Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-26
THE HARVEST !. R !.

THE HARVEST
Gathering In the Golden Grain AIinneso-
ta's Wealth increasing Daily.
The Minnesota wheat harvest is progress
ing rapidly in the southern and southwestern
portions of the State. The weather during
the week has been most favorable, and the
almost universal report received is that the
crop is turning out much better than was
anticipated by the most sanguine ten days
ago, the yield now being placed in the seq
tions named at from twelve to twenty bush
els per acre, with isolated and
exceedingly limited exceptions. a we'll
informed business man of Carver, in
q business letter to the GLOBE,
appends the following with reference to the
wheat harvest in that section: "The crop
in this locality is good; will average from Is
to % bushels per acre, mostly No. /. Farm
ers are now busy cutting, having taken the
GLOBES advice, and commenced earlier than
ever before" In Scott county the harvest
is also well advanced. aud farmers are look
ing for from Is to 20 bushels to the acre.
A gentleman from LIE Sueur reports the
grain on the prairies over two thirds har-
ve sted and very promising, the average yield
beng II bushels per acre, and equally favor
able reports are received from other locali-
ties.
THE ST. PAUL & SIOUX CITY.
A GLOBE reporter yesterday called upon
Col. Jas. a. Drake, at the head of the land
bureau of the st. Paul & Sioux City rail-
road, and propounded the query
"ColoDel, what Of the harvest?''
In response, the colonel showed the re-
porter batch of kilograms from Shakopee,
Jordan, East Henderson, LIE Sueur, Lake
Crystal, Madelia. st. James, Mountain Lake,
Window, WorthiDgton, Luverne, and Sioux
Falls. These kilograms were so very similar
in character that the presentation of each
one would be use of space in the paper
that could be filled to much better advantage.
The general purportlof the dispatches was:
"Weather cloudy and warm. Harvesting
progressing favorably. Yield much better
than expected week ago." the range given
being from twelve to fifteen and fifteen to
twenty bushels to the acre. The only excep-
ton to this is from Worthington, in which
section the spring rains came late, and q
y
expected, though the very favorable weather
of the last few days has improved the pros
pect even here. Corn along this road prom
lses to be splendid crop,also oats, of which
grain estimated yields are reported ranging
all the way from fifty to 100 bushels.
ALONG THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
While the wheat harvest along this road
will not become general until next week, the
dispatches appended show the crop in most
promising condition, several points estimat-
ing the yield even larger than the very large
yield of last year. The dispatches given are
all from points in Minnesota, except the first.
which is from Dakota.
Valley City, Barnes Co., July 25.--Grow-
ing crops in this vicinity in fine condition.
the recent heavy rains having done the crops
no damage. Farmers expect an abundant
harvest. The barley harvest is now in pro-
gress. Estimated yield of barley, IS to 40
bushels. Wheat average, 25 bushels per acre.
Moorhead, Clay Co., July 25.-Farmers
are harvesting barley now, and with the
present prospect all grain will exceed any
previous years average. Wheat harvest will
commence next week.
Glyndon, Clay Co., July rs. Crops in this
vicinity not damaged by recent rains Har-
vest will be general next week.
Lake Park, Becker Co., July Is. Harvest
not commenced yet Crops oil reported
favorable.
Detroit, Becker Co., July IS. Grain of all
kinds is in splendid condition in this vicinity.
The wet weather will put harvesting back a
little, but grain is too far advanced to be
damaged much by rain. The present esti
mated yield of wheat is twenty bushels per
acre.
Frazee City, Becker county, July 25.
Crops looking well in this vicinity. But
little rust is reported. With favorable
weather the yield will be good for all varie-
ties. Weather to-day is cloudy and cool,
which is favorable for wheat.
Perham, Becker county, July 25. Wheat
in fine condition. Stands thick, with gen
orally large heads and of good color, little
or no rust, and. very little lodged. From
present indications the yield will average
to 5 bushels per acre more than last year,
and all No. l. Cutting Of rye, oats and bar
ley commenced last week with prospect Of a
full yield of each.