SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART X 559 



Bulletin Xo. IS, August S, 1916 — 



Hot and generally dry weather continued during- the week, but light to 

 copious showers occurred in many localities, especially over the north- 

 ern half of the state. Where showers occurred corn is generally in finb 

 condition and the early planted fields are now in the roasting ear stage, 

 but in other sections the crop has been more or less damaged. In many 

 localities in the southern counties the hot winds and excessively high 

 temperatures of the 4th caused irreparable damage. Threshing is pro- 

 gressing rapidly and is nearing completion in the southern sections, the 

 conditions being favorable for saving all of the grain in excellent con- 

 dition. Considerable timothy seed is being threshed with good yields. 

 Seed onions are being harvested in Scott county, but the crop is poor on 

 account of the drought. More .ancf general rains are needed. 



Dulletin No. 19, August 15, 1916 — 



The long, continued hot, dry spell was broken on the 10th by a cool 

 wave and fairly well distributed showers. Showers have been more fre- 

 quent and better distributed and much more rain has fallen over the 

 southern counties, where it was needed the most, than in the northern 

 half of the state. Tlie rains in southern sections were of great benefit to 

 late corn, pastures, meadows, potatoes, gardens and fruit and have put 

 the ground in fine condition for fall plowing which has begun. The 

 rains came too late, however, to fully repair the damage done to early 

 corn by draught and high temperatures. Many barren stalks appear and 

 pollination was defective. In the northern counties where copious show- 

 ers occurred during the previous week, corn is in generally good condi- 

 tion, but more rain would be beneficial to corn and is needed for pasture, 

 potatoes and plowing. Threshing continues with satisfactory results. 

 The seed onion crop in Scott county is turning out better than was ex- 

 pected and yields ranging from 150 to 300 bushels per acre are reported. 



Bulletin Xo. 20 — August 22, 191C — 



The first two days were moderately cool, but tlie remainder of tlie 

 week was hot and dry; the maximum temperature being above 95 degrees 

 on four days, and the rainfall was practically nil except in the extreme 

 northwest and extreme southeast counties, where a few light showers 

 occurred. In the southern sections, where heavy rains fell during the 

 previous week, late corn made rapid progress and gives promise of mak- 

 ing a fairly good crop. In the central districts corn, on light soil, has 

 been damaged considerably; but in most of the area north of the Cli:cago and 

 Northwestern railroad the crop is generally in good condition. Rain, how- 

 ever, is badly needed in many sections. Threshing continues in tlie north- 

 ern counties without interruption and stacking and shock threshing is 

 practically completed. The third cutting of alfalfa is being secured in ex- 

 cellent condition, but is much lighter than the first and second cuttings. A 

 good, soaking rain is needed at once to insure corn and for pastures, mead- 

 ows, potatoes, garden truck, apples and to prepare the soil for fall plowing. 



Bulletin IVo. 21, August 29, 1916 — 



The week was cool and dry. The rainfall was practically nil and a trace 

 of frost was observed on the morning of the 27th in Emmet county. The 

 conditions were favorable for finishing shock threshing and for all outdoor 

 work, but the ground is too dry for fall plowing, although much of that 

 work was done. The corn crop, as a whole, is doing remarkably well, and, 

 over the greater part of the state, promises a fair to good yield. Much of 

 it is well dented and a few of the earliest planted fields will be safe from 

 frost in ten days, but fully 50 per cent of the crop will need thirty days of 

 favorable weather to mature. The crop is further advanced and is in bet- 

 ter condition in the northern counties than it is in the southern part of 

 the state. Rains now will be of but little, if any, benefit, except possibly 

 to some of the late fields in the southern counties. Rain would, however, be 



