Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-29
CROPS UP NORTH.

Favorable Weather Again and Farmers.
Busy Saving the Grain-some Damage
by Late Storms-Estimates Of Yields
Lower Than Two Weeks Ago.
Weather and crop reports were received
yesterday noon from all stations on the st.
Paul & Manitoba lines. Their general
tenor was that the weather was clear and
grain had not been seriously injured by the
late rains. Sank Center reported grain
cutting done and threshing progressing
finely. Atwater says the grain in shock was
damaged some by the rainy weather.
GAINESVILLE reports harvesting about
over. Crookston says harvesting is being
continued. Warren says that on account Of
the rain of the 26th no grain in that vicinity
has yet been stacked.
NORTHERN PACIFIC REPORTS.
The following were telegraphed to General
Manager Sargent last evening:
Rice's-Owing to the rainy weather stacking
has not been quite finished yet by all the far
mers, but the weather has cleared up again,
| and if it remains clear few days they will all
be through.
Little Falls-Clear and pleasant. Threshing
again in full blast. Yield runs from fifteen to
twenty five bushels, average about twenty.
Verndale-Weather again fine. No serious
damage to crops. The balance Of wheat will
be in the stack by Monday night, and thresh-
ing will commence again Monday.
week, owing to wet weather. Work will be
resumed Monday if the weather continues fair.
Detroit-Weather clear and calm. A few
days like this will finish harvesting in this
vicinity.
Lake Park-Farmers are busy to-day with
good prospects of saving the grain. Weather
Observation-Disclosures warm, clear and pleas
ant; looks like We were now going to have
good weather. From presentindications wheat
not in stack will grade No 2 in this vicinity.
Fargo-The weather cleared up yesterday
about4 P. N. The night was cool and to-day
it is pleasant with temperature at noon 10
degrees above. The indications are favorable
for the continuance Of fair weather.
Notwithstanding about all done. If
the weather continues pleasant threshing will
begin the first of next week. Average about
twenty bushels.
Casselton-No damage to grain by the recent
storm, except what is laying on the ground,
which is grown and somewhat bleached. Wheat
standing in stack is all right. Weather clear
and cool. Prospect good for yield of forty
five bushels per acre.
Observation-Disclosures clear and cool. Stack
ing and threshing will be resumed Monday if
there is no further rain. Cutting nearly fin
ished.
Tower Oity-Threshing has been suspended
all the latter part of this week on account of
wet weather, but to-day il pleasant, and work
will go on again Monday. Considerable stack
ing had been done previous to the rain and
not much if any damage has been done to
grain standing in the shook. The wheat
threshed is good and yielded about twenty
bushels to the acre.
Valley City-The recent rains have done no
serious damage to grain in this vicinity. A
good many are thresh1ng and report heavy
yield of No. wheat. Cutting is through with.
The weather is fine.
Observation-Disclosures perfect for harvesting.
Some threshing has been done and as a result
the probably yield of wheat in Stutsman county
is being variously estimated ct from Is to 80
bushels, the most intelligent farmers placing
it as high as Is bushels.