about as follows:
Winter wheat, 100000 bushels:
spring wheat, 100000; oats. 16S,000.-
900; barley. 9,5o0.0oo; rye. 1900
bushels: tame hay, 100000 tons; wild
hay. $4,000 tons.
Northeast District.
Fayette (West Union)-Timely rains
have made favorable conditions for the
corn crop: stacking and shock thresh-
Ing being done generally; apple pros.
poets continue good.
Clayton ,Elkader)-Rain, .06: wealth
er hot and dry; a good soaking rain
would be welcome: small grain all har-
vested and threshing started; corn
very promising.
North Central District.
Kossuth (Burt)-small grain nearly
all in shock. but none threshed: corn
doing well: pastures good. (Algona)-
No rain; another hot, dry week: oats
harvest about completed; corn doing
well.
Hancock (Britt)-No rain; another
good week Of corn weather; high tenn
peratures and clear sky have fastened
the ripening Of grain, and the harvest
ing is about finished: a good rain
would be beneficial.
Cerro Gordo CNora Springs) - No
rains; oats all cut and threshing be-
gun; rain would be beneficial. but
crops are not suffering yet; early ap-
pies are beginning to ripen.
Floyd (Nora Springs)-No rain;
sunshine. 90 per cent: week hot and
dry; gardens and corn fields looking
we'll, but rain is needed. Charles
City)-Rain. .04. or Sc inch less than
normal; corn on light sandy soil curl
ing and beginning to fire at the roots,
but on heavy soil il in fine condition.
Franklin (Geneva) - A very hot
week. with light shower on the 2sth;
stacking and threshins in progress;
quality Of oats good and yield better
than expected by many; corn doing
well yet, but rain is needed for all
crops: potatoes still green and early
ones on the market: field corn nearly
in roasting ear stage. Champion
Rain, .0s; fine week for all farm work.
but too dry for pastures and some
corn; threshing in progress; yields
usually good; oats 20 to 80 bushels
and overweight machine measure; corn
and potatoes need rain.
Pocahontas CPocahontas)-Nor rain;
pastures, late corn and late garden
truck suffering for rain; early corn
doing we'll; oats all harvested and
threshing begun: yield reported from
rs to a bushels per acre, average ~
or 30 bushels.
Northwest District
Osceola (Siblsy)-Rain. 20; sun
shine, s5 per cent; small grain all IN
shock: no threshing done; corn doing
well: there Will be g large crop OF
apples; rain needed.
Lyon Inwood)- Pain, 81: splendid
week for harvest, which IL nearly nm
ished. and stacking in progress; snock
threshing begun; rain needed for corn,
pastures, potatoes and wells.
Cherokee (Washta)-Rain. 10; much
more rain 10 needed; pastures are
short; corn is doing well and looking
fine.
Plymouth I.eMars)-Rain. .0s; re-
ports from threshers to date average
oats. 20: barley. 20; wheat, Is; locally
1t il very dry, but nice rains have
been reported from nearby townships.
West Central District.
Sac (sac City)-Corn appears to be
in excellent condition, but needs rain:
pastures are brown; threshers report
oats yielding 20 to 40 bushels per acre.
Woodbury. (Correctionville)-A dry
week, with the highest temperature OF
the season: corn, pastures and all late
crops greatly in noed Of rain.
Carroll (Dedham) -Anothsr very hot
and dry week: threshing just begun.
with fair average yields Of winter and
spring wheat; corn on sandy land hr-
ing, and late corn badly in need OF
rain to help the caring; early corn
still promising.
Audubon (Audybon)-Hot and dry;
rain 10 badly needed for corn and pas
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