, 1875-09-06
THE CROPS.
Damage to Minnesota Wheat by
Heavy Rains.
Favorable Reports from Illinois. ..gtray
Grasshopper Visitations.


tito 6*ate. IhGy btiow Tint lilo fall of rnln In
! tho sotshoru half Of Minnesota and tho north
western pnrt Of Wisconsin lias bosn unpreco-
| deatod in volume. aud that It has cauaod
GREAT AMI vEnr GENERAL pANAnE.
Tho touo Of tho dispatches received Ut this
place-and thoy arc hourly coming tn--is vc1y
| discoursgng. Wherever tho vhost.crop vas OK
posed. it uurcrod greatly: anil tho farmers.
| who have boou behd-hsnd with tl,ois
%sos. i i % probable s5st s'ey oily
lou sed lotofo ito raio, act In. s,uonz farmors
tho cnstutn prevails quito generally Of stacking
| tfesr wheat NJ eoon Al II Is cut. Where tho
! stacks aro property put up, tho hnavieat rnins
can do no injury. hut, unfortunately, too many
farmers are exceedingly coroloss IN stacking
thcfr grain. and t,oro is oycry roason to bclieyo
TINT tho wheat in Blacks
! HAS DEEM BADLY SCARED AND IL GROWING RAP
IDLY.
Iu tho southern part Of tho State, tho harvest
IL over, aud Tho grain stacked In tlle norsletly
pars, tho harvest In still going forward, and
the rains havo found ths vhost, in
aprputing badly. Tho dispatches from Houo
sections denote bnt iittlo damage and state tuat
Tho farmers ar0 bury spreading and drying ont
tbcr grain, aud that tnoy hope to prevent much
| loss.
A dispatch from 0watonna BtAtas that tho
prospects nre moro encouraging. than WAS at
about ono-touth Of lhe whoas In that region has
aptoutol.
At Khsson. 4 telegrum ssys. reports hre COM
Ing IN from the farmers that fully % per cent Of
their wheat ia damaged
MARSHALL.
In the vicinity Of atarsl,a!i, learn thht whoas
WAS considerably damaged.
SEI ULM.
AT Now Uln,, ptospec!s hnvo not materially
changed einco yesterday. AdYces from tLero
indicate that good deal OF tho wheat IL arronl-
lug. The reports OF the far'ne,s In that vicinity
ato raid TO differ materially. Soma aay thcre
has been but very littso damage; othcts say It
has boen rory great.
dispatch from Merideu ears that the crop ID
badly damaged. turner's around tloro have
commenced 10 opon the shocks aud spread tito
nhshs ~ dry.
At Dover. reports como that tho whoat is dam
aged some. but That tho Weather IL favorable
for drying OUT
Adyfces from C1aso;nont stnte that fully ono
third ot the crop .s badly damaged and sprous-
luE badly.
EAoLE LAKE..
Reports from Easlo Lake ara to The effect that
tho storm OF Thursday was worry hcnyv* and
audcd greatly to the damage caused By previous
rains.
DODGE CENTRE.
A dispatch from Dodge Centre shrs tho crops
ar0 in very gooa condition: and TINT, unless
moro rain cnsuus. wheat will come out with but
little damage.
Grain In tho vicinity Of Hocl,estor is growing
badly III tho ssluck, aud the damage will be
great; but, it tho weather becomes clear and
cool. about two-shlrds OF 1t mill go No. 2.
SLEEPY EYE.
Wheat In tho shock atoucd s1eepy Eye ID
epgoutinE eonle but 81 tho wo1tllor IL clear and
coui, the p0upio about theie fool moro oncourhg-
| cd.
ST, CHARLES.
In the country nbunt st. Charles. tho crop is
| badly damaged aud iu poor coadltion. There
will bo great deal Of grown wheat.
.--.. BELLE ELAINE.
At Delle Plaino tho outlook Ia reported to DO
very blue, and tho farmers are discouraged.
ATwATEn.
| Reports te!sgraphcd from Atwa!er say that tho
rains ilafo been worry aoAyy. Wl,oas In soroe
| parts is damaged one.half. There is marc OF
less green in every buud'o ot wheat In tho shock.
Stacks arc bas.ly wat, aud the wheat that is be-
ing shsoshed comes out vory damp.
| ltAHTiSGS.
Around Haatln:s groat deal Of damage to
tho crop ls reported. 1ho 1.lns hare been oon-
tlnuous aud heavy, and, as most Of tic whoat
was Ill shocks, it suffered badly.
ROgK A5vEH.
Last reports from KocK River say tho pros
| pecta nre exceedingly dscourA9ing to farmers,
| aud to Al! outdoor buaincss.
| w1NNEBAoo CITY.
Atoat OF tho grain nbout WinncbaGo City ie
sasa 10 10 badly damaged. It rained there as il
tho Aoodghtes Of Heaven refo open. Most Of
tho grain was exposed In shocks.
| Albert LEA.
!, 4 dispatch from Albert Leo ssya ar exarolna-
ton Of noyeral fields Of wheat show little IT any
! dan,nge; and. II the weather holds good, sho
/ crop will DO saved.
yARHlNoroM.
A Fasrniogton dispatch aaya What IL growing
badly.
| LtrcnrlKLp
From IttchAe!d l hear that tho farmers are
busly engaged opening shnir stacks and snIcad-
ing out their gram Nearly ast repo1t tho DAM
| agca light II yet.
Farmers from Dayton, Oseo, Burns, and other
towns about Anoka, report that whest 10 nearly
ali thvosued or ssackcd and that 1t Is not sprous
| ing Any In tho Atacaa.
Advicca from Winona are 10 the effect that
vlest Ia growing badly in tue ehocA.
The State, and II is difficult to gain information.
| Tho reports thus far received have lad very
| deprosalug effect horo. business ls unsettled,
aud tho prospects, arc gloomy. week or two
TO encourage the farmers. aud brighten matters
2onorally.
M1scELLAsEous.
8rsefak DlJaieh - TIA E}.tea9a Tribune.
| ET. pACI. Mlbn., Sept. Alt III yet too early
to give rea'ly reliable ostimate Of tho damage
to wheat throughout MinpssotA. Drying weather,
very favorable. has gensrally prevailed to-day
and part of yostcrday. Tho wet soason in piob-
! abiy over. Tho farmers hu1eabonts, ou
] opening tho stacks and shocks, re-
| port widely differing results, fsom
almost otti1e rottiuE OF the berry
| 10 nero discolotation Of tho STRAW. Mr. Iewss.
who farms extensively in Redwood County. lie
nties west Of he1o, rays lis grain boing in
ahock, waa OIL tuesday. bofore tue second heavy
rain. nearly dry aau stall bright cotorea.
| Ills she0ry IL that Oh Tho ptarteY and
tn1ouahoas LOW sections Of Tho stalo
strong minds blowing every day, dried most OF
tlla rain that falls, ard. axcept In localities shus
on from winds, the damage Is much less than
has pesn sstlmatod. Ills sheory IL sustained by
Eart OF tho reports striving yesterday
and to-day. sttll better news mar
] coma from soctions not heard from
reports brought hs1e are still discours9 s9ing. per-
hAps because tho worst sewa coma first. Dodge
CGntrc, Gu miles south. reports gycns deal of
wheat reduced IN grAdo. aud much Ut II grown
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