Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 165, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1919 — MANY FARMERS ARE NOW CUTTING OATS. [ARTICLE]

MANY FARMERS ARE NOW CUTTING OATS.

Wheat cutting and threshing has been temporarily discontinued by many farmers and they are now {busy cutting oats. The weather has not been favorable for a heavy [crop of oats and it is possible that [the yield will be very light. I While unfavorable for oate, the wether has ‘been ideal for corn and rtfliat crop is very (promising indeed. The intense heat and continued drouth threatened to damage the com, but the rains of the last few days, with continued prospect for more, have been very beneficial. Much of the wheat and rye still in the fields is in a very bad condition should the rains become excessive. The wind a few days ago laid many of the shocks flat and with the press of work the farmers have not been able to reshoek these grains.