Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-26
SEED TERMINATING QUICKLY
UNDER EFFECTS OF WARM
WEATHER.
CUT AND WIRE WORMS 30
DAMAGE IN SOUTH IOWA
Area Equals and May Exceed Acreage
Of Last Ysar-small orai1 Shows
Lack Of Moisture ia Southern coun.
3 tss-Hsssian Fly ssiil Active in
Winter Wheat Fields.
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Des Moines, May 26.-The weekly
weather and crop bureau says:
The past week was warmer than
usual, with slight deficiency OF sum
shine The daily excess Of tempera-
ture ranged from one to four degrees.
The rainfall. was. up to the time most
of the reports were mailed. consider
ably less than the normal, but the
few Geographic reports received Sum
day indicate that copious to heavy
showers were quite general Saturday
night. The conditions We're favorable
for field work The bulk of the corn
has been planted, and the late planted
is terminating quickly under the ell
fects of warmer weather. The stano
is good, bat cut and wire worms al =
doing considerable damage in south-
ern counties The area planted appears
to be fully up and may prove to pc
in excess of last years acreage. small
grain IS generally in good condition,
but was beginning to show the eHect
of lack of moisture in many localities,
especially in southern districts A rev
reports indicate that the Hessian ny
is still active in winter wheat, and that
some fields have been plowed up on ac-
count Of the damage done by the ny.
Hay, grass and potatoes are doing Wen.
but need more rain. In some sectlons
hay has a tendency to head short. que
to la ok of moisture. Tree fruits, ex-
cept apples. give promise OF good ylelos.
= Northeast District.
Clayton (Elkader)-Precipita 10
inch and still raining; grass and small
grain are in excellent condition; corn
nearly all planted and the early planted
being cultivated.
North Central District.
Kossuth (Algona)-Rain, Los on 2lst
and 23rd; all crops were In need OF
moisture.
Palo Alto (west Bend)-Rain. s.14;
fine week; corn all planted: welcome
rain came Saturday night and all LOOKS
well.
Floyd (Nora springs)-Rain. .bs;
mean temperature, 636 degrees sun
shine. "a per cent; week was warm ana 9,
delightful; conditions favorable LOT al
things. and 80 per cent OF planning Is
done large acreage Of potatoes mas
been planted. (charles City)-Raan'
81 or II irch less than normal: av-
erage temperature, 81, or an average
daily excess of l degree; sunshine .
per cent less than normal
Butler (Allison)-Rain. 81; corn ali
p,anted. and early corn and potatoes
coming up;rye and wheat heading;
grass and oats doing well; good pros
PEGS Cor all fruit except apples.
Wright (Belmond) Rain, .S4.
ground getting quite dry: corr planted
il the hest of condition; all crops doing
well, but need more rain.
Humboldt (Humboldt) Rain. 1855
crops are in good condition.: some corn
Is up; cats doing nicely.
Pocahontas (PocahontasJ - Rain.
.s2: the rain on the 23d win be very
beneficial to pastures and meadows.
and ccrn on sod ground corr, and oats
are doing well, altho corn Is little
yellow on account of cold nights.
Northwest District.
Emmett (Estherville) Rain, 1.73:
freou.at showers have retarded farm
work somewhat. but have been very
beneficial to grass and small grain,
which are in fine condition.; corn near
Nv all planted and narrowed. with soil
mellow and fields free Of weeds; stand
Of corn will be thinned some by wire
V orr.,s and corn maggots.
Osceola (Sibley) - Rain, 1893; week
of fine growing weather; corn planting
done aud most of it is up; some Guilt
yated; small grain, grass, potatoes and
garden truck doing we'll; plums and
cherries full Of bloom.
Sioux (Alton) Rain, l.73: plenty OF
rain this week; corn IL up and showing
good average stand; small grain doing
we'll; grass much improved by rains;
fruit is well set.
Clay (Spencer)-Rain. 2.a6; highest
Is: lowest, IS; corn