Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1919 — THE PASSING OF A FINE MARCH [ARTICLE]

THE PASSING OF A FINE MARCH

Weather Was Remarkably Good All the Way Through Month. But two more days of March remain and, taken as a whole, it has been one of the most remarkable March months we have ever seen. The average temperature has probably been considerably above normal and the weather during the entire month has not been typical of March at all. The ground-hog sign failed utterly, and we have had no zero weather since early in January and there was not over four or five inches of snow on the ground at once during the entire winter. Thousands of acres of oats have been sown this week and the ground is reported to be in excellent shape, except some' 7 of the lower ground which is still wet from the excessive rains of early last week. A few farmers report having finished their oats sowing. The past couple of days have been somewhat cooler and there was a heavy white frost Thursday night. Buds have started on the trees and vegetation of all kinds has started quite vigorously, following the warm rain of Wednesday. Yesterday was a beautiful sunshiny day and the mercury at 2 p. m. registered 50 degrees in the Shade.