Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-08-01
CrOpR Reports.

Crop Reports. AaAAAU-
Fergus Falls Journal, July 26: What shall
the harvest be? Well, anywhere from twenty
70 thirty bushels pei, acre Of wheat, and forty
toeighty dfsoats.s ~ = %
Wells Weekly Advocate, July %: Wheat will
not yield over twelve bushels per each acre
sowed. Some fields entirely ruined. There
will be no number one wheat. Corn is tassel-
ling out and looks we'll. - -
Albert Lea Enterprise, July Is: The reports
from farmers as to the condition of the wheat
crop are conflicting, many not believing it will
be a third of crops and again pthers think it
will be two-thirf crop. .G.Gs~g Wv ~ -1s.ia.g
Wright County Times, July Is: With favor
able weather the greater part of the grain will
be in the shock by the close of the week. The
crop now being harvested is said by old settlers
to be the best ever raised on the Monticello
prairie.
,Windom Reporter, July Is: The crop pros
pect is not as good Is = week or two ago.
Farmers report considerable blight, and the
rain has somewhat retarded the harvest. It is
feared that the wheat crop will fall short of the
expected yield. .s:::,: H.: -! t..:
Worthington Mobiles county, Advance, July
Is: The hot weather and rains have bIighted
the wheat somc cutting it down perhaps three
or four bushels to the acre. Oats and barley
are badly lodged and will have to be mown.
Wheat is ready to cut. ~,':,,.A =; ~.
Redwood Gazette, July Is: We think that in
this county the average yield will not exceed
fifteen bushels per acre. which is q fearful let
anxiety is for weather suitable for harvesting
aud, the, outlook is not encouraging.
Mankato Union, July e.: Harvest has already
| commenced of our great staple, wheat; and
| while it is yet too early to form a reliable
opinion as TO the extent to which the crop, has
suffered from the recent scalding heat and in
termittent rains it is safe to say that the injury
is quite extensive.
Stevens County Tribune, July Is: This sec
ton was visited by furious storm last satur-
day. The rain fell in torrents for nearly two
hours, and did considerable damage to- the
crops, oats especially. Some fields are lodged
badly. but the cool weather will probably help
some OF it up again Wheat was hurt but lit
tie.
St. Cloud Times, July "a: The harvest is in
full progress this week, and the standing grain
is rapidly yielding to the ,inroads Of the har-
vesters. A ride outin the Country in any di-
rection presents a sight beautiful and grand.
Everywhere immense fields of splendid golden
graln-the grandest crop ever raised in this
section.
Faribault Democrat July 26: Harvesting has
commenced vigorously, and if the weather
is not too wet, what little there is left of the
wheat crop Will be speedily put in the stack.
Reports from all over the State show the crop
to have been seriously injured by the hot
weather, which caught it at the most critical
| moment.
Isanti Press July 25: Reports from all parts
of the State represent the crop of wheat to be
much damaged, not only by storms but by
smut and rust. Fortunately for lsanti county
| wheat alone. MAN cannot live by bread
alone" Our corn crop looks extraordinarily
| well-more advances than usual
Renville Times, July Is: Present prospects
Indicate that the wheat crop of this State will
| fall below the estimated average. This state OF
affairs arises from various causes, such az
lodging, rust, and failure, in many instances,
in all probability, be considerable, yet it is
safe to predict that the yield will be a hand
| some one.
Worthington Journal, July Is: It is impos-
slble to estimate the exact amount of damage
to crops in consequence Of recent bad weather,
in this county, but it will hardly fall short of
80 per cent. Some fields we hear of are utterly
ruined, but of course such wholesale destruc-
ton is limited. We believe that time will JUS
tify the hope that the damage is not as extern
sive as mary apprehend.
|: Shakopee Courier, July 27.-During the pres.
ent week the farmers have been very busy, but
were set back by Thursdays rain. The wealth
er being considerably cooler than the previous
week, it was grand for harvesting up to the
time the rain set in. Much speculation exists
as to how the grain will turn out, many fear
ing considerable shrunk wheat, but if the
weather holds fair we have faith that the crops
will prove very good nevertheless.
Madelia Times, July 25: Farmers are push
ing their harvesting as fast as they can. The y
report the Sherman wheat, generally, a failure.
Some talk of not trying to cut it, and will burn
it off the ground. The Fife and Brooks are
considerab bly, better, and not lodged as much.
Others report the Rio Grande as the best tn y
have. Though many are disappointed with their
prospects, yet we think there will be more
grain than anticipated if we have weather so
they can save it.
Currie Pioneer, July 25:-The late contin-
ued wet weather has very much discouraged
our farmers. During the latter part Of last
week strung hopes were entertained that the
injury to the wheat erep would be as extensive
as was feared, but it has now rained at inter-
walls for forty-eight hours interspersed by warm,
cloudy weather that cannot be otherwise than
injurious to them. Some have commenced
cutting between the wet spells, but even that
will be greatly damaged unless a change occurs
soon. - ,...}.t. ."l5t -.
LIE Seueur Sentinel, July Is: We are nearly
all inclined to be hopeful-to make our wishes
take the place of facts. Hence We have yield
ed to the stubborn reality very reluctantly, that
INc DIISNtepIOspecG on the kst Gay HOf July,
and even since, for the most markably large
crop Of wheat ever known to the Northwest,
has gradually faded away with the MONDAY
suns as the mists of morning. The wheat crop
throughout the State, that, on the LIST day of
July, promised yield of from twenty to forty
bushels per acre, there il no longer room for
doubt, has dwindled away gradually frsm a
variety of causes-rust, lodging, continuous
hot weather and bight-until to-day the sad
fact starcs the farmer in the face after entering
his fields, that if he gets from eight to fifteen
bushels per acre he will be fortunate. - :.
. ST. Peter Tribune, July "a: The wheat
harvest commenced in earnest on Monday
morning, the grain having ripened very fast
during the few days previous, but was inter-
rupted by the rain yesterday afternoon. On
the sandy land near town but little difficulty
was experienced in making the machines work,
but further back on the wet prairie, where. the
ground is yet wet and soft, the greatest diff
Guilty was experienced. The rain of yesterday
has probably rendert d it utterly impossible to
do anything futher until the ground dries out;
and then the grain must be injured still
more by the wet weather. 1t is terribly dis
couraging to the farmers. The damage to the
crop in this vicir ity, previous to yesterdays
rain, was variously estimated at from one-third
to one half of the crop. Some fields Of wheat
are SO badly injured that the owners will not
attempt to cut them at all.