Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-27
FlFrY.sEvEN NEW STATE AND
SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS ORGAN
izEp DURING YEAR.
SHOWING DURING JUNE
CONSIDERED REMARKABLE
Deposits Show Decrease Third Less
Than Corresponding Month Last
year--Nearly $224, ooo, 900 in Custody
Of state Banks at Close of Business
July state House News.
sneoial TO Tim es-Republican.

Des Moines, July 27.-Bank deposits
in SS1 savings banks, 31s state Dali A.
and 81 trust companies, as reported u
tne state auditor under call OF July o.
show an increase OF Sl1,6SS,21o.sS as
c,n,nared TO June 80, 1917. AS com
pared to the April statement OF 'i'4s
wear the deposits show ueeEeese "
sa134.7392S. The July statement al
wavs shows deposits II Iowa d. 40"
ebb and the July statement IS IL 20
iably below the April statement
decrease from April TO july TINS
bouever was not SO much as duflh
the corresponding period year -,
when there was a decrease OF Ss,s9e,Veu
- sanosi-s almost three times as I1lucA
as the decrease in those months tAis
year.
The increase in deposits over a year
GRO is especially marked. however, ana
Is larger than that of the same pef2o>
1as+ wear as ornpared TO the CORE
snonding period the previous year.
considering the fact that this IS war
time s1l.6sa.ooo gain is constoerea
notew
There has been q net increase OF NJ
+v-seven new banks organized since
June 80. 1914, and since April 10 OF THIS
wear of twelve The average reserve
in all banks is 1874 per cent.
The total deposits IN these banks
which come under the direction OF the
state auditor at the close OF business
.J.,ly s. amounted TO s223,sI5,4i2
While gold IS at a premium IN for
e;sn countries there has been healthy
increase in gold con II Iowa banks,
there being an increase OF S2t0es4 as
compared TO June so, 1914. There was
an Increase in legal tender, bank notes,
etc. amounting 10 1854, I49 and ce-
crease in silver coin OF s43,6eO. AS
compared to the April call there was
decrease in gold coin Of 1851 and OF
silver coin, s26.554.s6, Legal tender,
hank notes. etc, decreased s34i,2lS. as
compared with the April statement
G g. Blodsett, OF Henry county,
-nenber of the board Of the Iowa State
Horticultural Society and veteran
fruit grower, believes thoroughly in the
efficacy Of spraying fruit trees against
the ravages Of insects and also OF
fungus growths. He gave his trees
thorough spraying three times TINS
wear and hts apples are free from IN
sects and fungi while neighoorins
trees which were not sprayed are
losing considerable OF their fruit be-
cause Of It's dropping OF, due to
fungus growth.
M. Blodgett uses a preparation made
up of two pounds Of arsenic OF lead
five quarts Of lime sulphur and fifty
gallons Of water He sprays the BUDS
when they first begin to show pink.
again ten days or two weeks later
This preparation destroys ootn the III :
sects and the fungi.
at have never had a better prospect
for apples than this year" said Mr.,
Blodget yesterday. Il have attended
these horticultural meetings for many
wears but It was a long time before
decided to spray I had so few trees
I thought Il hardly worth while. Final
" I was convinced this was the only
thing to do and It has certainly proved
a rood thing for my fruit
Mr.. Blodgett reports one Of the long
est strawberry seasons he has ever
known. The marketing season extend
ed for four weeks and from May 26 10
June 2s he had strawberries on his
home market every day except Sun
day. For table use he had strawber-
RES as early as May 20 and as late as
July 4. He does not grow any ever
bearing Strawberries.
Since May IS, there has not been a
single week that the temperature has
been normal at this point In fact there
have only been four weeks during the
whole spring and summer season when
the temperature has been above nor
NAL and these were the three weeks in
April and one week in May. The month
OF July. UP 70 the 2sth, vas 12i de-
yrees shy on temperature. This is an
average of five degrees under normal
tor each day Of the month. The normal
mean temperature for the month OF
July at this point is 75.5 degrees
whereas this month It has only been a