Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1919 — CROP CONDITIONS ARE EXCEPTIONALLY PROMISING. [ARTICLE]

CROP CONDITIONS ARE EXCEPTIONALLY PROMISING.

Through the courtesy of our friend, O. K. Rainier, and wife, we were privileged to have a delightful automobile ride Sunday afternoon over a considerable portion of Jasper and Newton counties. The 'ride was a delightful one because our hoste was an expert driver and handled his Cadillac eight with ah ease and grace that would make a winner of the speedway race jealous. In riding with O. K. one never needs take another’s dust. As soon as O. K. sees a car ahead of him he at once turns Lady Cadillac loose and in a short time 'has passed them and they are soon left in the rear. The crop conditions of Jasper and Newton counties in the territory traversed were never more promising. Corn is just a little late, but is growing rapidly and 'has a 'healthy color and with weather conditions continuing will be the normal size by the Fourth of July. There is a vast acreage of wheat, which is universally good and promises a banner yield. This, with the high price guaranteed by the government, will make the farmers of the counties have bank accounts far in excess, of those of any other year. This is not ideal oats weather, but that crop is looking very well, and the yield seems to promise an othy will yield a heavy crop. The people of this vicinity have every reason to be thankful for the promising outlook at hand.