Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-02

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North-TeIegraphic Reports Yesterday
From the st. p. Sc 8. c, and N. p. Rail
ways.
ANoKA COUNTY.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
FRIDLEY, MIMI, July 31.-Harvesting il
this town is now under full Roadway. Whea
is being cut, and will yield at least 25 bush
els to the acre. Other grain and potatoes
are above the average. The hay crop is also
large. With propituous weather farmers ex
pect to harvest the largest crop since 1860
Harvest hands scarce at $500 per day.
| RAILROAD REPORTS.
Dispatches received at the general officers
of the st. Paul 81 Duluth railroad las
evening were to the following effect: Rusl
City says the wheat and oat crops will no
be as large as last season, but will be of bet
ter quality. Other points in Chisago county
report no change from previously reported
favorable prospects. Forest Lake says the
wheat of that vicinity will surely average
thirty bushels to the acre.
| Full reports were received at the head
quarters of the st. Paal d Mani
toba company yesterday from al
along the company's lines. These were said
to be uniformly to the effect that there was
no change in the previously reported favor
able prospects. The weather was generally
described as clear and warm.
| THE NORTHERN PACIFIC COUNTRY.
Dispatches were received yesterday after
noon by General Manager Sargent from the
company's agents as follows:
Rice's, July Harvesting is progressing
| in good shape. Weather favorable. The
crops never looked better.
Little Falls, July 31.-Weather cool and
pleasant, harvesting progressing finely
Crops in splendid condition.
| Rich Prairle-Expect an average OF twen-
| ty-tive bushels wheat per acre.
| Belle Pralrie-Weathe clear and very
| warm; strong southeast wind. Harvesting
| is being pushed forward as rapidly as pos
| sible. The average yield is about twenty
| bushels per acre, but many fields will exceed
thirty.
Wadena-Wea all that could be de-
sired for the maturity and filling of wheat
which is ripening slowly. Some few will
commence harvesting Tuesday but the gen.
| eral harvest will not commence before the
last of next week.
Perham-Everything is most favorable;
crops generally in splendid condition; rye.
oats and barley about all IN shock.
Detroit-Weather still favorable; crops of
all kinds doing splendid.
Verndale- fair; wheat ripening
fast and good quality. Rye and barley near
Iy harvested. Dat harvest commenced.
Glyndon-The reports from the crops of
the surrounding country are highly prom
Using, especially of grain. The weather is
all that could be wished, and nothing has
transpired to lower the anticipated yield of
previous estimates.
Observation-Disclosures very favorable for
crops. Harvesting in oats commenced in
some places. Expecting to commence on
wheat next week.
Fargo-Weather is very fine. and crop
prospects good. Farmers are In excellent
spirits, and predict large yield.
Casselton-Weather very fine. Some few
farmers have commenced cutting. Crops
look we'll.
Wheatland-W Wheat still doing finely. Oats
harvest beginning.
Tower City-HeavY fall of rain yesterday,
but did not lodge the grain. No harvesting
done yet, but haying is about over. Wheat
ripening slow and developing into good
plump berry.
Valley City-Crop prospects continue
good. Farmers report no damage done by
yesterdays storm. Expect wheat harvest to
| commence next week.
Jamestown-Fayorable harvest weather.
The present crop bids fair to excel any pre-
| vious one, both in yield and quality. Farm
ers are nearly through cutting barley, which
| is expected to yield forty-five bushels per
acre.
Fourteenth Siding-Eyerytbing looking
favorable for good yield of wheat 1t is just
beginning to turn very little.
Bismarck = Weather magnificent and
farmers generally busy in their grain.
Wheat is ripening very evenly and will
crowd them to get it off before it is dead
ripe. The fine showers of two days age
benefited root crops largely and they look
splendid. Brisk southwest wind. Their.
mometer 80 deg. Clear.
ST. PAUL AND SIOUX CITY COUNTRY.
Superintendent Winter, of the c., st. p. &
o. line, yesterday forenoon, received dis
patches from the company's agents along
the st. Paul & Sioux City road and branches
as follows:
Shakopee-Harvesting going ahead fast
Foggy; heavy dew.
Hamilton-Farmers began grain cutting
again yesterday afternoon. Wheat is dowr
| considerably, but they say that will do nc
harm. A heavy dew delayed their work to-
| day till 10 o'clock,
Merriam-Clear and fair. Harvesting
again progressing in good style.
Jordan = Harvesting progressing finely
through every hour of daylight.
Belle Plaine-Heavy dew. Grain lodged
but not seriously.
Blakeley-Cl Cloudy and cool. Harvesting
progressing well.
East Henderson-Cloudy with stiff breeze
from the southeast. Harvesting begun again
this morning. No damage by late rains.
| LIE Sueur-H Heavy dew and fog this morn
ing will suspend work in part of the day
The rain Thursday night did no damage.
st. Peter-Hsrvesting is set back by the
rains, but no. other damage resulted from
| them.
Ottawa-Harvesting was resumed yester
day afternoon. No damage by the rain.
Kasota-No change from last report.
| Mankato-Clear. Harvesting progress
| ING finely. The recent rain did little dam