Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-30
Looker-On In Iona

Sheffield. Oct. 30.-Inquiries Of grain
dealers and farmers In this part OF the
state proves conclusively that at least
10 per cent Of the corn crop Ii damaged
by the corn sproutins where the ear Is
down on the ground and tho heavy
rains that we have had. OF course.
this Is by no means = total loss, for
several farmers told the writer that
when husking commences these ears
will be snapped and thrown on the
ground-not In the wagon-and when
the cattle are turned into the stalks
they will pick up all of these damaged
ears. And one farmer says In some
fields so much Of this damaged corn
will be on the ground there will be
danger OF the cattle eating too much of
this corn. and for the first few days all
stock should only be kept in these
cornfields for few hours at one time.
All of which sounds like good advice.
ported for September was 11.05 inches.
And Of the first half Of october there
were ten days during which some rain
fell each day. Now read what follows
from the Hartford. Conn. Courant Of
the weather down east during the same
periods:
Mother Nature has many moods.
and her latest whim has been to spare
the city Of Hartford from even a slight
rainfall for considerable space Of pc
RAD While the month Of September
shattered all records that have ever
been kept in this city for the slightness
Of its rainfall, for that month, which
a mr. In oil IN hut 0f
this month has started off in rainless
manner. In thirteen days, rot single
drop OF rain has descended from the
heavens. Early in the morning of Sept.
80, there was .08 Of an inch of rainfall.
con Sept. "a and rs there wehe .05
and .06 Of an inch respectively, and OF
OF an inch was recorded on Sept. 6.
This made showing Of 20 Of an inch
for the month.
in looking back over the records Of
previous years, it is shown that in
May. 1887. there was only 10 Of an inch
OF rainfall. and in June, 1873. Is of an
inch Of rain appeared. This was bad
enough, but nothing like the record
made so far by the month Of October.
In october there have so far been thir-
teen days without rain. In September
there were seventeen dry days, from
the 18th to the 23d, inclusive. In Sep
TENDER, 1908, Hartford had eighteen
days of drouth, from the 18th to the
24th. inclusive, the two following days
had small sprinkles and Sept. 81 was
entirely dry. making total Of twenty
one days without measurable precipi-
tation."
Some years ago the writer had to
take hurried trip from Grinnell Iowa
to Hartford, Conn. He remembered
exactly how the moon looked from the
sleeping car window on Monday night
when he started. and found on the
Wednesday night following the same
old moon shining over yankeedom.
had the same dip and was :'naIf FULL
So that It Is presumably doing busi-
ness the same old way today. This
being admitted the question arises
how could the same old moon. be a
dry one in Connecticut during Septem-
Der and half Of October. and at the
same time, be the wettest kind Of wet
one in Iowa Respectfully referred to
the moon weather prophets.
Az the years roll on more and more
men do good with their money before
they die. than afterwards. And each
year a larger number Of men are
realizing that the playground for the
school children Is one Of the best pub
lie benefactions for our well to do
citizens. D. w. Mott Of Hampton real
lied this fact and put the thought into
action. by giving to the new $4,000
school building fund three acres Of
grounds for a play spot. Other good
citizens Joined him till over $4,000 will
be expended for play grounds and all
that goes with It, in the way Of base