. Report of the State highway commission on the Iowa lakes and lake beds . yA miles from Trumbull . 22 5 miles from Trumbull 24 2 miles from Mud 7 3 miles from Trumbull *8 2 miles from Trumbull 13 1 mile from Trumbull 16 Va mile from Trumbull tlS 154 miles from Trumbull 34 2^ miles from Round 35 2 miles from Round J38 3 miles from Trumbull J39 2Yz miles from Trumbull 45 2V2 miles from Trumbull 49 3 miles from Mud 50 3 miles from Mud 51 4^ miles from Mud Average *Very early field. tXear large slough. {Bordering outlet of Lost
. Report of the State highway commission on the Iowa lakes and lake beds . yA miles from Trumbull . 22 5 miles from Trumbull 24 2 miles from Mud 7 3 miles from Trumbull *8 2 miles from Trumbull 13 1 mile from Trumbull 16 Va mile from Trumbull tlS 154 miles from Trumbull 34 2^ miles from Round 35 2 miles from Round J38 3 miles from Trumbull J39 2Yz miles from Trumbull 45 2V2 miles from Trumbull 49 3 miles from Mud 50 3 miles from Mud 51 4^ miles from Mud Average *Very early field. tXear large slough. {Bordering outlet of Lost Island Lake. Examination of Farm Crops in the Vicinity of Goose Lake, GreenCounty, 1915: SCHEDULE 13. Showing Approximate Percentage of Damaged Ears on All Farms VisitedWithin Half Mile of the Lake. Farm No. Distance from Lake Percentage Dam-Ears in Field , Borders 1 Borders 2 Borders 4 y2 mile 5 % mile 7 r/2 mile 8 Borders 9 Borders 10 Corners 20 Borders 21 l/2 mile Average 148 LAKES AND LAKE BEDS OP IOWA. Fig. 58—Map showing location of fields examined in 1916 in the vicinity of Goose Lake, Greene County. INVESTIGATION OF CROP INJURY 149 SCHEDULE 14. Showing Approximate Percentage of Damaged Ears on All Farms VisitedBetween Half and Two Miles of Lake. Farm No. Distance from Lake Approx. Percentage Dam-aged Ears in Field 3 24 mile 11 2 miles 12 V/t miles 13 154 miles 14 1 mile 15 1 mile 16 Y\ mile 17 Y\ mile 18 154 miles 19 2 miles 22 1 mile Average 5 16 The examinations of crops near Goose Lake in 1915 showed very littledamage by blackbirds except during the roasting ear stage. The seasonof 1915 was very wet and it seem advisable to secure additional dataon this damage during 1916 when weather conditions were more normalthan in the preceding year. Inspectors visited the lake in October of1916 and determined the extent of damage in forty-five fields of corn,nearly a
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