, 1880-07-27
THE CROPS.
MINNESOTA

sbtttdt Dspdlth to The Chicago Tribune.
ST. PAIL, MlnH., July II..--'I'tle following
crop repurts from Important p,iuts In tile
Minnesota Valley and southwestern cn,ntips
are alnUnE those received by the Pioneer.
I'rcss Tonight:
+. st. reler-Only few fields Of wheat have
BEEN cut In this county, but On s[nH,'ny Ut
next week Will cotIinnnce III eurllrst thrunell-
out this sccttol,. Extensive Inquiries n,nu,,R
turner's result in tho conrluslun that there
will te some disappointment II a very large
Yield Is expected In pprtIons of this
county. Geod Judges think there Mill
not be even fifteen bushels per mere,
Willie lit otiter SECTIONS farmers arc
bushels: but tic former estin!ate Is gcner;
ally confirmed. The grn!n stands up well
except in spots, and there will he no trouble
cutting It tl,ls year, l;arlsy promises full
ND ttilra,ste't haye ttrnsd out about f9F!ty. y
tlve bushels per acre. Tile ont cr9p wlll BE-
excellent. antt corn never looked better:
co'siderable 'ay Inns already h.en cut and
srSfsa n Tie ast Hsst pnss;i1ie ESs ;in cd;!o y t
1;apidan, Lyn.. and Danv[llc, tho crops are.
ssplendll. TIE average yield will
s ffa 20 s,tsiS sTieny ,9 thirty ,dty bnsi
| crop of Blue Eart!lwfII average twcnty-twu
and ilalf bushels per acre, the luwrst yield
belnT tst'lnnted ut 'clt bushels. atld That only
BY one farlner aud the highest Mt tllirty-fivt.
bushels Nh cl,!,!els-buEs are reportetl, and
there Is blight only o,, sandy soil. al,l early
sow1l Wheat, barley, ntd rye are All cut anll Il
splendid Yield. Harvest hns fairly bsg,llt,
| and m Immense ainornt ct the crop will be
harvested this week. llaryest 9 latl.!s are
| The Weather Is MI tt,nt could be usked, with
| inllcatlol,s Of continuatlre through ,nryest.
st. ,lan!es-The crops iil this SECTION have
improved so rapidly within The pas, two
! best crop known fDr years. Especially Is
| this true OF w1,cnt-tictds. that two weeks ago
were averaged! ut iiye bushels and less per
acre, wtiel. will yieltl ut lea*t ten bushels;
TINT cnl. be lenrncA 0Mr. wheat will NIL 70 q
good No. |. Oats in this vicinity stand thick
and heavy. and will yield largcly. Other
silait grains will also yfrfd ~ well:
fairly begun all over the co!,nsy. Darley
[ and oats ARE yielding well. Wllpat cutting
ditioli, atid. wl1l yield probably fourteen OF
=. some 'iflds soing oyer twenty. antl solae
not more t!Wn eight, III low. wei l'Iaces.
! Deaynn-Farlie,s arc. cutting wheat, to.
.lay. Thy Yield Is yarlnl,sly ,esti.liatct ut
asr . ~&ish i e pfs ., ssnt t.. ,i,, Sst:
tune-llalf 0f tl,t gr,.n will be cut this week.
Harley that Inns been t!lrashcd yields from
thirty-tiye to farty bushels Of No. 3uuality.
| spon.lent hns received H. relation to the
wheat CROP from ulnliy III the leading farmers
! and nll|.owncrs, and persOlll examination,
ls, that the crDp is goott, aa5 per tent better
| t!,an It nppeuret! eight days ago, ln Rice
prairie tie wheat ii Injured BY blight frolu
to- 10 per cent, but the mnjur part Is
good, nnd tho TURNER'S claiIu tllat III !,la.,s
cases the yield will be twenty bushels to tic
! never better.
In Southern Dakota County the dnmnee
b. blight IL FROM to 10 per cent OIL OLD
fields; about the sMille III West Gu0tlllne
County. Inst weeks cool weather saved
the crop. To-day harvesting COMMENCED
| although some beeali on Saturday. The
crop Is good. md will average titteGn bushels
per acre, md some think more.