Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-13

WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
SALTWATER, Mimi, July 12.-Wheat crop
very promising with but very little damages
from smut. Harvesting will commence in
side of two weeks. No particular damage
from storms.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
MoHB1s, July 12.-No damage to grain In
this locality from any cause. Harvest will
commence in about two weeks. Prospects
excellent for bountiful yield.
BLUE EARTH.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
MANKATo, July flowing to the unfa-
vorable weather the harvest has suffered al
backset. Wheat is very heavy and is lodged
in some places, but without more rain will
recover and the yield be immense. Corn is
Frightening up and will be better than antic
ipated. All in all the prospect is good,
MOWER.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
AUSTIN, July 11.-One of the most terrific.
rain and wind storms that ever yisited Aus
tin came last night. Heavy oats and barley
are flat, and some wheat will hardly rise
again. 1t is now estimated that not over
one-half crop will be saved this fall in
Mower county, mostly caused by rust.
From. Minnesota Erchanyes.
Preston Republican, July IL: A heavy
rain storm, we learn, visited our Scotland
neighbors last Sunday, and laid considerable
small grain fat.
Wood County argus, July 10; The crops
could not be better than they are now
Never was there better prospect of good
crop in this county.
Red Wing Argus. July IL: A Zumbrota
report says crops of all kinds never looked
better although corn is late: it stands even
on the ground and has grown very rapidly
the past week.
Rushford Star, July IL: The rust on
wheat in this vicinity is only confined to tho
leaf, and is not on the stalk, as was Mt first
supposed. In the history of Fillmore county
wheat has never looked as we'll as now. The
; yield will be immense, and the farmers are,
; of course, jubilant.
st. Cloud Times, July 10: A heavy rain
visited this region on Sunday afternoon
J from the effects of which much grain was
' lodged" What the growing crops now
3 need in this section is dry weather. The
$ late frequent rains cause feelings Of anxiety
s for the safety of small gram.
Rice county Journal, July II: The fern
ers are haying. Fine corn growing weather.
A good crop of timothy this year. We had a
fine shower Tuesday forenoon. Cnrrants
and raspberres are quite plentiful this sea
! son. There is a good prospect of an excel
!. !. lent wheat crop hereabouts. Tbs storm Of
! Sunday lodged wheat and oats on the prairie
!, considerably.
Y Caledonia Courier, July IL: The hea J
+ showers of Tuesday cooled off The air vary
! effectuallv, but it is feared that a great Teal
e of grain has been driven to this gr 5'ni, lot
/ to rise again until it is cut. tf,n, all
parts of the country we hear os tn s1lei. lid
condition of the crops Rust, SO lar, lat
" done but very little damage, and c .inch bugt
4 are too puny to commence their onslaught
g Dodge county Republican, July II: The
'e rattle of the mower is heard and farmers are
ID busy in the hay fields. Large whoa heads
a. and a great many of them to eGea square
lie foot of the field is what the avera e farmer
l. of this county is clarifying over. Our eX
couragngly of the prospects of the wksa
and oat crop. Occasionally, however. Their
is some complaint of too rank gr"w ant
% lodged grain, but in the main all S ,er en-
couraging.
er of Sunday and Tuesday made sad have
H. with the growing grain east and west of us
a. The storm of Sunday seemed to pass arpnn
nlIc ; of t,}
=. damage in the immediate yicinit.- :, the vii
s. lage Reports from the east say it ai
an most of the wheat fields fiat in TIE timhel
and, if no other damage is done, the work @
to harvesting will be increased one-l.alf L i
to frequent showers are very bad, an threLe
1T to be the occasion of serious less to III
~ farmers.
h. Wright County Times, July IL: The pros
e, poets of fine crop on the east side of tn
SIS river have been Suddenly blasted by the az
~ pearance of smut in the grain. We are nc
n@ informed as to the extent of the disaster Blu
M in the neighborhood of Big Lake and beyond
ce the fields are said to show the presence {
n the fungus, with hardly an exception. |
ed some cases fifty per cent. of the crop
as affected, and in others even more. A larp
y, proportion of it will not pay for cuttin!
us The blight extends to this side of the rive
tn also, but its presence is confined to a fe
be localities, so far as our information goes
of
yn WISCONSIN.
w TERRIBLY DESTRUCTIVE STORM.
err Especial Telegram to the Globe
Vs. MADISON, Wis, July 1.-THE destructic
It; of grain in this and counties surrounding
a by the terrible rain storm of yesterday al
ID. night before last, is terrible. Reports con
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