Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-10
CROPS IN MINNESOTA,

CROPS In MINNESOTA. |
Dundas Neacs:: A heavy rainstorm last
Saturday night, laid some of the wheat fiat,
but will not seriously affect it.
Madelia Times. Grain was knocked down |
some by the storm on Saturday night, but,
with very few exceptions, is coming up |
again.
Winona Nosezty Press: The wheat was
not as badly lodged by the storm of last
week as we anticipated it would be, yet some
fields, where it was very rank, were badly
tangled up.
Fergus Falls -4duoc0te: The wheat in a
number of towns is reported to be showing
signs of rust, but with the cool wind of the
past few days no permanent damage is an
ticipated.
Hokah Blade: The rain storm of last
Saturday and Sunday was accompanied by
considerable wind which did some damae
to the grain fields in the valleys in this local
ity. That on the ridges was not injured to
any extent.
Blue Earth City Bee: The wheat fields are
looking their best. The leaves of the plants
are slightly rusted in some fields. The crop
is in blossom, and will ripen earlier than
usual which will give opportunity to take it
in out of the wet.
Dodge Center Press: The papers all over
the State tell of the prospects for very large
crops; some rust and some lodged grain, but
generally standing all right. The grasshop-
per district making as good showing as any
and not grasshopper heard from.
Lake City Leader: Some of the wheat on
new ground in this section is considerably
"lodged." It grew very rank, and the re-
| cent rain, with streaks of wind here and
there accompanying it, proved too much of a
strain on its spinal column, and it tumbled
| over.
| Chatfeld Democrat. A little rust in the
wheat in this vicinity. We have lived in
Fillmore county twenty-five years and never
saw crops look better than they do now.
The wheat on old land will yield more than
it has for years, while the crop from the new
and will be enormous.
Renville County Times: The growth of
small grain in this county is immense
wheat ranging from three to five feet in
| height. The recent rains have caused it to
''lodge'' in some instances, especially on
bottom lands With fine weather from this
time on, the crops will not be materially in
jured.
Shakopee Courier: We are informed by
Mr.. Sutton, of the town of Spring Lake,
that the storm of last Saturday night was
sufficiently windy to lodge the wheat badly
IN places on his farm, and among his neigh
bors, particularly on Ben. Squires' field
With this exception, the crops are getting
along finely.
Rochester Record and Union: The late
rains have damaged the crops considerably
about Quincy. Chinch bugs have made
their appearance in some parts of the county
but have not done much damage. Crops OF
all kinds in Dover and vicinity look very
promising at the present time. There is
very little complaint from chinch bugs
although few farmers assert that they have
seen the s'real article and fear considerable
damage may result from their ravages.
New Ulm Herald: We hear of numerous
complaints that wheat is rusting-a sort OF
red rust and not the black rust that is gener
ally SO destructive. Many contend that it is
but the leaves that are affected, while the
heads continue green and thrifty as though
nothing had disturbed it. Our farmer.
await with anxiety the next few weeks, ano
though we are inclined to think most regarC
it as not very serious, still it may blight more
or less of the fields. Some fields are scarcely
affected, while others are reported yellow and
have dead and ripe look already. We hope
it may yet prove but scare.
st. James CWatonwan county, Journal
Farmers in this section should not fee
blue and grumble over what little damage
their crops have sustained from the late
winds and rains, and from rust Down il
Illinois, that famous corn State, the farmers
have been almost drowned out by heavy and
continuous rains. Corn there stands from
six inches up to waist high, and is very un
J even. The Arcola Record published in cen
: trail Illinois) states that some have hardl,
finished planting, which means great dea
IN country where corn is the chief product
and where it is usually planted six weeks
earlier than it is i'll this State.
Marshall Messenger: We have inquired
this week of probably hundred farmer.
from all parts of the country regarding thu
condition of the wheat, and whether the re-
port that it was being injured had any truth
III 1T. Of them we have not seen one whose
crop was injured perceptibly by rust, ant
not more than two or three who have any
loss from lodged grain. Most of the small
grain stand is perfect in every way, anc
promises an enormous yield. Corn is look.
ing better than last year at this time, as are
nearly all other crops.
In the vicinity of St. Peter there will be {
large loss of the small grain crops on account
of its having lodged from overgrowth anc
too heavy rains. The grain on summer-fal
lowed land is almost entirely fattened out
With us the grain stands well, yet, though
very heavy in places There is scarcely an,
rust here, and the prospect is good for
large yield.
Mr.. Bryan, of Lincoln county, reports the
small grain crop in his vicinity as looking ex-
ceedingly well, very little lodged and mostly
uninjured by rust or otherwise.