Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-01

Dispatches were received yesterday after
noon by General Manager Sargent from the
company's agents as follows:
Rice's, July 31.-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-five bushels wheat per acre.
{ Belle Pralrie-Weather 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-Weather 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-Eyerythingi 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- Weather fair; wheat ripening
fast and good quality. Rye and barley near
ly harvested. Oat harvest commenced.
Glyndon-The reports from the crops of
the surrounding country are highly prom
ising, especially Of grain. The weather is
all that could be wished, and nothing has
transpired to lower the anticipated yield of
previous estimates.
Moorhead-Weather 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 well.
Wheatland-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-Favorable 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 Everything looking
favorable for good yield of wheat. It 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 ago
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 G., 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.
again yesterday afternoon. Wheat is down
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-Heavy dew and fog this morn
ing will suspend work in part of the day.
The rain Thursday night did no damage.
st. Peter-Harv vesting 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
age.
| Lake Crystai-Heayy dew, but wind now
blowing nicely. Wheat cutting was resum-
| ed at 9A.M.
Garden City-Weather fine. Harvesting
progressing good.
Vernon Centre-Wea clearing. Har-
vesting resumed to-day.
Amboy- damp; light southeast
wind. No harvesting yesterday. If the
wind keeps up grain cutting will be resumed
this forenoon.
Winnebago City-Harvesting delayed
some by the damp weather. A misty wind
| ia blowing from the East.