Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-22
NJ MBER ls9.
CROPS IN MINNESOTA.

>AAS
unto harvest" the hot weather being very
favorable to that end
Currie Murray County, Pioneer, July liz
Several Of our farmers inform us that great
injury has been done the wheat crop BY thu
late hot weather, and but few expect more
than half crop if they get that much.
Goodhue county Reporter, July 49, The
weather could hardly be worse than it is for
wheat. We have been having succession
of rains, sunshine. and hot, .smuggy" days,
producing rust and blight. The prospect os
the crop IN this county, with the present
weather, is much less than it was few
weeks ago.
Carver county Free Press, July 10: Grain
IS rapidly ripening but the prospects are not
as encouraging as they we're month ago.
Stevens county Tribune, July IS: The
crop prospect is fatterins; we do not antici-
pate very large yield, and will not have
more than good average. In some parts
OF adjacent counties wheat has lodged, hat
| no. to any great extent; so far We have not
heard OF any rust.
| Redwood Falls Gazette, July 10: Tho
barley crop in this county is about all cut
and wheat harvest will commence next week.
The heavy rails will do some damage.
There is considerable wheat and oats down
and the labor of harvesting it will be greatly
increased. Some of it will prol ABLY not be
worth cutting. Notwithstanding some loss
/ in that way such crops have never been seen
in this locality.
Lanesboro journal, July 20: The dan,
age to growing crops, and to hay, fences
ETC., by the floods of last week, vas vide
spread and serious III its nature. An album
dant wheat yield is not so certain as it
seemed to be four weeks ago. The fact ia,
| you can't most always tell. The crop grew
80 large that it was easily lodged 10y wind
and rain, and the yield per acre will not be
above, if. indeed, it is up to the average.
Lake City Lsaae,., July 20: We received
a call on THURSDAY from Mr.. Geo. W. Fow-
Ter, of M.zsppi. wao laid on oar table an
average sample of the wheat In his l40 acre
field. Were it not for the fatal blight, it
would have been splendid grain; but, as it is,
in the whole bunch before US there is nn
more than one third of it that will yield
perfect grain. Some of the heads are ell
tirely brown, wlthered, and empty; other
heads are half gone; and still others tipped
with blight. We are no alarnst. but iron,
the reports pouring In from all sections, it
seems certain that the past fortnight of wet
| and scalding heat has worked incalculahle
ruin in the wheat crops of the State. IL
some localities the blight has made almost q
= clean sweep, while in others the damage has
been slight, if any. 1t is said, for instance
that near Mortified one farmer had l6t
. rf ,xv,l,o E,,f III
q cent weather has entirely ruined it, and h
il will not attempt to harvest it.
Q Mankato Record, July 20: We under
J stand farmers are already picking up harves
J hands, and are offering $3 per day. Gu
/ farmers have been very busy naying for
q few weeks past, end next week some of then
g will commence harvesting. From all part
ID of the county we hear that the wheat Is con
siderably lodged in places, but an effort vii
e be made to save every bit possible, and th
IS indications are good for large yield.
Waseca Lsader, July 90: Philo Hall RI
- turned Thursday from Amireta formerl
= known as Saratoga, Lyon county, where b
:, ha been looking after his farming int rest
- He reports crops looking finely, and that tt
wheat harvest will commence next Tuesda,
% But little rain had fallen there. 1t is n
y ported from the southern part of the coun,
that considerable damage has been done
d grain by the heavy rains of the past wee
Oats more especially have suffered, nal
q, fields, with heavy stand, having been bad
.slaid out" with little prospect Of recoyerir
~ their standing. The excessive yield that b.
ey been anticipated, and which the indication
E. a month ago promised, is now likely not
he exceed an average crop, on account Of tt
Of rust, blight, and damage by storm.
&C Shakopee Courier, July 20: The hea'
k, and frequent rains that we have experienc
ne since our last issue, has had damagir
49, effect more or less among our farmers.
W. Belle PLANE the wind and rain Sunday 8
- ternoon lodged the wheat to a considerat
., extent, and fattened out the corn pref
M badly. At Cedar Lake, the wind was al
a., az heavy, and caused more damage than W
l nu experienced around Shakopee. Should t
~, rain hold up now, however, the prospet
w are that the wheat will not be materia
ar damaged in Scott county by the lodgil
NO except it may be in a few places, or by ru
IL al All of which is good enough to tell.
in Swift County Adoocase, July 10: 7
in long hoped for and long deferred abundt
be harvest seems sure of being reality at la
OF Everywhere the grain, rank, thick a
ing ~,
an strong Is noddlns IN tue WIND AREA
hundreds of acres of barley have been
vested, and in many places the machines
starting Into the oats The wheat yield '
2 If fully equal, if not excel, that f 1876, {
i !, when we take into consideration the
The creased acreage to what there was then,
,,., feel sure that the amount will be INNER
| MIN fp1l
40 The heads of large size. The wind :
,nss storm in this county have done but v
!, nm little, if any, damage. In thirty r
rsrs drive through waving fields the other {
,ov. we did not see single field which
!, -, lodged, and but one which seemed thin.
Alexandria douglas County, Post,
10: It was feared that the storm of last
III. day morning would seriously hurt the g
in the western towns of the cou:,ty.
e y from reliable information from all direct
~, ~. we learn that the damage very sli
~" Hail fell in some parts Of Millerville,
e .hs aluost without appreciate injury.
!ork Sherburne county Star, July IS: T
sent having been some rather discouragins
ports around about the wheat crop in
county being pretty much all destroyed
rnck smut and rust, we have taken pain
- ascertain from reliable authority how
ousn crops in different parts of the county
9rlng really looking, and the following is ii
d 'se- suit: sVes" Davis, of Big Lake, says tn
were considerable smut in some fields, but
is in orally speaking the wheat around Big
is looking very well, reports to the con
notwithstanding. 6. w.
nf Santiago. reports the
looking good; some nut
opean smut. II. bluIligan, of Clear Lake
myers, ports wheat Looking splendid; no sn
fresh rus. " spean u oap'. ~, ~ ;, y
well, no smut and very little rust.
of Rockar no rrhoaf L.