Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-24
Hessian Fly Doing Damage in Sections
Of Whe.t Belt But Operations Are
Limited -. Pastures Excellent and
Vegetable Crops Promise Heavy
Yieid-Weekly Review Of Conditions.

DAY ana Saturday night, the week was
dry and until Saturday, cool. The aver
age temperature was about five de-
grees below normal, and two nights
We're quite cool. Corn has continued
to make rapid growth and most fields
are clean. Mucn 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 COM
ing week. There has been some dam
i age by drought and in some localities
by Hessian fly, but there has been but
! little rust. Oats are filling we'll. but
! the straw Is short. In the northern
part of the state all small grain is
rank. The recent rains were also bene-
fetal to fruits. but more moisture is
needed in southern counties. Potatoes
| are promising and garden truck Is gen.
orally in good condition.
The government crop report received
by telegraph says:
! Favorable weather has prevailed
over the winter wheat belt for harvest
ing which is well under way in south
ern sections and has begun as far
north as Iowa and Nebraska. The
yield is satisfactory, except that it is
! somewhat less than was expected in
Texas and Oklahoma.
Favorable weather has also prevailed
! over the spring wheat belt and the crop
| is making excellent progress.
| Over some Of the northern states the
! weather was most too cold for corn and
| frost did some damage, especially in
| Michigan, but on the whole the crop
| has made good progress. with cultiva-
| ton we'll under way and completed in
many sections as far north as southern
Iowa. More moisture Is needed for
corn in portions Of the Ohio valley,
Missouri and Kansas and southwark.
Osls and hay continue in favorable
condition over most OF the northern and
western districts.
Tobacco setting Is still delayed in
many sections on account Of lack Of
moisture.
/! The report by counties follows:
Northern District.
| Clayton (Elkader)-Rain, .5S; wealth
er cool but pleasant; corn knee high
haying begun; potatoes In blossom.
North Central District.
| Kossuth (Burt)-This has been a
good week for work, except that early
! In the week the ground was too wet;
some crops drowned out (Algona)-
Rain, trace; rather a cool week.
Hancock (Britt)-Rain, .O2; crops
never looked better, altho there has
been too much rain for the low ground
and some cornfields are weedy.
CerrO GOr6n Morn Snrfr OoN-r 3el,<
showers during week; low places in
! cornf1elds rather wet to pillow, and in
| such places corn is yellow; oat getting
rank.
Floyd (Nora Springs)-Rain. 1928, OF
which 1.01 fell on 18th; cornields be-
Ing cleaned; first alfalfa bloom on 18th;
strawberry crop Is fne; much OF the
corn is knee high and wheat is head
ing. (Charles City)-Rain, 81, or LOS
less than normal; average daily defic-
iency of temperature, 5 degrees: aver
age sunshine IS per cent. or 20 per cent
less than normal; heavy rains last
week destroyed half Of strawberry crop
and injured gardens and fields on low
lands; bridges and culverts damaged
$4,000 to $4,000
Franklin (Geneya)-Fine for work:
most Of corn plowed three times and
looks fine, except a little yellow in
places on account Of too much rain
last week; line weather for oats and
grass; pastures never looked better.
Pocahontas (Pocahontas)- Is;
ideal week for work; many cornfields
will be laid by July 4 some hay put
up; oats heading nicely.
Northwest District.
Osceola (Sibley)-Rain, .25; cult
walton Of corn progressing rapidly;
small grain growing rank; potatoes
are fine; plums and apples about 10
per cent Of crop.
O'Brien (Sanborn)-Rain, 40; cool
nights have checked growth Of corn,
but some is knee high; potatoes and
garden truck doing well.
Cherokee (Washta) -Rain .35; all
crops growing well; some weedy corn.
Plymouth lie Mars)-Rain. OF: con-
ditions have been very favorable for
growth Of crops; corn shout two weeks
ahead Of normal; pastures. gardens
and potatoes in good shape.
West Central District.
Sac (Sac City)-RAin, 10; corn made
rapid growth Gid is ten days IN ad-'
vance of average season; small grain
is good; clover Ia ready to harvest.
woodbury. (Correctionville)- Rain.
.27; oats heading and Of rank growth.
corn growing rapidly.
Carroll (Dedham)-No rain: hne
week for cultivating corn; four cool
days checked the rapid growth OF corn,
heading; potatoes doing well; cherries
fair crop.
Audubon (Audubon)- $50
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