Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-15
WARM WEATHER OF PAST FEW
DAYS 4HuRRYlNG GREAT
CEREAL 70 MATURITY.
TOTAL YIELD IN IOWA
OF 4oo,ooo,ooo BUSHELS
Total Acreage Of 100000 Largest in
History Of state-Twe Weeks Of
Present Brand Of Weather viii Put
Corn Beyond Danger From Frost
Yield Of Oats Breaks All Records.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
eds Moines. Sept l5.-The unusually
fine weather now prevailing in Iowa
is making the corn crop or will make
it If it continues for two weeks longer,
according to the reports received here.
With the exception of low ground in
northeastern Iowa where corn was In
jured by the cool weather and frosts
of the first of this week, the state gen.
orally has escaped without frost. The
old weather prophets now are predict
ing that we will have period of two
weeks or more Of good ripening wealth
err since that Is the usual manner OF
weather in this state following the
early cool weather of September
If the corn does mature as. now
seems most probable, the crops as a
whole in the state for this season will
be unusually large.
If the corn natures the total yield
of corn will be around 400,00O,000 bush
els this year. Some estimators are
placing the yield at AIS 100000, but
40O, 100000 is considered conservative
The acreage totaling over 100000, is
The crop has been backward all thru
the season, being from two weeks to
a month late over the state. Hence
an early frost during the cool weather
Of a few days ago was the cause OF
great concern. Now that this crisis
has passed and excellent maturing
weather prevails, there is general
feeling of optimism over the corn pros
poets.
Oats Break All Records.
The oats crop this year has exceeded
that of any other year by more than
fifty million bushels. The official esti-
mate of the oats crop for this state as
made by the Iowa weather and crop
bureau is go 1000, 900. The biggest oats
crop up TO this year was in 1912 when
the total yield was 20S $4,000 bushels
Last years oats crop was $4,000. ooo
bushels and in 1915 the crop amounted
to O1,446.0 900. The yield is officially
estimated at fifty bushels to the acre.
whereas the average yield over period
of eighteen years in Iowa was 31.2
bushels.
The wheat crop, which is never mucE
Of a crop in this state, IS less than
normal, due largely to winter killing.
The total yield of both winter wheat
and spring wheat is estimated at about
5000 900 bushels, whereas the average
1. about 1900. 900 bushels.
The barley crop this year in Iowa IS
estimated at 100000 bushels. as
against an average Of 12.305.56 bush
els over period Of eighteen years.
Last year the barley crop in Iowa was
s,539,930 bushels. Rye is estimated for
1917 at 200. 900 bushels. while last year
II. was 1.27o,590 bushels.
The rains and the warmer weather
Of the past several days are also prov
ing Of immense benefit to the late pota-
TO crop. the reports declare. They are
also OF big benefit to fall pastures
which will result in an important saw
ing Of feed.
Late vegetables. which have proved
of Importance this year in the demand
for foodstuffs. are also being benefited
by the rains and warm weather. There
is A big crop Of late tomatoes in many
gardens.
But in the important crops the state
has never yielded more abundantly,
and 1t is recognized that this abund-
ance will be of immense importance IN
helping to win the world war.
Reports coming to the office Of the
state veterinarian IRE to the effect that
much live stock is being brought in
from the south and southwest for fall
and winter feeding. There Will appar-
emily be an abundance Of forage,
considerable portion of which will be
wasted unless live stock can be had to