Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-18
THE NORTHERN GRAIN FIELDS

Full Reports from the Northern Pacif,
Line-No Damage by Mondays Rains
Harvest Busily Resumed Yesterday.
The following reports were received by tele
graph yesterday afternoon, addressed to Gen
eral Manager Sargent at the headquarters of the
Northern Pacific company:
Rice's-The weather has been rainy for the
past two days but has again cleared off fine.
Farmers have not got through stacking yet but
if the weather holds good they will have thei,
grain safe in few days. The farmers are ir
the best of spirits as their grain is good.
Little Falls-Weather cool and pleasant
Heve not heard Of damage by rain. Threshins
reports indicate that Rich Prairie will 60 twen-
ty bushels.
Belle Prairie-Crop reports very favorable
Heavy rain yesterday: cleared OF and warmer
to-day. Stacking is going forward as fast a.
possible.
Verndale--No harvesting done since Saturday
on account of rain, but think 1t has not done
any damage to wheat. Weather fair this after
noon.
Wadena--No progress made in the harvest
since last report. It rsined all day yesterday
Two and one-balf inches of rain has fallen
since the rain commenced. 1t was not accom-
panied by wind, consequently but little damage
WAS UOQ6s IL WINS ClodI1uS away uuAo AioiAAAk
with brisk west and drying wind, and farmers
will soon be at work again.
Detroit Harvesting progressing satlsfac.
torily. The weather has been splendid until
yesterday, when it rained all day. Is clearing
off now.
Lake Park-Harvesting proceeding rapidly.
1t was suspended yesterday on account OF
rainy weather, but the weather is clear, warm
and very favorable to-day and looks like con-
10 fini
few farmers have finished, on small farms.
Glyndon-Had heavy rain and wind
storm yesterday and last even ing, but do not
think it has done any damage to crops.
Fargo--Weather clear and favorable for
harvesting. The storm of yesterday has done
very little damage, excepting to increase the
expense of cutting the grain in localities.
If the weather continues as atipresent there will
be no difficulty in gathering the crops.
Mapleton-Crops are about two-thirds har-
vested. Grain is in good shape. Have had
heavy rain, lodging considerable of the stand
ing grain. Threshing has not fairly COM
meneed. Prospect of a yield of about twenty
bushels per acre of wheat and fifty bushels per
acre of oats.
Casselton-Heavy rain for twenty -four
hours; cleared up bright and cool this after
noon; no damage done to grain; prospects
still very favorable.
Wheatland-The ripest wheat slightly
shelled and crinkled by the rain of yesterday,
and harvesting again in progress.
Tower City-wheat nearly all harvested, and
will commence threshing the last of this week
or first of next. Had heavy rain yesterday,
but no damage to crops reported. Weather
cool to-day.
Valley City-Farmers report no serious dam
age to grain done by the heavy rain storm OF
yesterday. Wind favorable this morning, and
harvesting progressing busily.
Jamestown-The past forty EIGHT hours has
been unfavorable for harvesting-cloudy
weather, with frequent showers. A large
quantity of grain in the shock. No serious
damage to grain is thought to have been done.
The weather this morning is fue-clear and
warm, with light Southwest wind.
Fourteenth Sidlng-Cleared off very warm.
Do not think any damage has been done by re.
cent heavy rains.
Bismarck-Heavy rain all day yesterday but
without wind. Did no damage to standing
grain or that already in shock. To-day is
bright and warm, and the self-binders are
again at work. Threshing of oats has COM
menced, and from one eighty acre field the re.
turn was 8, 400 bushels. This is rather under
than over the average. judging from the ap.
pearance of the fields adjoining. No wheat
threshed vet.