Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-11
ILLINOIS CENTRAL EXPERT RE.
PORTS CONDITIONS BET.
TERED BY LATE RAINS.
PASTURES ESPECIALLY
TAKE ON NEW LIFE
Wind Levels Fields in Some Localities
and Causes irreparable Injury
Prospects Bright For Better Seed
Corn-SeIections Already Being Made
Late Poatoes Benefited. s

Waterloo, Sept. 11.--Altho the heavy
rains of the past week did consider
able damage to small part Of the
corn crop in this vicinity the storms
proved to be very beneficial to Inc
greater part of the crop, according 10
the weekly crop report issued from the
office of A. w. Atwiil, superintendent
of the Illinois Central The report
shows that during one OF the nea'iest
storms a part Of the corn was blown
down and this can not be revived De-
cause of the lateness of the season.
This was but a small part of the crop
and will have but little effect on the
crop as whole.
Pastures Are Revived.
Pastures, which during the past lie"
weeks have been in very bad shape
because of the continued not airy
weather revived wonderfully under the
heavy downpours and now II is eN-
pected that there will be a great plenty
Of fall feed. The report shows ina
clover is now ready for the seconu
cutting while alfalfa is making eN-
cellent progress and is now ABOUT
ready for the fourth cutting. 1t is
also expected that the fourth cutting
will yield a bigger crop than did the
third
Following is the Illinois Central re-
port in detail:
After an almost continuous drouth
lasting from early in July. we had
two heavy rains, as well as several
light showers. during the past week
This, coupled with warm weather, has
been decidedly beneficial to the late
crops
Corn Was Blown Down.
Some corn was blown down during
one Of the storms Of this week. and
on account of the lateness Of the sea-
son. can not revive However. as
rule. the rain helped the later plant
ings materially and while il hindered
the ripening of the corn that has be-
gun to mature TO a certain extent. at
least 80 per cent of the crop will be
out of frost danger by the end OF the
coming week. Sios are being filed
in some localities and some farmer
are selecting seed corn for air dry
ing Indications are, seed Of this years
yield will be far superior to that Of
1915
Shock threshing is completed and
the wet weather has held up stack
threshing somewhat About So per
cent is now completed. and the next
ten days should see the completion OF
this work Late flax returns show a
little heavier than first estimated, the
average being about thirteen bushels
to the acre.
Pastures have revived wonderfully
and there will be plenty of fall feed
Glover is about ready for second cut
ting. the recent showers causing ii to
fill out in first class condition. AL
falfa is making good progress and the
fourth cutting will undoubtedly he
heavier than the third Timothy seed
shows an average Of As bushels to
the acre with a 90 per cent increase
in timothy cut for seed.
Potatoes Are Benefited.
While the recent rains came TOO late
to be Of much benefit to potatoes. It
was of some benefit. and the present
chances for the Gate crop are fair
Onions are some smallerthans1ast sea-
sons. with normal production
The estimated average acreage and
condition Of the principal crops are
as follows: