Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-15
CORN At CRITICAL STAGE AND
MOISTURE WILL BE RE.
ouIREp SOON.
PAST WEEK HOTTEST
AND DRlEsT OF SEASON
Early Planted Fields Tassslins-con-
siderable Rust Reported in Fields Of
Late oats-Early Potato Crop Near
Iy Failurs-coddIins Moth Bad in
Unspraysd Orchards.

Des Moines, July 15.-,rhe weekly
weather crop bulletin eor the week
erdins July IL follows:
This has been the hottest and ono OF
the driest weeks Of the season. The
average temperature was about de-
grees above the normal anG the daily
maximum temperatures ranged from
30 to 104 degrees. The ,ainfall was
decidedly deficient except ii. few To-
calities, Of small area, where heavy
local showers occurred. The excessive
heat and dry weather are beginning
to show injurious effects On corn In
the southern counties, but the crop as
a whole is making rapid growth and
is still in good condition. The early
planted fields, in all parts of the state,
are tasseling and are approaching that
stage of growth when rain will be
needed soon.
Favorable conditions have pre-
vailed Cor haying, harvesting and
threshing. Considerable rust is re-
ported in late oats and smut is ap-
bearing in many localities where the
seed was not treated. The rust. how
ever, ls the red variety AMI came too
late to do serious harm. In some sec
tions more or less rust IS reported IN
a!l small grain The early potato crop
Is nearly failure.
A summary of the reports on apples
f,.r July shows the following percent
ages of the 1913 crop in the several dis
tricts: Northeastern. %; north central,
Al; northwestern, 81; west central. 81;
central, "A; east central, 80; southeast,
So: south central, So; southwest, SO per
cent. The average of all reports re-
ceived shows an estimated production
of 40 per cent Estimating from the
assessors reports for 1913. Iowa will
harvest this year miliion-bushel
apple crop. The fruit is far in advance
of the normal for this time of the year
and with normal rainfall should reach
good size by harvest time. The
coddling moth is very bad in unsprayed
orchards and the curculio is reported
as having done considerable damage
in parts of the state. The plum crop
will be about 81 per cent and grapes
above 80 rer cent Of the 1913 crop.
Northeast District.
Clayton (Elkader)-Rain, .65; hay
ing almost completed and the crop is
extra good; early potatoes Of fine quail
ity in the market; all farm and garden
lITOps. In best of condition
e. North Central District.
& Kossuth (Algona) - Rain, .1s; hot
and dry; finest kind Of weather for
having; Is per cent Of timothy and
Oover in barn OF stack. (Eurt)-Har-
Wrestling barley and haying in progress;
corn growing rapidly; shower would
be welcome.
Palo Alto (West Bend)-Rain. Sc;
4 fine week; corn laid by and haying
in progress; all crops look promising.
Floyd Charles City)-No rain: av-
erage daily excess of temperature,
degrees; sunshine, 81 per cent, or II
Der cent more than the normal high
temperatures last three days injuring
pastures, oats and gardens; these all
need rain, other crops not suffering
are haying progressing nicely; oats
rusting; corn tasseling. Mora Springs)
Rain, .01; good corn weather; wheat
in dough; rye and barley harvested;
raspberry crop is fine.
Butler (Allison)-No rain; rye har-
vested and most Of early oats: corn in
need of rain, tho it can go without for
two or three weeks without great
damage.
Focahontas (Pocahontas)-Rain, so;
week hot, but fine for having and har-
vestlry early oats; late oats will be
ready to cut by the middle of next
week; rain would be beneficial for pas
lures, garden truck and corn; tame
hay is an average crop.
Northwest District.
Osceola (Sibley)-Rain, 10; corn
blowing finished; harvesting OF small
grain will begin next week; early pota-
toes are blighting some.
Lyon Qnwood)-Rain. go; an album
dance of sunshine and little rain has
made this an ideal week for farm
work; nearly all corn laid by and tas-
sells appearing early fields; most Of
haying done, with very heavy yields
of clover; early oats harvest begun and
barley about ready to cut; late oats
rusting badly.
OBrien( Sanborn)-Rain, SO: hot
hay made and some early oats cut;
some complaint of red rust in oats, but
too late to do any harm; corn ten days
ahead of normal and tasseling.
Cherokee (Washta)-Rain, 12O; had
one good rain, but it was very local,
only extending few miles west.
Plymouth Gle Mars)-Rain, 80; oats
medium to good; wheat, fair: hay, G5
per cent; rain needed in some town.
ships; corn looks very promising.
West Central District.