THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART I 35 



per acre of winter wheat; spring wheat, 18; oats, 40; barley, 32; rye, 21. 

 These figures are subject to change, but if maintained by final reports, 

 yield per acre of rye and winter wheat will exceed all previous records 

 and the yields of spring wheat, oats and barley have been exceeded only 

 once during the past 22 years. 



Bulletin No. 18. — For the week ending August 11. — The past week was 

 cool and showery, with an excess of cloudiness and humidity. The aver- 

 age daily deficiency of temperature was about eight degrees, and while the 

 average rainfall was about normal, many localities reported an excess of 

 moisture. In some sections showers occurred every working day of the 

 week, which delayed threshing and stacking, but the bulk of shock thresh- 

 ing is finished in the southern, and is well advanced in the northern dis- 

 tricts. Reports continue to show large yields of small grain. Corn is 

 still doing well, and with favorable weather in the future will make one 

 of the largest crops ever produced in this state. Many of the early planted 

 fields in southern and central counties are now in the roasting ear stage, 

 and the late planted fields are making rapid growth, but would do better 

 with warmer weather. Pastures and potatoes are improving, and are gen- 

 erally in good condition. Fall plowing for winter wheat has begun in 

 southern sections. 



Bulletin No. 19. — For the week ending August 18. — Showery weather 

 continued during the week, with the average temperature about normal, 

 but the week closes with much warmer weather. Showers were frequent, 

 and the rainfall heavy over the western two-thirds of the state; the 

 largest amounts of rainfall being reported from the Missouri Slope, where 

 many stations received more than three, and a few more than four inches. 

 Slow progress was made in threshing and stacking, and some grain in 

 shocks was more or less damaged by wet, cloudy weather. Corn has made 

 fair growth, and over the western half of the state has received sufficient 

 moisture to mature the crop. Pastures and aftermath in meadows have 

 been revived, and are now in fine condition. Late potatoes also give prom- 

 ise of a good crop. Telegraphic reports indicate heavy rains in north- 

 eastern part of the state during the 24 hours ending 7 a. m., August 

 19th. Dubuque reports 5.16 inches, and Waterloo, Black Hawk county, 

 4.00 inches. 



Bulletin No. 20. — For the week ending August 25. — The weather con- 

 ditions were much more favorable during the past week than they were 

 during the preceding two weeks. The temperature was above the normal, 

 and very few showers occurred after the 20th. The rainfall was, how- 

 ever, excessive in a few localities on the night of the 18th, and especially 

 over the northern counties of the east central district. Dubuque reported 

 5.23 inches; Delaware, 4.82 and Waterloo, 4.00 inches. A heavy shower also 

 occurred in the southern part of Page county on the 20th. Rapid progress 

 has been made in stacking and threshing, since the 21st, but considerable 

 grain, in shock and stack, has been damaged by the wet weather of the 

 previous week. Under the effect of high temperatures, corn made rapid 

 growth, and much of it, in early planted fields, has passed the roasting ear 

 stage and is beginning to dent. The late planted fields are in fine condi- 



