Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-23
CROPS IN MINNESOTA

CROPS IN MINNESOTA.
Little Falls Transcript, July 10: Wheat
is being damaged to very slight extent by
blight in some parts of the county.
Owatonna Journal, July 1s: We hear
reports from different parts of the county
that the wheat is affected by the blight. The
most serious complaints come from Havana.
Glenwood Eagle, July 10: Harvesting
has commenced. Grain of all kinds looks
fine, and there bids fair to be an immense
yield. Harvest hands are scarce at 50. so
per day.
The very general report from the farmers
throughout the State is that the variety of |
wheat known as the '.Lost Nation rusts far
more than other varieties. The s.Fife'' va
riety does not rust nearly as bad.
Fergus Falls ADVOCATE, July 10: Barley !
harvest is now in full blast. It has been |
said that this was no country for tame grass.
Jacob Austin has proved to the contrary,
for in five-acre field he has just cut big
thirteen tons!
Rochester Record and linton, July 10:
The barley crop in the county is reported to
be an almost total failure. The Lost Nation
variety of wheat seems to have suffered
most this year, the Brooks next, while Fife
seems to have suffered least.
Jackson Republic, July 90 Putting all
the reports together we are still inclined to
the belief that the crop will be about an
average one. Oats are immense and no in
jury is reported save few places that have
lodged. Corn is of course pushing along at
break neck speed.
I Hastings Gazette, July 20: The late rains
and almost intolerable hot weather of the
lpast two weeks has been very bad for wheat,
and reports of lodged grain, blight, and
! rust are heard from all quarters. From
present indications it will not be safe to pre-
dict more than half a crop this season.
Rush City Post, July 10: Three weeks
ago Mr.. Nessell had as fine field of stand
| ing winter wheat as could be seen in the
State, bat the winds and rains since then
have laid it fat: however, it has filled and
| ripened well and he is now cutting it. He
| IS in hopes of getting forty bushels to the
acre as it is.
Moorhead, Clay county, Adrocate, July
goth: Harvest will be in full operation the
first week in August. In Muskoda, Clay
county, everybody is feeling good, prospects
are bright for bountiful harvest; crops are
first rate, no damage by storms. In Parke
township, Clay county, heavy grain is being
badly lodged by the late winds and rain,
which will make poor grain and difficult
reaping.
Anoka Sun and Republican, July II:
Small grain is beginning to present a tanned
appearance, while corn is furnishing in all
its verdant righteousness. Our friend, Geo.
Lane, who is sojourning in Pennington, this
State, writes us that crops are looking SPLEEN
did, harvesters getting from $3.50 to $500
per day, that work began in the harvest
fields last Monday, and that Anok.t boys are
considered the boss grangers.
i Spring Valley Vidette, July 10: The I'M
favorable reports that have resounded from
this locality 'tely, relative to the great dam
l,age done our crops by the recent heavy winds
aud rains. and by rust and blight, we find
greatly exaggerated. We have examined
many of our wheat fields the past few days.
and find them in far better condition than
at first reported. We feel safe in saying
that the crop will be one over and above the
average.
/ Owatonna, Steele county Peoples Press,
July 20: There is no doubt now, but tina,
the wheat crop prospects in this county are
far from promising. True, there is abund-
ance of straw, but rust has followed closely
upon the frequent rains and hot suns of the
past two weeks. Men of experience also
state that the ears are not well filled, and
that they contain but four rows of grain, in
instead of five and six, as was last year. This
years crop is now estimated at twelve bush
els to the acre.
Martin County Sentinel, July 10: There
is no use of denying the fact that this hot
muggy weather is having bad effect upon
/ the wheat crop. A heavy fall of rain came
, in the afternoon and evening of last Wednes-
day, and was of much benefit to corn fields
and gardens, but the hard winds that came
with it increased tho injury done by las
= Sundays gale in lodging small grain. We
do not anticipate, however, and are not in
, formed that any serious loss will be caused
2 by it, the greatest apprehension generally
being from rust.
Dodge Center Press, July 10: Barle,
e harvest has commenced. The corn hal
grown so fast that it goes down easily, ii
weak in the knees, SO to speak. The croake
Q is abroad. as usual. Wheat is not going tx
q be half crop, and will bring not more thar
: fifty cents per bushel The croaker is /,
y frst-class nuisance 1t is bad enough t,
n suffer from the effects of poor harvest
without going into sack cloth several week
y before. The prospect is for fair crop ant
IS fair prices, and these chronic croakers shout,
/. be summary sat down on.
/ Owatonna Reosew, July 10: Careful in
y quiry among our farmers discloses the fac
4 that the yield of wheat in this vicinity thi
e season will undoubtedly fall from twenty
five to thirty-three per cent. below that O
last year. This is owing to the heavy rain
! and winds which have beaten it down, an
= to the unusual condition of the weather
!. While all with whom we haye conyersed ar
II hopeful regarding the crops, the universe
- opinion is that wheat will not exceed fiftee
, bushels to the acre, and may fall as low a
twelve bushels. The result will depen
greatly upon the condition of the weathe
:, y during the next ten days.
'. MantorvilIe dodge county, Erpress
! July 10: Our correspondents have discant
- ed literally on the weather question, and W
= can only acquiesce IN their testimony. w
,s have conversed with aSlarge number of farm
- ers in the past week, AMI nearly all unite i
y, 20 saying that wheat is being extensively dam
~ aged. The Scotch Fife endures the tryin
= ordeal better than other varieties We mis-
;, trust farmers would be more hopeful owe
+. crop prospects if they had larger acreae
:, of corn and a greater variety Of crops
= Pine Island reports that the recent vel
!, y heavy rains in this vicinity have. no doub
II dld great damage to the growing crop
"a Last Sunday we were visited by one of tt
- heaviest storms of the season, fortunately a
e tended with very little rain.
of t DundaS Ne7rS july 20: The weatht