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Late potatoes and truck crops have suffered considerably from drouth. 

 Sugar beets for manufacture in the north central counties have been 

 favored with sufficient moisture, but the fields are weedy and prospects 

 are not the best. 



The Iowa Co-operative Crop Reporting Service gives the conditions of 

 the principal crops on August 1st as follows: Corn, 94 per cent, indicating a 

 total production of 412,284,000 bushels; winter wheat average yield per acre, 

 20 bushels; total crop, 8,620,000 bushels; spring wheat condition, 70 per cent, 



Truck crops and gardens are good in nearly all portions of the State 

 indicating a yield of slightly above 13 bushels per acre and a total produc- 

 tion of 5,480,000 bushels; oats yielding nearly 38 bushels per acre and a 

 total crop of 208,010,000 bushels; potatoes, condition 90 per cent, indicating 

 about double last year's crop. 



The secretary of the State Horticultural Society reports the condition of 

 fruit on August 1st as follows: Summer apples, 59 per cent; fall apples, 64; 

 winter apples, 60; Americana plums, 65; pears, 63; grapes, 85; red rasp- 

 berries, 74; black raspberries, 73; blackberries, 63; peaches, 35; Domestica 

 plums, 55; Japanese plums, 50 per cent. 



Bulletin No. 19, August 17, 1920 — 



Deficient temperature, sunshine and rainfall were unfavorable for grow- 

 ing crops this week. Scattered localities had good rains from the 10th to 

 13th, but most of the area of the State had light showers or none. 



Corn made slow progress. The bulk of the crop for the State as a whole 

 is only in tht roasting ear stage and so far even the earliest has not been 

 reported as beginning to dent. Unusually favorable weather is necessary 

 during the next month to avert frost damage. A good yield is indicated, 

 but with normal weather from now on and normally early frost a consider- 

 able per cent of the ears will be soft. The cool, cloudy weather arrested the 

 firing and curling, especially where accompanied by showers. 



Shock thrashing is practically completed in many southern counties. 

 This week a number of correspondents report less stacking than usual. 

 Much of the small grain is being held on the farm because of the unsatis- 

 factory prices to the farmer and the poor transportation facilities. Yields 

 of oats and barley in the northern counties are generally normal or above, 

 quality good, thrashing nearly half completed. 



Pastures in many localities are becoming short as a result of the dry 

 weather. A slight movement of feeder cattle into the State is noted this 

 week. 



Truck crops and potatoes are generally suffering for rain. Commercial 

 tomatoes are being harvested in Mahaska county with good yields in pros- 

 pect. The first field of commercial onions harvested in Mitchell county 

 yielded 550 bushels per acre. Late fruit prospects continue very good. 



Bulletin No. 30, August 34, 1920 — 



Rains of the 19th-21st covered most of the State, ranging from none at 

 a few stations in the southeast, to excessive from Mills, Montgomery and 

 Adams counties northeastward over Carroll, Greene, Humboldt and Worth 

 counties. At Humboldt, 5.93 inches fell and at Carroll, 5.72. The week 

 opened warm but turned much cooler during and after the rains. Tempera- 

 tures low in the forties prevailed on Sunday morning, 22d, the lowest re- 

 ported being 41, at Washta, Cherokee county. Light frost was reported 

 in the Big Sioux bottom on the morning of the 21st and on the lowlands 

 in Franklin and Marion counties on the morning of the 22d. 



Corn will be benefited by the rain where not injured beyond recovery 

 on the thinner soils and uplands by the preceding drouth. There is the 

 possibility, however, that the added moisture will start new growth and 

 delay maturity if cool weather continues. From many sections the stalks 



