The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-07-18
We give some items of news rs to
the wheat yield.

the wheat yield.
TheNorthheld journal says:
1t is now critical period for wheat,
and the amount of the crops will
largely depend upon the weather for
the coming fortnight. The hot damp
weather that has prevailed for the
past week .has been unfavorable, and
from sections we hear that consider
able red rust lis visible upon the
blades. though it has not yet attacked
the Stalk. Mr.. Richard Murphy has
shown us some specimens that show
that danger is to be apprehended.
The recent heavy rains which have
caused the heavy grain to lodge, will
produce bad results, unless followed
by cooler weather and clearing winds.
Senator Finseth, from Kenyon. thinks
that the western portion of Goodhue
Co. will produce but about two-thirds
of last years crop, in consequence of
rust.
Christian Deike, of Wheeling. says
that the wheat is lodged very badly
in that section, and there is great
deal of rust, The crops look better
on the light than the heavy lands.
Quite a number of farmers in this
vicinity are complaining Of smut in
their wheat, and there is no doubt
when the fields are thoroughly exam
ined, the crops will be found to be
greatly damaged. We learn from Il
friend who has been travelling over
the county, that there are great
many fields, particularly in Hammond
and Warren that the farmers havn't
considered worth fencing. There
can be but little doubt that the crops
in st, Croix county will be almost a
failure.
A correspondent writing from Eau
Claire, Wis, says;
Should the frequent rains continue,
the wheat crop in this section will fall
much short of the yield desired and
anticipated results couple of weeks
ago. The acreage is larger all
throughout this section than former
ly but there is heavy straw. which has
Il tendency 10 lodge it from the effect
of the frequent storms. Farmer.
however, are jubilant over the pros
poets of an unusual heavy crop of
corn unless injured by early frosts.
Having season has commenced. and
the weld will be large At Porter
Vile ready field of rye was harvest
ed Tuesday, a number of competing
reapers doing the work. the results of
which have not vet been made known.
Farmers in from the remoteSt quar-
tiers of this and adjoining counties re-
port that their grain is becoming rus
ty, and fears are apprehended that
there will not be near the yield of an
average crop.
A telegram from Madison. Wis. of
July 18th, to the Pioneer-Press says:
In this section for the past few days
and nights was never equalled in this
part .ef tue. country. The heavens
Wsre one. sheet:ot tams- In the coun-
try the afn:Gr Markell SIS the great
I:Iair storm is almost ilealculable. crops
rafe'Iying Hat. iii; kalss. .Sauk. Column
bia. Rock: AND. 9teri: counties and
probably others III their :nsghier-
hood. Passengers coming in on the
late trains report that on all the roads
grain. corn, tobacco. clover and hay
fields are cut up and washed out in
strips of many rods wide. while nu-
merous fields upon every hand are
lodged beyond recovery. The rail-
froads have all suffered greatly from
washouts, but the damage was imme-
diately repaired by gangs of workmen
| held for readiness at every depot. and
| trains were delayed but little.
DUBUQrE.July l2.-The two storms
of Thursday morning and night have
done great deal of damage, of which
full particulars are lacking. There is
a break of seven miles on the Illinois
Central, three or four bridges and five
hundred feet of track being washed
away. No trains have come in since
last evening from Chicago over that
road. There is, it is feared, much