Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1917 — CROPS ARE GROWING RAPIDLY [ARTICLE]

CROPS ARE GROWING RAPIDLY

Corn Is. Late But Rapid Growth Relieves Fears. The fine weather of the past two weeks has worked wonders on all crops, and especially so with corn. *gome report the corn growing at the rate of two inches a day, but at any rate the recent development ha*s been remarkable. This is in* dicated! 'by the appearance of the ’ fields, for the change has been marvelous there. We have been visited by periodical showers almost every day, and plenty of moisture mixed with a warm sunshine did the trick and started the stunted crop upward. Even granting,that the corn crop is three weeks behind normal, we .frequently have that much time to spare in the fall before frost comes. As a rule the corn fields are free from weeds, and this fact is a material benefit. Wheat and hay harvest is in full blast and both are up to the average.- The rains have damaged some hay,' and the lack of suffi--cjent help is being Appreciably felt in the' hay fields The wheat and rye crops will be in the shock before the end of next week and oats cutting will follow quickly, some being ready for the binder now.,