Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-30
NO PORTION OF IOWA NOW sUF-
FERINa FOR LACK OF MOS.
TuRE FOR CROPS.
EXCESSIVE RAINS IN
MANY LOCALITIES
cutwor,n Damage to Corn Prevalent to
An Unusual Degree - Otherwise
Stand 10 Remarkably Good-culti-
vation Being Delayed by Rains and
Weeds Are Getting Start.
special to rimes-Repubican.

DeS MONIES, May SO.-CoplouS 10 GA
cessive rains occurred in all but the
extreme northeast counties. No section
is lacking moisture. Most Of this has
been soaked up and retained by the
soil as shown by the tile drains which
are not running full. In some Of the
central and southeast counties the ex-
cesses eroded the hillsides and flooded
the lowlands. In Jasper and PoWe-
shick counties between five and six
inches Of rain fell and considerable live
stock, mostly sheep, were drowned. the
area damaged Is comparatively small.
On Tuesday afternoon May Il, a
series of torhadoes occurred in CraW-
ford, Carroll, Greene, Boone, Webster
and Hardin counties, causing much
damage to property, many injuries and
several deaths. Hail damaged crops
slightly in many sections and seriously
in some southwestern counties.
Temperatures weer about normalin
the north and west and about degrees
above normal in the southeast. Sun
shine was slightly deficient.
The drouth is broken In the west and
southwest counties, but too late for the
hay crop; pastures are improving rap
idly. Small grains are all making
good progress and becoming too rank
in some of the southeastern counties.
Winter wheat is heading in the south
east and shooting in the central coun-
ties. Cutworm damage to corn, par
t:cularly on sod, is unusually prevalent
in all sections and will necessitate
much replanting; otherwise the stand
OF corn Is remarkably good as result
Of diligent seed testing, and unusually
favorable soil and weather conditions.
Cultivation and late planting have
been delayed by rain; weeds are get
ting good start in some sections.
Strawberries promise a good crop
and are beginning to ripen in the
southeast.
Northeast District.
Winneshiek (Decorah)-Week has
been very good for crops; considerable
cloudiness but warm with very little
rain; crops will not need rain for the
rest Of the month; corn planting IS
nearly completed; grass and grains are
doing splendk1iy; practically no corn
will need to be replanted.
Caickasaw Gawler)-Kain on Tues
day and Thursday; we.rm most Of
week; everything growing fine; CON
practically all planted and coming up
fine, blowing begun oats. barley and
wheat are doing we'll. (New Hamp-
ton)-Rafn. .3S; highest temperature.
80 on, the 18th; lowest. 4s on the Esd;
small grain doing well; corn coming
good: some fields being cultivated and
showing good stand strawberries full
Of blossoms.
Fayette (West Union)-All crops do
ing well; abundance Of rain; some
fields badly infested with grubworms.
(Fayette)-Heavy rains during the
week; some damage by high winds;
considerable corn washed out on side
hills: about one-third Of corn ground
yet to plant: some ground too wet to
plant due to so much rain; pastures
and all small grains looking good.
Clayton (Elkader)-Rain, 80; corn
shows good stand where it was not
washed out; small grain and grass
fine; also garden truck; potatoes
promising.
North Central District.
Winnebago (Forest City)-A growing
week; corn all planted and some up
and cultivated; stand better than ex-
pected; no lack OF misture; soil in good
condition for cultivation.
Kossuth (Burt)-Too much rain !:
crops are all looking good; corn e. good
stand except on sod where worms arc
doing much damage.
Palo Alto (West Bend)-Rain. 1.7S i:
two heavy rains have interfercd some
what with late planting operations
corn coming up fine and most Of it 100
per cent stand; have personally in
spected over 100 fields the past week.
Cerro Gordo Mora springs)--Fine
week for corn and grain; practically all
Of the corn is planted; early planted
is almost large enough to cultivate !;
soil in fine condition; all garden stuff
looks fine; new seeding Of grasses in
excellent condition; pastures good.
FToyd-(Charle City)-Rain, 1.12, OF
~ more than the normal. mean tenn
perature, 81 or Just normal; sunshine,
81 per cent or II per cent less than
the normal; good growing and working
week; some corn yet to be planted:
early planted coming up: early pota-
toes in; pastures good; hay\feir: gar
dens and fruit good Mora Springs)
Rain, 1.16; seasonable weather; corn
planting generally done; grain and
grasses pushing ahead; early corn up
Wright (C1arion)--About Is per cent
Of the corn planted; stand good: early
planting il best. some cutworm depre-
dalton causing replanting, cultiHa-
ton started; grass and pastures in good
condition: oats doing fine; also spring
~, o$.F ~ To- 81. =,
In fields. (Belmond) Rain. 2.70; a
total of 1855 inchesxof rain IN 20 days
one-sixth Ct com grou,.d awaiting
drier weather for planting; one fourth
Of sugar beets yet to plant; i'"adows
pastures and grain advancing.
Pocahontas (Pc"anontas)- Rain. l.9c;
ground getting ECO wet. weeds in
some places getting the best If the
corn; cut-and wirswniins are !. ing
seme damage; from poor seed to start
with some corn fields shoa onl, 20 per
cent of stand; oats doing fine: Glove:
Showing up g,ui; potatoes: prom sing
a full crop; Indications for apple Greg
very poor.
Northwest District.
Lyon Much cloudy aud
cool weather prevailed the past We ek
retarding the growth of corn AMI &C.
laying planting; however, I,.:,rtlr., IS
nearly finished and little cultivation
has been done. sing!l grain and Alfalfa
coming along nicaly.
Sioux (Alton)-- Rain, 1872; wheat
oats and barley looking fine; coin
chewing rows and Looks like ;,0Od
stand; grass recovering Il from drouth: q
n Dl.Na -. ~ A..
potatoes and g4ricn truck well>ad-