674 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



great benefit to all crops. The rain came too late for the hay and straw- 

 berry crops, but will improve the later small fruits, cherries and' truck. 

 Early potatoes are in bloom as far north as the central district. 



Corn has made very good progress and now averages nearly up to 

 normal development for this date. The earliest is reported waist high, or 

 too high to cultivate, in Blackhawk and Jasper counties and the latest is 

 just showing through the ground where three plantings were necessary 

 due to cut worm damage in some west-central and southwest counties, 

 and very short where w^et soil delayed planting in the south-central district. 

 Considerable corn is being "laid by." 



Small grain benefited greatly by the cool period 16th-25th. "Winter 

 wheat has headed and filled well, is beginning to turn in color in the south 

 half of the State and promises a good yield. Spring wheat has improved 

 somewhat but is heading on short straw, shows a very uneven stand, poor 

 color and the yield will be below the average. Oats also headed short and 

 the yield will be only fair. 



Clover harvest is in progress and good yields are reported except in the 

 drouthy area. Haying will become general after the Fourth of July and a 

 good crop is indicated in the north and most of the west portion of the 

 State. 



Pastures are in good condition, more as a result of under stocking than 

 of favorable weather. All indications point to a diminished live stock 

 production, especially pigs. 



Bulletin Xo. 13, July 6, 1920 — 



Corn has made wonderful progress, due to rainfall and temperature 

 both being above normal. Much has been laid by; considerable is growing 

 so rapidly that by the time the present rainy period is over it will be too 

 large to cultivate and lay by in the usual manner; and there are scattered 

 reports of tasseling. In Hardin county the prospect is the best in 25 

 years. As a whole the crop is up to normal for this date, though unusually 

 variable in stage of development over the State. The south three sections 

 are still backward, but catching up rapidly. 



Winter wheat harvest will soon become general. Cutting began in 

 Mahaska county on Saturday, 3d. A good yield is now indicated. Spring 

 wheat is turning color in places, but is unusually variable in development 

 and stand, and in general promises a yield below the average. Oats are 

 headed on short straw and the earliest are beginning to ripen. The yield 

 will be considerably bel^w the average. Barley is turning and will be 

 ready to cut in a week. 



Haying has been delayed by rains, though considerable clover has been 

 cut. The yield is below the average. The second crop of alfalfa is making 

 excellent progress. 



Severe windstorms occurred in many sections of the State on the after- 

 noon and night of July 1, accompanied in some cases by hail. The worst 

 wind was in Lee, Adams and Union counties. In Adams county there was 

 a well defined tornado that caused complete destruction over a limited area. 

 The windstorm flattened the small grain so that it can be cut only one 

 way, broke off considerable corn, blew off much tree fruit and broke down 

 large numbers of trees of all kinds. 



A large crop of late cherries is being harvested. Blackberries and rasp- 

 berries are being harvested and good yields are reported. Truck crops 

 have shown great improvement during the past week. 



The secretary of the State Horticultural Society reports the condition of 

 the fruits on July 1, as follows: 



"Summer apples, 54; fall apples, 67; winter apples, 55; Americana plums, 

 67; cherries, (final crop), 82; pears, 58; strawberries, (final crop), 70; grapes, 

 85; red raspberries, 76; black raspberries, 86; blackberries, 74; gooseberries. 



