Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-31
Concord, Mimi, July %, 1878.
Cleaned From. State Exchanges.

Wadena Tribune, July 81: We hear very
little complaint about rust or smut in wheat
from our farmers here. Some are of the
opinion that the rapid ripening of the grain
for the past ten days may cause little
shrinkage in the yield. AS we have had no
bad weather thus far, the prevailing opinion
of last year. The yield on new ground will
be better.
Dundas Neaos, July 81: OF course we
always hear the worst reports of the wheat
crop, and there are many ofsthem, but late
advices show that there is really very poor
prospect for wheat in this vicinity. Many
fields have not filled we'll and blight, rust,
ETC., have caused a shrinkage of the berry,
SO that we are sure of a poor crop, and little
No. l wheat. 1t is thought that prairie
wheat will average twelve bushels per acre,
while that in the timber will go trihe bet
ter. The recent rain has also damaged the
ripened grain. 1t does seem that "misfor-
tunes never come singly.''
jackson Republic, July 81: Another week
of disaster to the wheat crop. To the two
weeks of hot weather is now added week
of rain, consequently if fair crop is harv-
eSLcu IL Will Lcll WOuUoIb 1Or WudG our county
can do in ordinary times. There is not the
least doubt but wheat is injured to greater
or less extent, and many farmers are discour-
aged, still we see them securing machinery
and going along with preparations for har-
vest as though the yield promised to be
abundant. There will be many pieces that
others there will probably be an eighth, quar-
ter or perhaps half shrinkage.
Rochester, Olmsted county, Record and
Union, July 26: From reports all over the
county we cannot say the wheat prospect is
as encouraging as announced last week.
There is great complaint of the rust, which,
with the blight, has damaged the crops to a
great extent. Chinch bugs have also made
ravages in some parts of the comfy. The
heavy growth of the stalk has caused much
of the grain to lodge, and where it has
fallen the heads have not filled, and the fields
will hardly be worth cutting. The heat has
caused the straw to ripen SO rapidly that the
kernel is much shrunken, and nearly all the
wheat in the county will be No. 2 or No. g.
Some fields of wheat have stood up we'll, and
from distance looked splendidly. But on
examination it is found that the heads have
not filled we'll, SO that it is impossible to
make any correct estimate of the probable
yield. AS the reports are SO conflicting we
must wait until the grain is threshed before
the extent of the damage can be fully ascer-
tanned.
Chatfeld Democrat, July 81: Harvest is
progressing slowly, Thursday and Fridays
rain having interfered materially with the
work. Farmers and business men do not
speak SO encouragingly of the prospect as
they did two weeks ago, and the outlook is
decidedly gloomy. Estimates on yields
widely differ-some of the wheat growers
claim that they will secure half crop, while
others assert that they will not reap one
third. In company with DR.. A. Fl. Trow we
visited number of fields in this vicinity
last Wednesday and found that the bad re-
ports had not been at all exaggerated. Where
the wheat is not rusted or blighted a large
majority of the heads are short and partly
filled with unusually small kernels. Now
and then you will find field that may yielG
fifteen bushels to the acre, but such are
scarce. After careful examination, together
with the opinions of our most reliable ane
experienced farmers, we think we are safe il
estimating the present wheat crop of Fill
more county at from eight to ten bushels
per acre.