Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
Field WORK RETARDED
WET AND COLD WEATHER OF
PAST WEEK DELAYS CORN
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PLANTING.
RAINS OF GREAT VALUE TO
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GRASSES AND SMALL GRAINS
Apple Trees Not Showing Usual
Amount Of Bloom, Owing TO Drouth
and Hsavy Crop Last Yea-other
Fruit Trees Promise Abundant Crop
Rains General Turnout State.
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Special to Times Republican.
Des> Moines, May 5-The weekly
weather and crop bulletin notes that
the past week az whole was cold and
cloudy. The average temperature was
slightly above the normal in the east
ern and central and slightly below
the normal in the western districts.
No frost occurred except In the ex-
treme northwestern counties, where the
vegetation was not far enough ad-
vanced to be injured. CeDious to heavy
showers occurred in all sections, but
the rainfall was generally less than
the normal in the east central and was
heavy and, in some localities, excess
< sive in the western counties; the great
est amounts being reporte dfrom the
southwestern district The"wet weather
DELAYED blowing, and the cold nights
retarded corn planting. The rain. how
ever. was of great value to grasses and
small grains. Cherry, plum and peach
trees are in full bloom In the central
and southern counties, but many apple
trees are not showing the usual amount
Of blossoms, probably owing to the
drought Of last summer and the heaVy
crop produced last year. A heavy anu
damaging hailstorm occurred In the
eastern part Of Polk county on the
afternoon Of May 8.
Northeast District.
Mitchell (Osage)-Rain, 1.41; the
week has been mostly cool and Wet
and very little field work has been
done. :,
Clayton (Elkader)-Rain, .ss; all
slowing crops are in the best of con-
dition.
NORTH Central District.
Kossuth (Algona)-Rain, $50; fruit
+raes are budding and the grass Is
making good growth.
Palo Alto (West Bend)-Rain. LIZ;
small grain coming up well; farmers
ready to plant corn.
Floyd Nora Springs)-Ratn. Zol
rain fell on six days Of the week; me me
growing weather; grain and grass
looking fine. (Charles City)-Raln'
a.31; mean temperature normal, an ex-
cess during the first three days having
been eaualled by cool weather during
the last four days Of the week; hea'y
rain on 2sth and 9th was very bene-
fetal: corn blowing progressing; pas
turaee and other vegetation GROWING
as rapidly as Is desirable.
FRANKLIN (Geneva)-A little ram
fell on Monday; a fine week for work
IN the fields; most Of corn grouno
moved: plenty of moisture In ene
: ground. and new seeding looking nne.
wright (Belmond p--4Rain. 1.52; no
!. clear days; northerly winds and cools
GOOD grain and grass weather; ssocf'
went on pasture May l; ground IN
good condition; no fruit bloom open
yet - - %.
Pocahontas (Pocahontas)-Rain, '5s:
week was cloudy and cool, Win ileh .
frost on the Seth; oats show good SIAM
and color and are doing ~eli' corr
,,lanting begun May I. with ground IN
good condition.
| Northwest District.
Orceola (Sibley)-Rain, LIZ; cool
and cloudy, with plenty OF moisture
until Friday, when clear weather pre-
vailed: pastures and small grain DONG
well. corn planting being pushed.
West Central District.
Sac (Sac Cityo-Rain, lib; grass IS
,4an DAVIS ahead Of last year; small
grain Il loldng good; corn ground is
( generally plowed. and II weather is
favorable some corn will be planted
NEXT week; ground in good condltlon.
woodbury. (Correctionville) = KAN,
4 az. a favorable week and the bulk Oh
+, the corn ground is ready for the plant
er. (Sioux City)-Rain. IA, or IL men
less than normal: average daily den
cheney of temperature, 81 degrees
: lowest temperature. Sc degrees.
shelby (Harlan)-Rain, 2.06; heavy
and continued rain the first OF the
4 week delayed farm work; blowing Tor
) corn about Is per cent completed, put
M corn planted yet; pastures good;
MIG crop only fair; fruit buds begin
ming to appear.
Harrison (Little sioux-Rain, LIZ;
! highest temperature, 81 on 26th' low
est. 81 on 18th.
Central District.
crundv (Grundy Center) Rain,
o.es: lowest temperature, ~ degrees on
Thursday and Friday.
Hardin (Alden)-No work In helds
the first two days on account OF rain'
oats growing rapidly; corn ground. Pc
ing prepared. but blowing is little
late: poor pig crop; some cholera'
GOOD matches: average foals. iowa
Falls)-Rain, 1.1s; rather cool weather,
fine for blowing and disking ~ prep
aration for corn planting; another
week of good weather and planters
Will be started quite generally; plums
and cherries in blossom; pastures
coming on slowly.
Greene (Churdan) Rain, 200; the
heavy rain on Sunday and Monday re.
tarded work; grass and small grain
doing well; blowing well advanced;
plums and cherries growing In BIOS
som.
j Tama (Toledo Rain, 1.06; week
cool and cloudy; ground in fine condi-
/, ton, and some farmers are planting
s corn.
Poweshiek tGrinnelD Rain, 100;
the timely rain Of April q was OF great
value to grass and small grain and
did not interfere with preparation Tor
corn planting; all kinds Of early gar
den truck show fine growth; peach
plum and early cherry trees show q
wealth of blossoms.
Jasper (Monroe)-Rain, LIS; near
~ all cattle on pasture: some corn
planted and much ground ready Tor
planter. (Baxter) -Rain, 10; very few
blossoms buds on apple trees.
Dallas Ode Soto)-Good rain on the
~; cool cloudy weather has retarded
growing crops and delayed field work;
fruit very promising. (Waukee)-Rain,
= 81. email grain meadows and pas