Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-16
FIELDS IN TORNADO DISTRICT OF
NORTHEAST IOWA NOT
SERIOUSLY AFFECTED
RAINS NEEDED IN SOUTH
AND CENTRAL DISTRICTS
Corn Planting rs Per Cent Completed
in Southern Half Of Statehood
Stand in Fields Where Grain Has
Come Thru-Hay and Alfalfa Crops
to Be Short in Some Districts.
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Des Moines, May 16.-The crop re-
port for the week notes that heavy
rains occurred in the northeastern part
Of the state, but as the soil was dry and
receptive, 1t absorbed most of the rain.
Over much of the central and south
western districts the deficiency in rain
fall has become serious. Temperatures
in the nineties prevailed in the north
and west portions on the Sth and 9th
followed by cooler with frost and ice
in many sections on the morning of the
18th and snow and sleet in the central
district The temperature averaged
about normal. Shifting gales on the
9th caused minor damage to buildings
and trees and serious drying effects in
the southwest portion. Tornrdoes in
the late AFTERNOON of the 9th caused
serious damage, several deaths and
many injuries in Bremen, Chickasaw,
Winneshiek, Hamilton and Scott coun-
ties. The property loss will total near
ly $1,000,O0O. The damage to crops
was small. Hail was reported in many
northern and eastern counties but the
damage is not believed to have been
great.
Corn planting is Is per cent COM
pleted in the southern counties where
the carly planting is up, showing a
good stand and cultivation has begun
in few localities. In some of the
northeastern and north-central coun-
ties planting is just beginning, while in
the northwest it is well advanced.
Small grain. pastures and meadows are
doing we'll in all but the central and
southwest districts where rain is badly
needed. Much winter wheat is being
plowed up in Taylor county. The first
crop of alfalfa and probably all hay
will be short in these districts.
North Central District.
Mitchell (Osage)-Cool and partly
cloudy with hard rains Wednesday
night and Thursday. Small grain and
grass looking fine since the rain; some
corn planted; seed corn very scarce;
corn ground in fine condition but warm
weather is needed or replanting will
be necessary.
Winnebago Forest City, Rain,
3.35; highest temperature rs on the
9Th and 9Th: lowest, SO on the 10th;
some corn planted the first of week:
last part too wet and cool: most of
corn ground ready and next week most
of it will be planted; wheat and oats
up and grass looking well: liacs in
bloom; q growing time; apples in full
! loom.
kossuth (Burt) - Frost AMI ics
Monday morning, 18th. with tempera-s
ture 81; heavy rain Wednesday night
and Thursday with hisn wind and
heavy hail Thursday which did dam
az, n some localities; not mucn corn
rlan:ed.
4 Emmett (Esthefvilie) Rain, 100:
highest temperature. 81 Oh the Sth;
lowest, % on the 18th.
Palo Alto (West Bandb Rain.
PIT; corn planting has been vigorously
pushed he Fast week: the rlin during
the middle of the week was badly
needed; las rart of weeN Very cool
for the seasol.
Cerrc Gorio Nora Spri lss'--HcatE
frost on the mo,ring CT the 18th; some
corn. planted; soil in fine condition
for planting: pastures slow; clover
wintered well and meadows look good;
small grain fine; warm weather
needed for quick termination of corn,
early potatoes UP.
~
PAS more than the normal; mean tenn
perature, SIS, or / degree abo - normal;
sunshine "A, or less than the normal;
heavy rains on the Sth anl 9th were
timely and quickly absorbed by :ha
soil: work in fields resumed on the
10th and 18th; corn planting begun on
the 18th and will be general with ia
vorable weather next week paatu,es
now supporting stock; spring wheat
oats and barley doing fine. (Nora
Springs)-Rain. 80; good growing
weather; grain pushing ahead fine:
apple trees in full bloom; early pota-
toes coming up pastures and mead
ows extra good: some corn planting.
Franklin (Hampton) = Had i fine
rain this week; it delayed corn plant
ing considerable, but it is plenty soon
enough for planting; had a little hail
but not much damage; a few build
ings were damaged by winds. Gen
eva)-Some hail and high winds did