Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-07-18
Minnesota Crop Reports.

DunOaS NeNs. ueaVy transform las
Saturday night, laid some of the wheat fat,
but will not seriously affect it.
| Madeia Times: Grain was knocked dow n
some by the storm on Saturday night, but,
again.
Winona Norelty 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 Adcocnte: 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 BL,de: The rain storm of last
Saturday and Sunday was accompanied by
considerable wind which did some damage
to the grain fields in the valleys in this local
ity. That on the ridges was not in jured 10
any extent.
Blue Earth City Berthe 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 tie re-
cent rain. with streaks of wind here and
there accompanying it, proved too much of
strain on its spinal column, and it tu1nbled
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 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 farmers
await with anxiety the next few weeks. and
though we are inclined to think most regard
it as not very serious, still 1t 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 (Watonwan county, Journal:
Farmers in this section should not feel
blue and grumble over what little damage
their crops have sustained from the late
winds and rains, and from rust. Down in
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-
even. The Arcola Record published in cen
trail Illinois) states that some have hardly
finished planting. which means a great deal
in a country where corn is the chief product,
and where it is usually planted six weeks
earlier than it is in this State.