The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-07
CROPS IN = MINNESOTA.

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Window Reperte9, Aug. The csep: will
be reasonably good, though not as good as
last year. r. f1.yf
Howard Lake Wright county, Pennies
-Adeoc"te, Aug. r. Many farmers .are-con1-
planning of down grain.
Little Falls 11uhscrsps Aug. l: Through
out theentire northerns portion of the State
crops of all kinds are in splendid condition.
} Madeha TimessAug. 2: On, accqrnt of
the grain being lodged and crinkled more
orless, the cutting progresses slo wly. MANY
fields of oats have to becut ohe Way:
Morris (stevens county, Tribune, Aug. l.:
The crops in this Vicinity kare nearly all har-
vested, and the most careful estimates. place
the yield at an average of'about twenty three
bushels per acre for wheat,
Rochester Retord Gna. Uaisa, lbg. .:
Mr.. Harmon, who lives about two miles
southwest Of the city, says he has 100 acres
of wheat which will yield twenty bushels to
the acre: 1t is on gFutgland. TT
Glencoe Enterpriss, July 81: TIE yield
in the county will average about twelve,
bushels to the acre, Iwhere three weeks ago
the prospect was that it would reach from
twenty. to thirty bushels per acre.
LIE sueur Sentinel, Aug. 1: There is some
comfort, mid the thickening $sdisappoint.
ments Of the wheat crop. that the cat cron
has generally been excellent and the corn
and potato crops NOW indicate unusually
heavy yields.
Winona Herald, Aug. 3: In this county.
as well as in many other counties in sonth-
ern Minnesota, scarcely half ansaveraee crop
OF wheat IN Quantity can be EXPECTED. while.
the quality IS certainly poor,. Barley is said
to be almost worthless. ~>rs'1-
Ereeborn county .Staudard. Aug. !: The
rains this week have still further damaged
the wheat crop and delayed the harvest. We
90 not think the averagegleld of this county
will be eight bushels per here waiieeverv
little if any will grade No. ..
st. Charles Times, Aug. 9: Farmers are
buse cutting their grain. The ground IS
rather wet, reapers cutting in considerably,
making 1t heavy work for. teams. Should
1t continue fair the balance of the week. no
doubt the bulk Of the cutting will be COM
pleted. .Eilt 5l:EE
O. st. Cloud Jourua1-Press, Aug. l: Mr..
Geo. r. Whitney, Of Rich Prairie. Morrison
county, was in the city to-day. He saws the
farmers there are busily engaged in cutting
and stacking their grain: that the berry IS
full and plump: that there is no smut. and
but little rust.
Northfeld Rice county, Jourauz, Aug. l
The farmers were pretty thick around town
on last rainy Thursday The most hopeful
report we could get from any of them was
half crop of poor wheat, and the rain was
not'improving the prospect. Twelve or if
teen bushels to the acre was the limit.
Wilmar Repu5zica1a-Gazette, Aug: The
farmers areEvery busy with their Harvest
About all the oats are harvested, and there is
good crop: The wheat is not as good as
was expected. The hot weather ripened the
grain too, quick, and some of it is shrunk
very bad, AS bad as it is, we look for about
twenty bushels to the ACRE ~rNs
- Faribault Demoerat, Aug % The last
three or four days, have been excellent for
harvesting and the farmers are'busy gather
ing their grain together. / In most localities
the crop is badly damaged, but there are
some fields that yield We'll: The average
Yield of>Rice county Inlay reach ten bushels
per aere but very LITTLE Of it will be No. /.
Msazeeppa Zri1u4e, July q; Harvesting
was pretty generally commenced in this
neighborhood on Monday and Tuesday last.
and on, Thursday we had another heavy rain,
lasting nearly al day, Judging fro N re-
ports received here from different farmers
n, !, 4At.
VII pc very slnlT77rra1 2ss betweeng and
e hfteeh bushels per aGFs this ana ahue
Shakopee Cowrier, Aug. 3: <sNexare in
formed as We 60 to press thatsihe damage is
not going to be as extensive as was Expected
from the Nildlreports circulated byS1nrelia-
bic newspapers and their sensational CORE
spondents. But we must expect more re-
ports of losses south of us. On Eden
Prairie. across the river northeast. the farm
ers escaped the hail. u .
Benson Swift county, 4Ec0cate. Aug. ,.
While our exchanges in different parts of the
State are complaining Of storms, 1}ighted
wheat, and only malta cropa we Mge very
little to complain Of. exec, sS Gle scarcity of
harvesting machinery. Of course we shall
ilCt nave DIS lilt!lly DuSltetS 10 LIE acre as we
should have, but wheat Will average fifteen
bushels to the acrethroughout the-county.
2 Dodge Center Pfess: Aus, 2: SThe croak-
ers Of twossor three weeks ago are happy, as
far as the prieilege~of sasinga.:I told you
So can make one happy. The wheat crop
IS failure, although it might be worse.
Candid men put it at about half crop.
Other. crops are first rate, although barley
will much of it be unfit for beAer, and will ,
have ito be converted into poTE and beef.
Too Bad about the barley.
Red Wing Gs1pg,e, Aug. I: Reports from
farmers concerning the wheat crop in Good
hue county are very conflicting, some claim
ing they will have nearly full crop, while
others say they will have small oelo crop
at all.-,-Ihe wet weather, rust. smut and
othercalarnities are reported in different Sec
tons, butfrom the best inforaAatisn we can
gather we should Judge there will be on an
average about half a crop, and the most of
it will grade as No. ? wheat. d, .yTz
Mantorville, Dodge county, ETrpress,
Aug. ?: Crop reports from the surrounding
country continue gloomy. Blight and rust
have done their work undoubtedly too well,