, 1880-07-08
THE CROPS.
The Present Outlook for the 'Har-
vest In Minnesota.
Crops In TIC soathorn Part of Tic stato
promlso Woll.
How Cereals in Illinois and Iowa Aso Turn-
Ing Gut y
MINNESOTA.
Gpkttdt Dfsnafeh IN Tha f1httono Yx4h,trA

ots ihuIt hlDNLJ ul} 7.'~110 &'l0f1EEf-fFfaf Will
print Tomorrow crop reports from n lnrgo n,1m-
berof points In tho southern phrt Of tho StNte,
from which tho following arp solicited 1t should
DO sait1 that tho opinion .amoME tionlors 'nn'l
commission men III IT. Paul IL TINT tho sltMtton
~ innro sorto,,R thn,l is Indicated in tllcau
dispatches. 'r1 It. Is tnloult tn got nj
tho exne1 facse, hut It IL tho general bclIof that
whcnt Ia sufroriu8 serfously nll ovor tho Stnta
frn1n rust, blight, anil ,cttncll.bugs, aud other
cnl'scs III BONO whcat-bonrinH counties, like
Houston, Wfnona. Wabaaln, GoNlhue, mid 0lm-
ftct, tho most gloomy reports cIa,n that half
tho crop ts tlcstroyad. Thts Ia probably exny-
gorntcl, but tho exnct facts cannot lu got ut.
Manltnt0-NO complaint hns bccn n,n.ip OF tho
chinch-btigs in this locality. Thoro ilns been
sotno svht damage by rust on low slough spots.
wllcrq tho winter stood for Rovofat t1ays, but q
laryo majority Ut tho whent premises moro ttnl
II. nvcrnHo crop. With favora,,.o weather for
thrce weeks prospects, aro for Il larg0 crop md
MI Gariy hnrvest
Mnntosldco, ChIppcwn Cnunty-Crops in this
Vicinity aro bootnny Furu,cra report that tho
lule h0t weather And frequent showers hnyo
r'tste1 tho ,whcat slightly. Tho weather Inns
now bccnino settled, a,ltl tho prospect: for n
ltountlfil harvest h1a mover boon ,1noro protnls-
Ing.
IA,ko Clty-Tho wheat crop in this county,
whlct, promised wHtt ton days s,Ro, t,ow lo,ka
tas'%O aAt9Pk VIA 4l2" HtAAINs - 10 %uiH.
Ing Scslow from sickness In many p]aecs. Kltst
prevails to n considerable oxtcnt, and tho
ohlnch. bugs have .2ono solno Injury. It Is mt
oxpcotcd thar tho general yield will bo up to tho
average.
0rand Mcal!ow--Therc is no Injury being
s gcsy " uvo to IS c9 ,c paTs T T. the ha W;@t. 1n
VII oataroy to ri.st. % 3ho rest dc i.'es not not api,or ]
ss IT, p9 ~ ."! ys 70 a Erqaf fxtvnt I@,ktn the
ulnsu observation, full ,nuoh bc'ow two thirds
Aibort Lea.some folds of wheat in this co,,n.
serlo,s ;iAmeKa I'M + yet done. No eo,aplainis
spr!ns Vailry-eThc Hi; 1anapo to wbcat in this
Vicinity, bu|nX from rust and bitgs. Il p!ncci Ut
From tlo-third to y hnIF ot the entirp orpp. Ro-
not nycr ton to tWolyu i1lu.pa hlgh, hut look US
though nenrly ripe. Init hnvo only t.1st com
inencca to head. Oats md bnrlcy aro looking
Niue Earth clty-whcat is doing vol. excopt
few pieces OF !nto sown ind IN wet, low land,
yo i tssy y Ssles e? @ era a p
icy nro iaok!ng Slna. Corn Is growing fast, nn'1
''$ %atstvlas@Whsal seW in this Vicinity as sus-
talne.! ~ injury fro.,. rust Or ehinei,tiss. As
ttnlnK K nny dalna9e. AL reports lro favorable
Il Worthfnstoi,1We do not know Of my chlnch-
hnxs anywharo In the county. Whant ..H yet Ia
yot da,nqgud it oil. nor viii ii be unless warnl
and ,murky weather continues. Ali nthor crops
rS qnkef Wit n 9ES 4 ss n59Rs9 s9aro In.
lug no rust to aneik 0f, nor my siHn of ehlilcIl
@ bigs Or my, any oshor dam ago. Tho show for good
1iast!nxa-fn conversation with several Of tho
fartnnra OF this county tt-tlly wp !pnrn TINT tho
whcat crop ts morn injured by rust than wns ut
thousands Of ncrea not worth tho cutting il, ts
county: lsitstIs the enlisc. though u few cluifn