Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-05-16

frost on morning or 18TH; very. Httie
corn planted; ground beaten down
pretty hard; grass coming up fine;
oats look fine.
Wright (Belmond)-Rain. 400; two
light hailstorms on each Of the days,
Sth and 9th; low dense black cloud
with straight wind from north of wess
at g.: Is p. m. on the 9th, breaking and
uprooting many trees and light build
ings and packing the surface of farm
lands as crust; corn planting delayed
| by storm period.
Pocahontas (Pocahontas) - Rain.
2.25; frost on Monday morning, 18th,
ice on water; no damage: hail struck
this vicinity May . at 80 p. M;
some damage was done to barns, out
houses, fruit trees and garden truck:
rain very beneficial to all crops and
pastures which were suffering from
drouth; s. per bent of the corn
planted,
Northwest District.
Dickinson Uake Park Rain, 1.1o;
highest temperature, 81 on the Stth;
lowest, IS on the 18th; later part OF
week too cool; rainfall on the 9th and
| 10th was ample for present needs:
wheat and oats never looked better,
grass and potatoes doing well; corn
planting well under way; most of 1t
will be done this week.
Lyon Unwood) - Rain, 10: highest
temperature 95 on the Sth; lowest. ~
on the 10th: day temperatures were
above normal during the first half or
the week, but cool weather now pre-
walls; rain on the 9th was very bene-
fetal after the hot drying winds earlier
in the week: stormy weather Thurs
day afternoon caus sight damage to
buildings and loose objects on farm;
many farmers started corn planting
Friday and Saturday; plum and apple
trees blooming profHsely.
O'Brien (Sanborn) Rain. 80; ice
formed the morning Of the 10th; all
crops looking fine: corn planting wen
along; fruit trees in full bloom; heavy
hai.storm south and east of here on
the Sth: very high wind on the 9th, but
did not do much damage.
Cherokee (Washta)-Rain, rs; high
est temperature, "a lowest 33;
corn about half planted but cool wealth l.
er will make it slow to terminate;
clover and alfalfa seeding looks we'll
Plymouth Gle Mars)-Rain, 1.2l /;
maximum temperature, 90 on the Sth;
lowest, SO on the 10TH strong wind on
the afternoon of the 9th. (No. 2)-Fore
part of week warm and dry: pastures
needing rain; hard rain and high wind
Thursday afternoon; very near frost
Thursday night: too cool for corn.
West Central District.
Ida Ida Grove)-Oats and barley
coming fine and wheat is catching up
very rapidly: much corn is planted;
probably half is now in.
Crawford Denison)-Ground very
dry in places; fine rain in the north
part of county: will be big help to
pastures and hay lands there; corn
planting we'll under way: everyone sup
piled with seed corn: small grain fine;
weather cool
Shelby (Harlan-Nery dry: pas
lures in bad shape; corn about half
planted blowing about all done; last
two days cool but no frost.
Central District.
Hardin (Alden)-A large acres1,s
of corn has been planted but the cool
weather will give it a hard test; plow-
ing about completed; planting will be
general this week: oats. pastures and
meadows are not looking the best for
the time of year. Gowa Falls) Ram,
las; highest temperature. "a; lowest.
&c: corn planting progressing rapidly
with soil in excellent condition; the
rams were timely for all vegetation ana
especially for pastures and meadows.
Greene (Jefferson) = Rain. = II;
highest temperature, 81 on the 9Th;
lowest. "a on the 18th: sleet On the
18TH, followed by lightsrain. cNo. 'a)-
Bulk of corn planting done: some up
enough to be rowed across the field;
rain needed to make the corn come
even: seems to be enough seed corn for
planting the first time: pastures. mead
ows and small grain would be benefited
greatly by rain; prospects are good for
fruit: gardens doing we'll.
Boone (Boone)-Rain, 49, mucn
needed moisture gave the desired eff
feet: much corn planted.
Story (Ames) Sixty per cent of the
corn is planted: during the coming week
practically all of the remainder will be
finished: dry weather is retarding the
growth of small grain. but all fields
have good STANDS ana Win SedSolld'ie
rains from now on the prospects arc
excellent
Powdeshiek (GrinnelD-Rain. IS:
first day Of the week found all apple
trees loaded with blossoms: rain OF
Monday was of vast benefit: wind and
hail the evening of the Sth did but
little damage, except local greenhouses:
newly set tomatoes were injured. but no
other garden vegetables; nights too
cool for corn.
Jasper (Monroe)-R Rain, '07; ninety
per cent of the corn planted: some re-
planting: stock turned on to short pas
lures: light snow turning to rain Mon
day (Baxter)-Rain. 10: fifty per cent
of the corn planted; first planting COM
ing up; trace of snow on the 18th.
Polk Oes Moines)-Rain, .27, or 81
below the normal; mean temperature,
500, or 0S below the normal: sun
shine. 81 per cent or Is above the nor
NAL.
Pending the receipt of a motor
license the police of Portland, Ore,
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