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peratures ranged from 90 to 104 degrees. The rainfall was decidedly 

 deficient except in a few localities, of small area, where heavy local 

 showers occurred. The excessive heat and dry weather are beginning to 

 show injurious effects on corn in the southern counties, but the crop as 

 a whole is making rapid growth and Is still in good condition. The early 

 planted fields, in all parts of the state, are tasseling and are approaching 

 that stage of growth when rain will be needed soon. Favorable conditions 

 have prevailed for haying, harvesting and threshing. Considerable rust is 

 reported in late oats and smut is appearing in many localities where the 

 seed was not treated. The rust, however, is the red variety and came 

 too late to do serious harm. In some sections more or less rust is re- 

 ported in all small grain. The early potato crop is nearly a failure. 



A summary of the reports on apples for July 1st shows the following 

 percentages of the 1913 crop in the several districts: Northeastern, 23; 

 north central, 41; northwestern, 27; west central, 51; central, 44; east 

 central, 29; southeastern, 36; south central, 58; southwestern, 53 per cent. 

 The average of all reports received shows an estimated production of 40 

 per cent. Estimating from the assessors' reports for 1913, Iowa will har- 

 vest this year a million-bushel apple crop. The fruit is far in advance 

 of the normal for this time of the year and with normal rainfall should 

 reach good size by harvest time. The coddling moth is very bad in un- 

 sprayed orchards and the curculio is reported as having done considerable 

 damage in parts of the state. The plum crop will be about 62 per cent 

 and grapes above 90 per cent of the 1913 crop. 



Bulletin No. 15. For the week ending July 19, 1914.^ — Hot weather pre- 

 vailed until Thursday evening, when quite general showers preceded a 

 cool wave. Heavy showers also occurred in many localities on the night 

 of the 12th, the heaviest rain, both on the 12th and 16th, being reported 

 from the eastern part of the south central and southeastern counties, 

 where the moisture was badly needed. In many localities the showers 

 were accompanied by high winds and electrical storms, and in some sec- 

 tions by hail. Much damage was done to corn and grain. Corn was 

 blown down and uncut grain was badly lodged. The storms were, how- 

 ever, of a local character, and the beneficial effects of the rain will far 

 exceed the amount of damage done by wind and hail. Corn over the 

 greater part of the state is still in good condition and earing well, but 

 more rain would be beneficial. Harvesting is about completed in the 

 southern counties and is well advanced in northern districts. Threshing 

 is progressing rapidly and reports indicate fair to good yields of all grains. 

 Rain is needed for pastures, potatoes, blackberries and apples, and would 

 benefit corn. 



Bulletin No. 16. For the week ending July 26, 1914. — High tempera- 

 tures, bright sunshine and generally dry weather prevailed during the last 

 seven days. The average temperature was about five degrees above the 

 normal, and the daily maximum readings were above 100 degrees on two 

 or three days, in the southern districts. Showers occurred in nearly all 

 parts of the state, but the amounts of rainfall were light, except in a few 



