The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-08-01
CROPS IN MINNESOTA.

Lanesboro Journal, July 27: Wheat will
average twelve bushels per acre or more.
Taylors Falls Journal: Reports from the
wheat fields in this section are to the effect
that the wheat has been badly damaged by
the warm weather.
Pope County Press, July 27: Harvesting
is fully under way in this section, and some
oats and barley have already been threshed
for feed.
Wilkin county Gazette, July 26: In
Whapeton, in this county harvesting has
commenced in good earnest and every farmer
claims forty bushels to the acre.
Ortonville, Big Stone county, North Star,
July 25: Wheat harvest is in full blast in
Big Stone county this week. The wheat is
Of excellent quality and lots of it.
Princeton Union, ,Puly "a: The farmers
in this neighborhood are all busy harvesting;
the grain is ripening faster than it can be
cared for: the ield promises to be good, al
though smut and rust have inflicted con-
| siderable damage.
LIE Roy Independent, July 27: Notwith-
standing the fears that the rust had dam
aged wheat beyond all precedent, farmers
hereabouts are estimating larger crop than
expected two weeks ago. A dry spell just
now would be blessing to the people.
Martin County Sentinel, July &c: Mr..
Adams, who lives on section 4, in Nanyaska
Tp., reports that although grain has suffered
considerably FROM the rains and blight, there
will be at least two-thirds wheat crop; that
oats and corn are large, thrifty and promis-
ing, and that there is no cause for serious
alarm.
Spring Valley (Fillmore county, Vidette,
July 26: There are various reports as to
the condition of the wheat crop. Some as
| sert that outside of range of few miles
aged, while others maintain that it is serious
| ly hurt. We are inclined to believe that in
| some directions from here the crop is mid
| ding fair, as vely reliable reports have
reached us to the effect that few miles out
farmers are anticipating an average yield.
Alexandria douglas county, Post, July
26: Last week VIM. Hounsell, of Lake
Mary. cut and threshed his barley. The yield
was forty bushels per acre. Last Monday
he brought two loads to market. The crop
reports from all parts of the county are
favorable. Mr.. Coats, of Miltona, says that
in that town small part of the grain is
lodged; but otherwise everything is most
promising; that there is no smut, rust, or
blight, and grain all heavy: corn
and sugar cane doing we'll.
! Hokah Blade, July ~: Farmers 9
busily engaged cutting their grain, the most
of which has been considerably damaged
and some of it is a total failure. good
many fields in the county will not yield
enough to pay for cutting on account OF
| blight and rust. We noticed on the ridge
between Hokah and Caledonia fields that re-
senbled dark cloud, and upon examina-
ton it was found, while the heads looked as
if they were dead ripe, the straw was yet
green. 1t is said that in some fields the
grain has rotted and will not be worth any
thing.
Sauk Rapids Denton county, Press, July
20: Tramps are around-look out for bur
glars. The farmers are very busy; let's
have harvest festival. The wheat crop
looks magnificent; the rye harvest is about
over; haying is going on in full blast the
agricultural prospect is very fine. There
will not be many plums this fall; blueberries
are making their appearance; new potatoes
and green peas are abundant. We hear of
but little complaint OF grain being lodged.
We are sorry to learn that rust and smut
have damaged the wheat in this county. 1t
is estimated that wheat all over the county
will average twenty bushels to the acre.