SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART X 555 



paring- ground for corn and much planting was done in the southern and 

 some in the northern sections. This work will be rushed during the com- 

 ing week and with favorable weather the bulk of the crop will be in by 

 the 15th and practically all of it by the 20th. Early planted corn is up 

 in the southern counties. All small grain, meadows and pastures improved 

 during the week but winter wheat is still below the normal. Truck crops 

 are doing well. All tree fruits are in bloom, but apples are lighter than 

 last year and peaches are practically nil. The frost on the 2d seems to 

 have done but little damage. Stock in pasture and doing well. 



Bulletin No. C, Msiy IG, 1910 — 



The week as a whole wias cool and wet. Heavy rains fell in all parts 

 of the state on the 13th and 14th. The amounts of rainfall ranging from 

 one to more than four inches and averaging more than two inches, and as 

 a result corn planting has been suspended, many streanjs are bank full 

 and some lowlands are flooded. However, the first two days of the week 

 were favorable for work and rapid progress was made in planting corn 

 Probably 60 per cent of the crop is planted and much of the early planting 

 in the southern counties is up. The rains will be of great benefit to small 

 grains, grasses, potatoes, fruits and all garden truck. Spring small grain 

 is looking fine and doing well, but winter wheat is much below the normal, 

 and many fields have been plowed up and the ground planted to corn. 

 Pasturage is plentiful and all stock is now in grass. 



Bulletin No. 7, May 23, 1916 — 



The week was unseasonably cool, the average temperature being about 

 seven degrees below the normal. Frost occurred from one to three nights 

 and ice formed in many localities on the morning of the 18th. The rain- 

 fall was ample in all districts and excessive in many localities, especially 

 in north central and northwestern counties. Showers on the afternoon of 

 the 21st were accompanied by destructive winds in portions of Polk, Jas- 

 per and Marion counties, and did considerable damage to trees and build- 

 ings. Rains have further delayed corn planting and plowing and cold, 

 wet ground is causing slow growth of early planted and poor germination 

 of late planted corn. Some replanting is being done on account of insect 

 injury and poor seed. More winter wheat plowed or disked and ground 

 planted to corn. Other small grain, grass and truck doing very well. 

 Frost did some damage to tender vegetation and strawberries, but injury 

 was generally slight and strawberries still give promise of big crop. Tree 

 fruits generally good, but apples will be lighter than last year. Stock iti 

 thriving on pasture. 



Bulletin No. 8, May 30, 191C— 



-The last seven days gave the first and only good "corn weather" thus 

 far this season. The average temperature was about six degrees above the 

 normal, and the rainfall was generally light, except over the southern tier 

 of counties, east of Page county, where heavy rain fell on the night of the 

 23d, and again in the southeastern counties on the night of the 26th. The 

 sunshine was much above the normal. With such favorable conditions 

 crops made rapid growth and much field work was done. Except in the 

 southeastern counties, where it has been too wet, nearly all of the corn is 

 planted, but that planted immediately preceding or during the period from 

 the 12th to the 18th, when cold, wet weather prevailed, did not germinate 

 well, and many of the fields have been or will be replanted. Cultivation 

 has begun in early planted fields in all parts of the state and is becoming 

 general in the central and southwestern districts. Grass, spring sown 

 small grain, truck and all garden stufi: looks very well. Rye is heading 

 in the southern counties and winter wheat is beginning to shoot in the 

 central sections. Alfalfa is nearly ready to cut. Ilail, accompanying the 

 heavy rain in the southern counties, did considerable damage to cherries 

 and some Injury to strawberries, but there will be a bigr crop of berries 

 and a fair crop of cherries. 



