Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-25
CORN MAKING
Rapid GROWTH
KNEE HIGH IN MANY PARTS OF
STATE-OATS FILLING
WELL.

Des Moines, June 24.-Weather crop
bulletin for the week ending June 81
With the exception of light and
widely scattered showers on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday night, the
week was dry, and until Saturday, cool
The conditions were. however, unus
ually favorable for field work and the
growth of crops. The average temper.
ature was about five degrees below the
normal, and two nights were quite
cool. Corn has continued to make
rapid growth and most fields are clean.
Much of it, in southern counties, has
been laid by, and in many fields, in all
parts of the state, it is knee high.
The cooler weather has been beneficial
to small grain and grass. Winter
wheat and rye harvest has begun IN
southern districts and will be in full
progress during the coming week.
There has been some damage by
drouth and in some localities by Hes
sian fly, but there has been but little
rust Oats are filling well, but the
straw Is short In the northern part
of the state all small grain is rank.
The recent rains were also beneficial
to fruits, but more moisture is needed
in southern counties. Potatoes are
promising and garden truck is gener'
ally in good condition.
Southeast District.
Wapello (Blakesburg) GOOD rains
on 10 and IA, but much more is need
ed to fill up cracks in meadows and
wheat fields; fall wheat will be ready
to cut next week, but crop damaged
80 per cent by dry weather and He's
sian fly; corn never looked better at
this time of year; some fields laid by,
nearly waist high and all clean OF
weeds.
: Henry, (Mt. pleasantly Rain so on
14th; cooler crops have been doing
we'll since rains of last week; corn Is
growing rapidly; rye and few fields
of wheat being cut; more or less dam
age in wheat by Hessian fly; some
fields damaged so per cent, while in
others the damage is light; oats are
turning fast in some places, although
late oats are just passed bloom; they
are we'll filled, as are the wheat and
rye wheat not damaged clover hay
practically up; light yield, but fine
quality; timothy just in bloom and Will
be very light.
Lee (Keokuk)-Rain 10, or 1.O4
inches less than normal; average daily
deficiency of temperature, degrees;
corn making excellent progress and
fields we'll cultivated; last weeks rains
followed by cooler weather, have help
ed oats, both in growth and filling out;
wheat harvest begun, and with favor
able weather will be in full progress
during coming week; hay about half
crop.
Van Buren, (Bonaparte)- LOO
on 18th and 14th; moderate tempera-
ture Is good for ripening oats; rye and
wheat being cut; haying also in pro-
gress. (Stockport) Rain, .35 on 14th,
rains of last of last week were quite
beneficial, but more Is badly needed;
haying in progress; rye and wheat
ready to cut.
Davis Bloomfield)-Rain, 40, cool
weather after the rain has greatly
benefited the oats and wheat; rye is all
cut and of good quality; corn doing
we'll; pastures need more rain.
South Central District.
Mahaska (Oskaloosa)-Rain, 2.46;
crops of all kinds doing we'll; some
corn laid by.
Warren (Hartford) Rain. $50;
weather cool and week favorable for
cultivating corn; outlook for corn