Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-09
RAIN FALL EXCESSIVE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN IOWA
DELUGED BY RECENT
STORMS.
HEAVIEST IN WRIGHT,
WHERE e.e1 INCHES FELL
Some Damage by Washed Fields and
Erosion-southern Section Of State
Dry and Suffering For Moisture
Crops in Balance Of state Thriving
Condition Of Crops June 4.
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| Special to Times-Republican.
| Des Moines, June 9-The weekly
weather and crop report says:
THE week was hot, and up to Thurs
day night, very dry. The average tenn
perature was about six degrees above
! the normal and the daily readings
| were the highest recorded this season.
! Showers were frequent over the larg-
err part Of the state during the last
three days and the rainfall was ex-
cessive in some localities. especially in
the east-central and northwestern
counties Following are some Of the
! greatest amounts reported: Wright
! county, 661 inches; Marshall, 5:13;
Osceola, 4.97; Dickinson. All; Linn,
| 4.63; Blackhawk, 4.53 and Scott, ABS
| inches The rainfall was practically
nil over the south central counties,
and within this area all crops. except
| corn, suffered from lack Of moisture,
and stock water is getting scarce.
! Over the balance of the state, all
crops are in fine condition and were
| greatly improved by the timely rains
| The week, as a whole, was exception
| ally favorable for farm work and the
growth Of vegetation but considerable
damage was done in the area of heavi-
est rainfall by foods and soil erosion.
Some damage also resulted from wind
| squalls, hail and lightning. Probably
! the most destructive storm of the week
occurred in the northern part Of
| O'Brien county on Friday night Con-
! siderable alfalfa was put up during the
week in the best Of condition and some
i clover will be cut during the coming
! week.
Following is summary showing
condition of crops on June 1. as com :
pared with the average Of past years
on that date: Corn. 1c1 per cent; oats,
] 90; spring wheat, 9S: winter wheat
| 90: barley. 95: rye. 81: fax. 90; pota-
toes 9: tame hay. 90; wild hay, 96;
pastures, 81: alfalfa, 101: apples, Sc:
plums, Is: peaches (southern 1owa)
! s4; grapes. 90: strawberries, 90: rasp-
berries, SO; blackberries, 81; cherries,
/ 81.
Northeast District.
| Clayton. (Elkaderl-Rain. 1.72;
weather very beneficial for all grow
ing crops: corn we'll cultivated.
North Central District.
| Kossuth (Algona) Rain. 1.76;
plenty Ct heat and moisture; fine week
for growth of vegetation.
| Cerro Gordo Mora Springs) Fine
growing week for everything; corn
fields are clean: hay will be a good
crop: grain looking very fine; straw
berries in bloom: very few apples:
! small fruit p1entiful: pastures excel
| lent: pig crop small.
/ Floyd Mora Springs) - Rain, 2.49:
mean temperature. SO degrees: sum
shine 70 per cent; fine growing wealth
er: corn doing we'll (Charles City,
! Rain. 1.39. or 20 inch more than nor
NAL: mean temperature, Ss.5. or 3.s de-
gcees above normal: frequent thunder
| SHE wers during last four days delaying
work.
| Franklin (Geneva) Fine growing
week: good showers Friday: creek,
bank fun; ground very wet; oats max
ing rank growth.
| Wright CBelmond)-Rain, ee1: hail.
food and wind damaging corn fields
and lightning killed seven horses:
Iowa river at high water mark, food
4 ing low lands.
! Pocahontas (Pocahontas) = Rain
1.1o: hot weather and plenty Of moist
urc made all crops grow rapidly: oats
getting too rank; some fields teins
pas trreG and some being moved: corn
is Going WELL and is ten to fourteen
days ahead Of last year.
Northwest District.
Emmett (Estherville) = Pain, 2.4o:
corn doing first rate on rolling ground
and where it has been cultivated; some
fiat fields in bad condition ON account
CT too much rain. small grain and era IS
doing well.
i Dickinson Hake Park)--Rain, Az
in four d,ys; too much rain for crops
especially corn; fields are to, wet tc
work. and weeds are getting the start;
sraS.; and small grain doing we'll.
Osceola (Sihley) Rain, 4.97: the
first five days Of week were ideal and
crops were looking fine, but the excess
sive rains of the last two days have
Eooced the low lands and washed the
hill lands badly.
Clay (Spencer)-Rain, 40; highest
temperance, SO on 4th; fair progress
made cultivating corn, but late show
ers have interfered; corn never looked
better to this time of year, oats max
ire feavy growth; meadows are i'm
proving considerably and there will be
almost an average timothy crop.
Cherokee (Washta)-Ratn, $50; all
grain crops looking well.
West Central District.
Sac (Sac City)-Rain. 1.16: all crop.
have made rapid growth and the gen
eral prospects are excellent.
Carroll (Dedham)-Dry and hot un
til Thursday. when we had several goot
showers, with bad windstorm on Fri
day evening; windmille, trees and out.
buildings blown down; corn looks fin,
and most OF it piowed once; very weedJ
where not plowed; small grain grow
ing rank.
Audubon (Audubon)-with warn
weather all week and good shower!
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