Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-19
GOOD PROGRESS MADE IN FIELD
WORK DESPITE uNFAvoR.
ABLE WEATHER..
TENDER GARDEN TRUCK
IN WEST SECTION NIPPED
Early Planted Corn in Southern Dis.
trie:s UP and Being Cultivated
Prospects For Small Grain and Fruit
Still Promising - Rain Needed in
Several ssotions-District Reports.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. May 19--The weekly
weather and crop bulletin. issued today.
follows:
Unseasona bly, cool weather prevailed
during most Of the past week. Frost
occurred in nearly all parts Of the state
and freezing temperatures are reported
from the western counties, but no
damage was done except to tender
garden truck. Excessive rains. ac-
companed in some localities by hail
and high winds, occurred in the cen
trail and nor tn central counties on Sum-
day night and Monday morning. In the
areas of heaviest rainfall field work
was delayed for one or two days. and
considerable damage was done by rain.
hail and wind. But for the state as a
whole the conditions were favorable
for field work, and at the close of the
week fully four fifths Of the corn area
has been planted. In the southern dis
tricts much of the early planted corn Is
up. shows u good stand. and is being
cultivated. The soil is generally In good
condition, but rain Is needed In the
south central. southwestern and north
western counties. The prospects for
small grain and fruit are still promis-
ing.
Northeast District.
Fayette (Fayette)-Rain, SO: crops
looking fine: ground in good condition
for working; bloom on apple trees
light; frost en- three mornings; no dam
age.
Clayton (Elkader)-Rain. 80: most
Of the corn Is planted and other crops
are doing well. (Pos1ville)-Rain. .s2:
first two days too wet for field work;
some damage done by wind on the
morning Of the 18th: corn planting
nearly done: small grain looks well.
North Central District.
Kossuth (Burt)-Seventy- per
cent of corn planted, and more would
have been planted but ground too wet
Monday and Tuesday; too cool for
corn: small grain stooling well; storm
of 18th did no damage here.
Palo Alto West Bend)-Rain. ~;
fine week; corn mostly planted: small
grain looks well. but rain is needed.
Hancock (Britt)-Rain, 20: a bad
windstorm on morning OF 18th de-
stroyed trees and demolished some
buildings: the first part Of the week
was cold and wet: planting progressed
during latter part Of week and Is about
two thirds finished.
Cerro Gordo (Nora Springs)-RAdn
on 10th aud nth, with cool weather:
hard wind on 18th did slight damage to
sma1f buildings and trees; corn plant
ing progressing rapidly: ground In fine
shape; oats doing nicely; very few ap-
pie bloss oms yet.
Floyd (Nora Springs)-Rain. lis;
sunshine. 66 per cent: rain on 11th was
very beneficial: corn planting progress
ing rapidly, with almost perfect wealth
er conditions. (Charles City)-Rain.
II; cool and cloudy: light frost on
18th; no damage; corn about one-hal1
planted: storm on morning OF 1lth dld
no damage in this vicinity, but about
$4,000 damage was done TO oarhs'
silos and other outbuildings across
northern ten miles Of county.
Butter (Allison)-Rain, 10; half OF
corn planted; small grain and grass
looking we'll: heavy frost on 14th and
18th. no damage; hay crop will be
short unless rain comes soon; berries
AMI small fruit promising.
Franklin (Geneva)-A light rain on
Monday; cool all week. but favorable
for corn planting: half Of planting
done; frost nights Of 14th and 10Th
shows on potatoes and string beans IN
gardens.
Wright (Belmond)-Rain. 80: get
ting quite dry: corn nearly all planted
in seed bed much better than most
years; grain, grass and pasturase
growing we'll: plum bloom abundant;
apple bloom light.
Northwest District.
Osceola (Sibley)-Rain, SO; storm Of
short duration, attended by hail. rain
and high wind. on morning of 18th did
about 100000 damage to barns, Wind
mills and outbuildings.
Lyon-Unwood), Rain 81; continued
low temperatures at night. with cloudl-
ness and some rain. have held corn
planting in check to some extent:
wind, hail and thunderstorm Monday
morning damaged grain and meadows
and many buildings and silos; fruit
trees in full bloom.
Sioux (Alton)-Coid, dry week;
apple, cherry and plum trees in fuil
bloom; small grain doing well: there is
general cry for rain, but country GER
tainly looks its very best; grass grow
ing nicely. =
Clayton (Spencer)-Dry and cool;
favorable to corn planting. which is
about two thirds finished: lowest tenn
perature, 81 on 14th; cherries and
plums blossoming abundantly, but
apple crop is doomed: strawberries
promise well; 10 per cent of farmers
finished corn planting; severe wind
storm Monday morning wrecked some
buildings.
Plymouth deMars)-Rain, OF: tenn
perature, "a degrees on 18th and 18th:
no damage to fruit bloom: corn plant
ing about two thirds completed; ground
in fine condition, but rain is needed;
small grain looks good: pastures need
rain.
West Central District.
Sac (Sac City)-Rain, trace: corn is