Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-16
CONDITIONS DURING PAST SEVEN
DAYS UNUSUALLY
FAVORABLE.
TEMPERATURE ABOVE NORMAL.
RAIN IN ALL SECTIONS
Too Much Rain in Northern and West.
srn Distriets-corn Making Phsnom-
email Growth and in Some Sections ID
Knee Hish-oats Heading and Fill
ing We'll. 4

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usually favorable for the growth OF
vegetation. The average temperature
was about eight degrees Above athe
normal, and all parts Of the state re-
ceived copious to heavy rains. Most
too much rains has fallen in the north
ern and western districts and as re-
suit field work has been delayed and
small grain is getting too rank. How
ever, in the south central and south
eastern districts. where drouthy condi-
tons have prevailed during the past
month, the rains will be of great help
to all crops except hay. which will be
light Corn has made phenomenal
growth and. in some localities. will av-
erage knee high. Oats are heading in
all sections, and in the southern coun-
ties are filing well, altho the straw
will be short. In the northern and
western counties some oats were lodged
even before they began heading. Much
clover and alfalfa hay was put up
during the week.
North Central District.
Worth (Northwood) - Rain, 4.65;
crop conditions were almost ideal un-
til the rains Of this week, which will
seriously hinder work and development
of crops in east half Of county.
Kossuth ((Algona)-Rain, 2.77; corn
is doing we'll and most Of it has been
cultivated the second time; have had
plenty Of rain. (Burt)-Heavy rain
and windstorm on Wednesday evening
and another heavy rain Saturday. with
showers between times; much corn
under water: no work since Wednes-
day; small grain too rank: barley
heading.
Palo Alto (west Bend)-Rain, 1.ss;
fine growing weather. but rain re-
tards the cultivation Of corn.
Cerro Gordo Mora Springs)-Heavy
showers have delayed corn cultiva-
ton. but the fields are fairly clean and
the stand is good: oats heavy; grass
good.
Floyd Mora springs) Rain. liz:
sunshine Is per cent: week warm and
fine growing weather; lot Of corn
fields weedy; rye rank and blooming;
oats heading: strawberry season be-
gan on 10th; timothy heading and
clover blooming. (Charles City)-Rain.
267, or 1853 inches more than normal:
SSo
above the normal; some complaint of
too much rain at close Of week. other
wise farmers are satisfied with the
season and crop progress.
Butler (Allison)-Rain. los: high
est temperature, SO on the Sth; low
est, So on the 18th; rain helpful to corn.
Wright (Belmond) Rain. 1.s2;
electric storms, some high winds; fire.
Lad I've ~
corn; seine fields quite weedy: mead
ows improving.
Pocahcntas CPocahontas) - Rain,
100; oats getting too rank. and are IN
danger Of lodging; some heading; corn
two weeks ahead of last year. but some
fields are getting weedy on account
Of soil being too wet to plow: cherries
and other fruits falling of; pastures
and meadows in fine shape.
Northwest District.
Dickinson Gake Parkj-Rain. $40;
all farm work delayed; corn on low
ground not worked: pastures and
meadows on low ground flooded and
being ruined by water.
Osceols (Sibley)-Rain, :.a3; excess
sive rains have greatly delayed farm
work, and as q result grass is growing
in corn fields. streams are out of banks
and sloughs are running fu.i.
Lyon Onwood) Rain, 800: high day
temperatures and a more or less
stormy week; Big Sioux river at flood
stage for the first time in three or four
years: corn cultivation delayed: crops
looking fine; oats growing rank and
early oats heading; red clever in full
bloom: alfalfa being cut; potatoes fine.
O'Brien (Sanborn)-Rain. 1888: corn
badly washed on rolling land and too
wet on fiat land; oats getting too rank:
grass coming fine and garden stuff
never better; frequent showers are in.
terfering greatly with the cultivation
of corn and potatoes, and weeds are
getting big start.
Z Clay (Spencer)-Rain, 1.55: highest
temperature, SO on 7th; lowest, go on
10th; corn making rapid progress, but
cultivation Is retarded by the fire.
,quent showers: oats are making rank
growth, and II warm, moist weather
continues much longer there is danger
Of their doing down; all vegetation
growing rapidly. ~
Cherokee (Washta) Rain, 2.ss;
the heavy rains interfered with max
ing alfalfa hay.
West Central District.
Sac (Sac City)-Rain, 1.27: corn il
above normal. but the ground 10
weedy: small grain has heavy growth.
Carroll Dedham) -Showers Sunday
and Monday nights and heavy down
pours OF rain on Wednesday night and
Friday; only three days Of field work;
corn getting weedy and grain rank:
Strawberries fine; potatoes look we'll.
acknowledgements rains make corn
fields green with wSeds and plants are
yellow; oats making rank growth and
some lodging before heading; some hog
cholera.
Audubon (Audubon)-Rain. about
ESQ or 800 inches; corn making rapid
growth; alfalfa ready to cut, but too
much rain for haying; small grain IL
rank and lodging In places: q great
crop OF cherries IL ripening.
Shelby (darlan)-Rain, 2.7S: FREE
quent showers have prevented field
work.
Central District.
Hardin Iowa Falis)-Rain. 1928: too
much moisture; corn doing well, but
getting weedy; oats growing rank;
pastures and meadows seldom better:
strawberries . great crop. (Alden)-
Fair weather early in week, followed
by rainy and sultry weather: oats very
rank; most Of corn cultivated once and
some twice. ~.
doing Remarkably we'll: some high