The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-29
OUR GROWING CROPS.

AS usual the enemies of the farmers
are disseminating reports that the wheat
crop OF Minnesota is superb and over
llo" ing. We have just received the fol-
lowing letter from most reliable gen
tleman OF Southern Minnesota.
FOUNTAIN BROOK, FARIBAULr Co., MINI }
June 10 1876 )
Editor Anti-nonopoltst.
As the usual annual representations Tor rath-
misrepresentation Of the growing crops has
commenced by news papers Ill sympathy with
wheat rings and farm robberieS III general,
feel called upon to make correction as far Is
this section of the country Is concerned. AT
our County Grange two DAYS since, reports
were received from intelligent farmers through
out the country Of crop prospects. No one re-
ported the wheat on an average even ons-hali
a crop with everything III its favor the balance
of the season. From my observation in this
and the Southern portion OF Blue Earth Coun-
ties think the estimate full high enough.
Other crops except corn ara looking badly
but better than wheat. Very few fields show n
healthy appearance, the plants are scattering
and sickly.
But for the rapidSrowth OF the"ray baby We
should feel sorey afflicted. Tina, growth BE-
ing SO visible ami Also so essential to our very
exis.auce We feel cheerful and hopeful even in
the midst Of our failing crops.
Fraternaly,
w. Il. MAYHEM
We find in the Pioneer-Press- Tribune
letters from other portions Of the state
to The same purport.
+. W. r. writes from Flrioauit, Rice
Co:
think from ali see aud hear that those
who are looking Tor a repetition this year OF
last year bountltul harvest will b. disap-
pointed, not alone for the reason that one wear
Of plenty IS seldom followed BY another of its
kind, bu. the greatest part OF the wheat OF Rice
county Is necessarily sown on old ground and
the season 50 far with is sudden changes from
cold 10 heat aud vet TO dry has been much
more uutavora5.e than list YEAR for tat kind
Of sowing
Another correspondent writes from
La Crosse:
VIVA. has heretofore been thought. 4 chirci-
bug, DESTROYING wheat on the Southern Mime.
sofa railroads, now proves to b. tiv people
who have been over the Southern Minnesota
railroad say there Is a new insect a. work or
the growing crop Of " heat along The line. -
p-cially where II has been dry. Until The last
rain scarcely any rain has visited Southern
Minnesota since sowing. and in many place.
the drousn had begun TO II severity fell. tt
add 10 the lighting effects Of the trouth In.
new IL hiss made is appearance. and though
the last rain has dispei!ei the fears of drontn
We. the ty has gone to work vigorously. and al
through the field patches of growing wh-a.
present. the apP~arancss OF having lost If. ana
verdu-e. II turns yellow, wythers M aue
dies. The dies sem 10 work near the roo. ana
draw tie SubStA' ca oat Of the stalk
Whether the diss will continue in their ravru
Gus course remains to D. seem II they do
whole feds will not yield a return Of s-.i
From latest advicss We learn tia. tie raya---
have somewhat ceased since the recent ra,,,s
which has reached nearly the length OF Tn. ma
| though it is too soon - tell whether .hav AZ
exsingaished. The san has not shos,s 10 var,
them up
| Oar later advices 60 to show that III.
| wheat crop OF those regions of the stat.
which produce the principal amount o
! our wheat crop IS seriously injured. Til,