Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-10
PAST WEEK FAvoRADLE ron
FARM WORK EXCEPT IN SCAT.
TERED LOCALITIES.
CULTIVATION IN PKooREss
IN LARGE PART OF STATE
Small Grain orswins Tee Rank fer
Heavy YisIds-Abunaant Hay Crop
Assured and Apples and Small Fruits
Promise Abundant Nisid-plums Fail
to Set WsIi-Nvsskiy Crop Bulletin.
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Des Moines. June 10.-With the ex-
ception of heavy local rains in few
localities and the cool weather during
the last two days. the past week was
ideal for farm work and the growth OF
vegetation. The average temperature
was very nearly the normal, and over
the larger part of the state the rainfall
was much less than the. seasonable
average. A torrential down pour oc-
Cured in Poweshiek county on Friday
afternoon, which did q great deal Of
damage TO crops. railroads and other
property. At Grinnell, AIS inches OF
rain fell between 8 p. m. and $50 p.
m. The bulk of the corn is planted.
and much of it has been cultivated
once. There is, however. some low
land which is still too wet to piow or
plant. The late planting is coming
strong and is growing rapidly. Small
grain is getting rank, too rank IN fact
for heavy yields. A large hay crop Is
assured, and pastures are TN excellent
condition. In many sections plums
did not set well, but apples and small
fruits are still promising.
Following is summary showing
average condition. of crops on June
1, as compared with the average OF
past years on that dtae: Corn, ~ per
cent; oats, barley and rye. So: spring
wheat, "a; winter wheat, 90: flax. go;
potatoes, 81; tame hay and alfalfa,
1o2; wild hay. 100; pastures, 1os.
Last year on June /, the conditions
were as follows: Corn, 92; oats, 100;
spring wheat, 96; winter wheat, 80;
barley, 90; rye, 95: fax, 90: potatoes,
9S: hay, s5; alfalfa, "a; pastures, 80
per cent.
A report on acreage Of crops will be
given in the next bulletin.
North Central District.
Kossuth lBurt)-Heayy local rains
Thursday night: 80 per cent of corn
planted; some ground too wet to plo"
or plant, but early planted shows good
stand; other crops doing nicely. CAL
gona)-Rain. lib; the heavy rain on
the 9Th prevented many from finishing
planting; small grain is coming on
Well.
Cerro Gordo (Nora Springs)-Good
week for corn cultivation and growth;
stand good; low places had to be re-
planted; small grain doing we'll and
pastures are good; fruit trees are well
set and now promise good crop.
Floyd (Charles City)-Rain. rs or
"a inch less than the normal; mean
temperature 66.5 or 6 degrees above
the normal; weather has been favor
Fable for all vegetation; corn all
planted; apples are not SO promising
especially on old trees. but prospects
for all other fruits continue good.
(Nora Springs)-Rain. 49, pleasant
week; vegetation growing nicely; early
potatoes budded to blossom; fruit set
ting good.
Franklin (Geneya)-A good, warm.
growing week, with very light show
ers; good deal Of complaint about
corn not coming good: seed too weak
for the wet, cold grounds; grubs work
ing on some fields. thin, poor stand in
Dictated, but some are planting yet:
everything else very promising.
(Hampton)-Rain, %: most too cool
and too much cloudiness; corn prac-
tically all planted and some being
plowed: it has good stand and color;
meadows. pastures and oats making
rank growth.
Pocahontas (Pocahontas5-Rain, "a:
week favorable for field work; 80 per
cent of corn planted; ground baked
hard in some places; clover and grass
doing we'll; much Of the early planted
corn being replanted; about one inch
of rain is reported to have fallen north
of town on night of 9Th; no rain south
of town.
Northwest District.
Osceola (Sibley)-Rain, 81; sun
shine, SO per cent: many fields of early
planted corn plowed once; gardens
looking fine; plums will be light crop.
but apples and cherries will be heavy.
Sioux (Alton)-Rain, SO; small grain
is in excellent shape and corn is MAX
ing rapid growth; farmers busy cult
waiting; all indications Of a good crop.
Cherokee (Washta)-Rain, 80; COZ
coming up we'll generally: plums and
cherries will be scarce, but other fruits
are more promising.
Plymouth( I1eMars)-Rain, .26; corn
planting finished and in many fields
the rows show up nicely, and cuItivat-
ing is well under way: stone fruit crop
prospects only fair; berries plentiful
West Central District.
Sac (Sac City)-Rain q; corn plant
ing finished: stand good. but weather
too cold; outlook for small grain and
hay is good.
Woodbury. Sioux City)-Rain, .O2;
temperature normal: week very favor
able for farm work; first blowing o.
early planted corn was begun this
week; small grain and pastures in good
condition: late potatoes beginning to
come up; strawberries beginning to
ripen.
Carroll Dedham)-Good week for
work: several light showers: corn not
all planted yet: some ground to pillow,
which will probably not be planted:
some corn cultivated once; potatoes
and fruit doing we'll; strawberries be-
ginning to ripen. (Arcadia)-last two
days too cold. but remainder OF week
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