Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01
Crop Reports.

Crop Reports.
Willmar (Kandiyohi county, Rep,lbltcan-Ga-
zette, July Is: From all we learn we
convinced that the wheat crop throughout the
county will be considerably above the average
| of former years.
Wells Weekly Advocate, July %: Wheat wifi
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 well.
| Albert Lea Enterprise, July 25: The reports
| from farmers as to the condition OF the wheat
| crop are conflicting, many not believing 1t will
be third of crop, and again others think 1t
| will be two-third crop.
Window Reporter, July Is: The crop pros
| pect is not as good as a week or two ago.
Farmers report considerable blight, and the
rain has somewhat retarded the harvest. 1t is
feared that the wheat crop will fall short OF the
| expected yield.
Worthington Mobiles county, Adooace, July
| %: The hot weather and rains have blighted
| the wheat some, 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 cnt
Redwood Gazette, July 25: We think that in
this county the average yield viii not exceed
| fifteen bushels per acre. which is q fearful let
| ting down of our prospects. The present
| anxiety is for weather suitable for harvesting,
aud the outlook is not encouraging.
| Mankato Union, July &c. Harvest has already
commenced of our great staple, wheat; and
| while it is yet too early to form reliable
/ opinion as to the extent to which the crop has
suffered from the recent scalding heat and in
termittent rains. it is safe say that the injury
| is quite extensive
Fl 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-
| rid rafs1 fha MFR in nv
rection presents sight beautiful and grand.
Everywhere immense fields of splendid golden
grain-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
j 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 %: 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 Isanti county
| we are not all prairie and SO do not depend on
| wheat alone. Man cannot live by bread
alone" Our corn crop looks extraordinarily
well-more advanced than usual.
/ Renville Times, July %: Present prospects
indicate that the wheat crop of this State will
i
affairs arises from various causes, such as
| lodging, rust, and failure, in many instances,
! to fill. While the loss from these causes will.
in all probability, be considerable, yet it is
safe to predict that the yield viii be a hand
| some one.
/ worthington Journal, July 25: It is impos-
| sible 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
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 extern
sive as many apprehend.
Swift County AdUoedte, July &c: We see dis.
couraging reports of crops from all parts of
| the State. We have examined the crops in this
county, and still say that we will have as large
yield per before, if properly
| harvested. Wheat Is ripe pretty generally,
and the only drawback we see is that great
deal of wheat viii stand till too ripe on ac-
count of scarcity of harvesting machinery.
Shakopee Courier, July 27:-During the pres
emit week the farmers have been very busy, but
were set back by Thursdays rain. The wealth
er being considerably cooler than the previous
| week, 1t was grand for harvesting up to the
| time the rain set in. Much speculation exists
as to how the grain win turn out, many fear
ing considerable shrunk wheat, but if the
weather holds fair we have faith that the crops
viii prove very good nevertheless.
4 cannon rails Beacon, July ~: owing 10 uQs
favorable prospects for the coming wheat crop,
that cereal has greatly advanced in price within
the last few days. 1t has recently sold here for
88 cents bushel, Is cents higher than the
price of two weeks ago. In St. Paul No. !
wheat sold for SO cents q bushel on Monday
last. If these advanced prices continue, a
three-quarter yield will be nearly profitable
as a full yield at rs cents per bushel.
Madelia Times, July %: Farmers are push
ing their harvesting as fast as they can. They
report the Sherman wheat, generally. failure.
Some talk of not trying to cut it. and will burn
it off the ground. The Fife and Brooks are
considerably better and not lodged much.
Others report the Rio Grande as the best tn
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 string hopes We're entertained that the
/ injury to the wheat crop 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
4 injurious to them. Some have commenced
i cutting between the wet spells, but even that
will be greatly damaged unless q change occurs
soon.
Il st. Peter Tribstae, july t4s :. 60, zgheet
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
i ground is yet wet and soft. the greatest diff
i Guilty was experienced. The rain of yesterday
has probably renderr 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. It is terribly dis
couraging to the farmers. The damage to the
crop in this viciI 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 al all.