Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-06
MINNESOTA CROPS.
Mankato Union: Corn looks splendid.

Mankato Union: Corn looks splendld.
Window Reporter: Grain is heading out
nicely and the rust is reported as not dam
aging it,
Ortonville (Big Stone county, North Star:
The wheat fields in the vicinity of Orion
vile make fattering promises of an abundant
yield.
Red Wing Adyance: By the latest reports
from the country the wheat never looked
finer. The heads are all full and large, and
the wheat will be ready for harvest in the
course of three or four weeks.
Farmers in Sherburne county side are
jubilant over their prospects for fine crop
of small gram. The season has been all
they could desire. Their grain is more for
ward than that west of the river, and harvest
is almost at hand.
Caledonia Courier: In Sheldon, Houston
county, grain looks we'll, and no complaint
has reached Us in the valley about rust, al
though there is some fear of serious injury
on the prairies. The heavy rains have de-
naoralized the chinch bugs.
Waseca (Minnesota) Radica1: The storm
in this vicinity, last Saturday night, was
quite heavy, both in wind and water. From
all parts of the country we learn that wheat
and oats are badly lodged. This is unfortu-
nate as lodged grain never fills well.
lie Lueur Sentinel; The wheat in this vi
! cinity is all headed and the berry is half
formed. The heads are unusually large.
The rain storm on Saturday night blew down
consid. rable wheat and oats in the timber,
and will cause some loss. Some of it has
since partly raised, however.
[ Todd county, Iong Prairie) Aryus: Mr..
HiIger, living mile east of town, showed us
sample bunch of spring wheat LAST Wednes-
day which he pulled from his field. 1t meas
ured over forty-two inches in height, and is
just heading out. 1t lodged during the
rain Tuesday, tut righted again.
Cannon Falls Beacon: Growing corn In
this vicinity has been much improved by ia
vorabIe weather during the past three weeks
Cold weather before that time exercised a
damaging influence upon it. Farmers who
had planted large fields were feeling rather
Respondent at one time, but now say the
prospect is more encouraging.
St. Cloud Times: Commissioner Hahn
of the town of st. Martin, Wis, is in the
city to-day. He reports the crop in splen
did condition in his locality, but states tina
the wheat. which is very heavy, has beer
''lodged' in small patches, by late rains and
winds. If dry weather should continue fol
three or four weeks, he calculates that M
damage will result. and that an immens
crop will be harvested, Only % bushels o
wheat and 1900 of oats were harvested i,
that town last year.
Little Falls Transcript: Mr.. G. B. Buck
man, of Buchanan township, has 30 acres
of splendid wheat. 1t is now higher thai
his fence, and the yield cannot fall under 8
bushels to the acre, if the weather continue
favorable. This will give total yield Q
$500 bushels. Mr.. Buckman estimates tn
cost of raising it, including interest on tn
value of his land, threshing and the cost {
/ fences, &C., at 81 cents bushel. He ais
) has 80 acres of oats, barley, and other crops
all of which look equally as well as his whea
Who says that farming does not pay?
/ Owatonna Journal: Some of the farmer
: in this county report that the heads of whes
4 are much smaller than they were last yea
and predict a large decrease in the yielt
: We still continue to hear of rust on the low
er portion Of the stalks. Rust on wheat
unusual in Minnesota, but season durin
0 June of heavy morning dews, followed by
|. hot sun, has produced it. As yet we hay
: heard no fears expressed that the rust wi
t materially injure the crop. We hear of yer
: little damage done to the wheat by the la
, wind and rain storms. In fact the=Tain BIZ
$ been benefit by washing off good de,
b of the rust. There has been some con
: plants in regard to smut, but gentlema
t who has examined great deal of wheat, il
:, forms us that there is no genuine smu
E Here and there he finds a blasted black hea'
y which will disappear before harvest. Thel
+ is not enough of them, however, to make
3 bushel to ten acres.