Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-30

CROPS IN MINNESOTA.

Lanesboro Journal, July 81: Wheat will
average twelve bushels per acre or more.
Taylors Falls Journal: Reports from the
wheat fields in this section are to the effect
that the wheat has been badly damaged by
the warm weather.
Pope County Press, July 81: Harvesting
is fully under way in this section, and some
oats and barley have already been threshed
for feed.
Wilkin county Gasstte, July 2e: In
Whapeton, in this county harvesting has
commenced in good earnest and every farmer
claims forty bushels to the acre.
Ortonville, Big Stone county, North Star,
July %: Wheat harvest is in full blast in
Big Stone county this week. The wheat is
of excellent quality and lots of it.
Princeton Union.sJuly "a: The farmers
in this neighborhood are all busy harvesting
the grain is ripening faster than it can be
cared for: the ield promises to be good, al
though smut and rust have inflicted con-
siderable damage.
LIE Roy Independent, July 81: Notwith-
aged wheat beyond all precedent, farmers
hereabouts are estimating larger crop than
expected two weeks ago. dry spell Just
now would be blessing to the people.
Martin County Sentinel, July &c: Mr.
Adams, who lives on section 4, in Manyaska
Tp., reports that although grain has suffered
considerably from the rains and blight, there
will be at least a two-thirds wheat crop; that
oats and corn are large, thrifty and promis-
ing, and that there is no cause for serious
alarm.
Spring Valley Fillmore county, Vsdette
July 26: There are various reports as to
the condition of the wheat crop. Some as
sert that outside of range of few miles
from our village the crop is scarcely dam
aged. while others maintain that it is serious
ly hurt. We are inclined to believe that in
some directions from here the crop is mid
ding fair, as very reliable reports have
| reached us to the effect that few miles out
farmers are anticipating an average yield.
Alexandria douglas county, POST July
26: Last week VIM. Hounsell, of Lake
Mary. cut and threshed his barley. The yield
was forty bushels per acre. Last Monday
he brought two loads to market. The crop
reports from all parts of the county are
favorable. Mr.. Goats, of Miltona, says that
in that town small part of the grain is
lodged; but otherwise everything is most
promising; that there is no smut rust, or
blight, and grain all heavy; corn
and sugar cane doing well.
Hokah Blade, July 81: Farmers are
busily engaged cutting their grain, the most
of which has been considerably damaged
and some of it is total failure. good
many fields in the county will not yield
enough to pay for cutting on account OF
blight and rust. We noticed on the ridge
between Hokah and Caledonia fields that re-
sembled a dark cloud, and upon examina-
ton it was found, while the heads looked as
if they we're dead ripe, the straw was yet
green. 1t is said that in some fields the
grain has rotted and will not be worth any
thing.
Sank Rapids Denton county, Press, July
20: Tramps are around-look out for bur:
glars The farmers are very busy; let's
have a harvest festival. The wheat cror
looks magnificent; the rye harvest is about
over; haylng is going on in full blast; the
agricultural prospect is very fine. There
will not be many plums this fall; blueberries
are making their appearance; new potatoes
and green peas are abundant. We hear OF
but little complaint OF grain being lodged
| We are sorry to learn that rust and smut
have damaged the wheat in this county. I,
is estimated that wheat all over the county
viii average twenty bushels TO the acre.