The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-29
MARKET REPORTS
CROP REPORTS.

CROP REPORTS.
The crops are not looking very promising, |
especially wheat and corn. There is an app |
narent lack of rain and the crops have been
suffering terribly from the drouth. There is |
also a little fly which seems to cause a great
amount of damage to wheat. The recent rains
have somewhat improved the prospects, but
the growing crops need great deal more be-
fore they are out of danger and even should
rain come Immediately the crops this year will
Weld about half the usual number of bushels.
Corn is behind very much.-ALbert Lea Stan
dard
For some time past, the wheat in different
parts of the county has apparently been suffer
lug from drouth, but close examination re-
yeais the fact that small insect is at work at
the roots. Several samples have been brought
to this Office, and conversation with farmers
show that this new enemy is at work in the
northern and southern portions of the country.
Unless there is an immediate change in the pro-
gramme, it is believed that many wheat fields
will not be harvested. -Albcrt Lea Standard.
II isreported by some Of our farmers that the
Hessian ny has made its appearance III this
section of the country, and is doing damage to
the wheat crop. We do not know how correct
this report may be, butt seems to be sure
thing that many wheat fields in this vicinity
are suffering from some cause, and we hardly
believe it can be from the hot dry weather we
have HAD recently. If it is the fly, we think
tue past week will xii! them ot..-Winnebago
Free Press.
What has heretofore been thought chinch
bug, destroying the wheat in Iowa and South
ern Minnesota, proves to be lily, which seems
to work near the root and draws the SUBJ
stance out of the stalk The wheat turns yellow
withers up and dies. Whole fields in some lO-
calltes in Iowa are already destroyed and evid-
ence of distractions apparent III the southern
part Of this state.
Since the above was in type, we have seen
farmers from the towns of Walcott, Wells,
Warsaw, Forest and Richland, and in every
town except the latter ravages of the wheat
destroyer are reported Fields which three
days since gave promise of a fine yield are to-
day yellow and dead Most of the farmers
whom we have conversed with aay they will be
well satisfied if they save their seed.-Fdribaalt
Democrat,
Reports brought in by farmers from different
parts of the county indicate generally bad
condition OF the crops. Wheat is getting rusty
and corn turning yellow. BY some this is at
tributed to the appearance in the wheat fields
In some localities, of destructive little insect
called the weevil, Willie others say the chintz,
bug has had hand in it. These pests have
not been found in sufficient numbers, however
to occasion much alarm. The heavy storms Of
May 18th and Goth, which packed the earth,
and which was followed by excessive heat and
little rain, was evidently the principal cause OF
the present unhealthy condition OF the whea,
crop. -Omatonna Journal.
LA CROSSE, WIS, JUNE 22.-Latest reports
along the Southern Minnesota railroad show
that the wheat crop is damaged fearfully
Conflicting reports are had as to the cause
Some say the Hessian fly; others the black rus
Farmers offer to sell the growing crop at two
dollars per acre. The stalk wthers, breaks OF
and dies. In some places the seed will not b.
got back. Reports from Iowa give the sam
~v<. aaJ Tr,bv
The GROWING WHEAT CRoP-We condens
from our exchanges, reports from various sect
ions in the south and west Of the condition
of thewheat crop.
In Texas the harvesting is completed. TIL
yield is less than was estimated before harves
and the quality generally inferior. Much OF tn
grain is badly shrunken. In Arkansas tn
crop is better than was anticipated, but not a
average. In Tennessee the wheat Is harvested
but damaged by excessive rains. A fair croI
In Kentucky, wheat is mostly harvested
About an average crop less acreage than usus
and too much rain during harvest, also som
rust. Central Missouri wheat generally look
well, but only a small acreage sown. Som
rust on stalk. In central and southern Hans;
the wheat is backward and in many localiti'
injured by cut-worms. Considerable rust Q
the plant. but filling tolerably we'll In Ger
trail and southern Iowa the chintz bug is dor
great injury. In southern Illinois the harve
is progressing-a fair crop, less acreage SOW
than usual and too much rust. From. nortl
ern Illinois and southern Wisconsin reports
chintz bug are rife. Northern Iowa and sout
ern Minnesota is said to be infested with an i
sect that resembles the Hessian fly, drawing
the sap from the plant and causing it to with,
Also rust is said to have taken strong hold
the plant From central and northern Mimi
sofa thus far hear naught but good I
ports.
letter from Mount Carol, in this st;
fllliOoSN save
Wheat will I've almost q total failure. owl
to the fly. Ii is not the chnch- bug. but
Hessian fly. There are some fields that W
not be worth the cutting. and it Is getsi
worse every day. Our best farmers here $
that there never was as poor prospect
wheat as we are having Corn and oats ;
looking we'll
Another letter from Mount Carol stat
that the farmers there are blowing up tn
spring wheat by acres The writer had Sc
three fields the morning of writing which "
being powed Tor buckwheat
A letter from Clear Lake. Cerro Coz
County, Ia. states that not one-half Of the CT
sown in tha. section will be harvested. ]
Hesian fly is killing the wheat, and so
farmers are blowing up the wheat lands. p
tions Of other counties i'll that neighbour,
are i'll an equally bad way.
letter received here yesterday from Ro,
ester, Mimi, Saws: From all We can lie;
about our growing crop, we think there
never been poorer prospects than at the pr
ent time. The weather was so dry it failed
stool out. and is now thin and yellow. tt
too, since the recent rains. Early we had Y
hcavy rains. which hardened the ground.
lowed hy extremely hot weather. killing
sprouts, and preventing the stools from !
fccting.
St. Paul Produce Market.
ST.. PArL. June IS, Isl,
FEoprcE AND PROVISIONS.
A fairly active business has teen transs,
during the week As 10 f.ucsu ations III pr