Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-05
conditions have been favorable for Z
good fruit crop.
East Central Niatriet

good fruit crop.
East Central District.
Dubuque (Dubuque) Rain. go, or
10 inch less than the normal; average
daily excess of temperature, 1.5 de-
grees; first half of week was warm:
latter half, cool; garden truck coming
up and early fruit Is in bloom.
Black Hawk (Waterloo)-Rain,1 1870;
the weather this week has been SO cold
that not much progress in growth can
be reported, but small grains are doins
we'll
Clinton (Clinton)-Farm work Is
Well advanced; a very little corn has
been planted: small grain and grass
are coming slowly.
Scott Davenport)-Rain, .35, or "A
inch less than normal: average daily
excess of, temperature. 1.s degrees;
weather fine for farm work: much
needed rain fell on Monday night; cold
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. but
no frost and no damage done: pastures
and meadows starting slowly on ac-
count Of dry weather; fruit prospects
fine except apples, which have very
Light bloom, due, to drought and heavy
crop last fall; corn ground nearly all
prepared and planting will begin dur
ing coming week.
Muscatine (Muscatine) - Drought
broken by good rain Monday night;
considerable spring blowing to do yet:
cabbage practically all set; water
melon planting begun; no corn planted
yet; apples light. only about 30 per
cent of blossoms: peaches. 80 per cent.
Southeast District.
Washington Washington - Rain.
Ito: the rain was much needed for
grass and hay crop and will help the
blowing.
Wapello (Blakesburg)-Good local
showers on the 26th and 9th: some
are planting corn, but the weather is
too cool for termination; clover Is
looking fine and fall wheat never looked
better at this time Of the year: peach
and plum trees are loaded With
bloom.
Lee (Keokuk)-Rain, SO, or .01
inch less than the normal; average
daily deficiency of temperature, Ii de-
grees; good soaking rain on Monday
night and Tuesday morning was of
great benefit; most of the corn ground
has been plowed and planting begun.
Van Buren, (Stockport)-Rain, Las:
corn planting suspended from Monday
until Friday: corn planted on April
oath just coming thru ground on May
I'd: marked improvement in all vege
tation after the rains: fruit bloom
plentiful. except apples mo damage
from frost of May LIST. (Bonaparte)-
Rain, Las on 9th and 2sth; early part
Of week warm, but latter part cold;
too cold for corn planting, but good for
small grain.
Davis (Bloomf1eld)-Rain, 81: this
has been a very cool week. with not
nearly enough rain. but the crust has
been softened in oat fields; winter
wheat looks extra good and oats now
doing we'll; considerable corn planted.
South Central District.
Mahaska (Oskaloosa)-Rain, IS;
weather cool: no corn planted yet;
apple crop will be light.
South Central District.
Mahaska (Oskaloosa) = Rain. SO;
weather cool no, corn planted yet;
apple crop will be light
Marion (Pella)-Rain. Ia: rain
beneficial for meadows and pastures:
probably IS per cent Of blowing for
corn done: cherries and peaches bloom
ing profusely: apple crop will be light.
Warren (Hartford)-First part Of
week too wet to plow; corn planting
begun, and with good weather large
acreage will :ibe planted next week;
pastures good; small grain making
fine growth. -
Madison :tEaflham) = Rain, Il II;
small grain and pastures are doing
Ewe1l: blowing well advanced. apple
bloom win be scarce but peach and
plum trees. are full Of blossoms, Win
set)-Rain. 1856: work delayed early
. to-, Io1- Jos.
leafng out rapidly; fall wheat in fine
condition.
Adair Greenfeld)-Rain, .33: a very
cool. cloudy week: work delayed.
Union (Creston)-Rain, 10: damp.
cold week. with very little sunshine:
no frost, but Garden truck shows eff
feet Of cold weather; stock mostly on
pasture.
Clarke (Murray)-Rain. 1923: cool,
cloudy weather with good rain on 9th
and 2Stn has been beneficial to small
grain and grass: cherries. peaches.
pears and plums in full bloom: apple
buds beginning to show; so far pros
poets are good for fruit.
Lucas (Chariton)-Rain, 1.2O: fair
progress with field work, but vegeta-
ton has made slow growth; soil is wet
anu Coiu, qulle I'LL area ready LOT the
planter; fruit prospects good.
Appanoose (Centerville) =, Rain, .25;
week cool and partly cloudy; grass
and grain need rain and warmer
weather; field work Is well advanced
and soil is in fine condition; some corn
being planted; many apple trees show
no bloom; other fruit promising
Wayne (Corydon)-Rain, 10; cold
and cloudy most of the week; blowing
we'll advanced; fruit trees are full of
bloom; grass Is coming nicely.
Ringgold 0Mount Ayr)-Rain 1.92;
with the exception Of Sunday, the
week was cold and cloudy; too wet to
plow until the latter part Of the week;
peach and plum bloom about gone.
Southwest District.
Cass (Atlantic)-Rain. 3.34; heavy
rain of 26th-2Sth delayed. blowing and
washed ground badly. but was of great
value; best rain for many months and
prospects for hay and small grain are
now very good.
Pottawattamie Council Blutfs).-
Rain, Isl: winter wheat is growing
too rapidly; alfalfa was never so far
along on May LIST: no corn planted yet;
oats at standstill on account OF cold
weather; pastures are luxuriant.
Montgomery (Elliott)-Rain, 1.ss:
week cloudy and cold; small grain and
grass doing well: garden stuff at p
standstill; all fruit trees in blossom;
DIowin1 for corn nrooressInv pScaly.