FIFTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART XI 791 



localities of small area. The drougth has been injurious to pastures, po- 

 tatoes and spring seeded clover and timothy, and has damaged corn to 

 some extent in the southern counties, but even there it is not beyond 

 redemption for an average yield. As a whole the crop is still in good 

 condition, but would be benefited by rain, and the late planted fields must 

 have rain soon to insure good caring. The small grain harvest is prac- 

 tically completed and threshing is well advanced in central and nearing 

 completion in many localities in southern districts. The yield of grain is 

 variable, ranging from fair to good. Wheat ranges from twenty to thirty 

 bushels per acre; barley sixteen to twenty-five, and oats from twenty to 

 forty-five bushels. A reliable estimate of the average yields cannot now 

 be given on account of the limited number of reports received. The storm 

 of the 15th blew off many apples in Page and Fremont counties. Water 

 for stock is very scarce in southern districts. 



Bulletin No. 17. For the week ending August 2, 1914. — Quite general 

 showers occurred on Thursday and Thursday night, but the amount of 

 rainfall was unevenly distributed. In some localities the rainfall was nil, 

 while in others the amounts were light to heavy; the southern counties 

 received the least. In some localities, in the northern counties there was 

 sufficient rainfall to insure the early corn, but for the state as a whole, 

 and especially in the southern districts, corn, potatoes and pastures are 

 needing rain badly. Corn has already suffered considerable damage in 

 the southern part of the state, but the average condition of the whole 

 crop is only four points below the July 1st estimate, or 97 per cent. Much 

 trouble is being experienced in southern districts in obtaining water for 

 stock and for threshing. Small streams and many wells are dry. Thresh- 

 ing is progressing rapidly under favorable conditions. Preliminary es- 

 timates show the average yield of winter wheat to be about twenty-three 

 bushels per acre; spring wheat, sixteen; oats, thirty-four; barley, twenty- 

 seven and rye, nineteen bushels per acre. If these estimates are main- 

 tained by final returns the state will produce about 175,000,000 bushels of 

 oats; 16,500,000 of wheat; 11,000,000 of barley, and 1,300,000 bushels 

 of rye. 



Bulletin No. 18. For the week ending August 9, 1914. — The week was 

 hot and generally dry; the average daily excess of temperature being 

 about three degrees, and the rainfall was much below the normal. There 

 were, however, many local but generally light showers, which afforded 

 slight relief from the severe drought and intense heat. Corn in the north- 

 ern part of the state is holding its own remarkably well and gives promise 

 of a large yield and early maturity. In some fields corn is beginning to 

 dent. In the southern counties corn is steadily retrograding and the crop 

 is being cut two to four million bushels a week. The scarcity of water 

 is becoming serious. The drought is also severe on pastures, potatoes, 

 gardens and fruit, and is preventing any fall plowing being done. Thresh- 

 ing continues under favorable conditions and is well advanced. 



