TWELFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 33 



where showers were frequent prior to last week and in localities in the 

 northwestern counties where the rainfall was the heaviest on the 25th and 

 26th, the conditions are becoming serious. Pastures are dry and brown, 

 garden truck and early potatoes are nearly a failure and the water supply 

 is failing in many localities. Practically all of the winter wheat and rye 

 is in shock, and gives promise of fair to good yields of excellent quality. 

 Much of the early oats, spring wheat and barley have also been cut and 

 most of the remainder will be harvested during the coming week. The 

 yield of oats has been seriously reduced by the dry, hot weather, and re- 

 ports indicate that the quality of most of the small grain will be only fair. 

 Over the larger part of the state, corn is still holding its own, but in many 

 localities is beginning to show the effects of the drought and in a few sec- 

 tions the crop has already been damaged. Much of the early planted corn 

 is beginning to tassel and most of it must have rain within the next week 

 or ten days to make an average crop. Considerable damage was done by 

 rain, wind and hail storms in portions of Pocahontas and adjacent coun- 

 ties on June 25th. Favorable weather has prevailed for securing the light 

 hay crops in good condition and this work has been vigorously pushed. The 

 drought and intense heat are also injurious to apple and other late tree 

 fruits. 



Bulletin No. 14. — July 9. — Excessively high temperature and bright 

 sunshine prevailed during the first half of the week, the heated period cul- 

 minating in maximum temperatures considerably above 100 degrees; the 

 highest temperature reported being 111 degrees in the southeastern 

 counties. While showers occurred over the larger part of the state on 

 the night of the 5th, the drouth remains practically unbroken. The 

 showers afforded temporary relief in narrow belts and spots, covering 

 probably three-fourths of the state, and a few localities reported rainfall 

 sufficient for present needs, but over the bulk of the state the amount was 

 too light to give material benefit. Most of the corn is still holding its 

 own remarkably well, but some of the earliest planted, especially in the 

 southern counties, has been seriously injured and if rain does not come 

 soon the crop in those sections, will be light. Haying and small grain 

 harvest have progressed rapidly under favorable conditions. Threshing 

 has begun and early reports indicate a good quality and a fairly good yield 

 of winter wheat. The yeild of oats varies from fifteen to thirty-five 

 bushels. The hay crop will average between one-half and three-fourths 

 ton per acre. Pastures afford but little feed, and in many localities liay 

 is being fed to stock. Potatoes and garden truck show serious damage. 

 Wells are failing and water for stock is getting scarce. 



BuTXETiN No. 15. — July 16. — With cooler weather and light to copious 

 showers in nearly all parts of the state on one or more days, corn is 

 still holding its own. Scattered showers occurred on the 9th, 10th, 12th 

 and 14th, but the amounts of rainfall were generally too small to be of 

 material or lasting benefit, and not suflBcient to enable the crop to with- 

 stand the effects of another hot wave without serious injury. Reports 

 indicate that early corn in the tasseling and earing stage has already 

 suffered considerable damage especially in southern and central districts, 



