Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-25
CROP REPORTS.

Very Favorable Returns from the sKin-
nesota Valley Clear and Hot Weather
Yesterday All Over the sfate-Ihe Grain
Harvest Opening Away Up North.
AStillwater correspondent says of crops
in that vicinity. Flynn settlement-Acreage
in wheat greater than last year but the
yield will hardly be as good. Rutherford
Settlement-Acreage about the same but the
yield will probably exceed that of last year.
In the vicinity of Baytown and Lakeland
the crops are looking extraordinarily well
and the prospect is good for large har-
vest. From the Wisconsin side of the lake
and river. near Saltwater, the reports are
qually favorable.
ST. PAUL Is MANITOBA LINES.
Dispatches from about all the stations on
the st. Paul & Manitoba lines were received
yesterday at the general managers Office in
this city. Their general tenor was that the
weather was clear and hot. with crop pros
poets unchangingly favorable. The ex-
ceptiOnal dispatches were as follows:
CRooKsToN- Barley is being harvested and
turns out good.
account of hot weather.
WILLMAR-Barley and oats are being har-
vested, and wheat cutting was begun TO-
day.
Observation-Disclosures cutting will be COM
menced the first of the week.
DALToN-Farmers estimate that the wheat
in this section will average Is bushels per
acre.
AnExANDR1A-The prospects are for the
largest yield ever had in this vicinity.
HASTINGS & DAKOTA LINE.
Judge Chandler, at the G. III. & ST. P.
Office in this city, yesterday received dis
road, covering the larger part of the Min
nesota valley. Omitting some dispatches
and parts of others relating only to the
weather-which was clear and hot, with
light breezes in the upper YaIley-or merely
repeating that the conditions and crops
were good, the dispatches are as follows:
ApPLEToN-Wheath harvest will begin the
first of next week. Farmers expect an aver
age of 20 bushels per acre, of good quality.
WATsoN-Wheat is estimated at about 10
bushels per acre and oats at so bushels. Will
begin harvesting the first or middle Of next
week. Corn doing we'll.
BIRD Is1AND-Haryest will open the first
of next week. Expect heavy yield of No 1
wheat.
GRANITE FALIs.-Farmers anticipate the
largest wheat crop ever harvested in this sec
tion-20 to 25 bushels per acre of No L.
PLATo-Will probably have 10 to 20 BUSH
els No wheat per acre. Commence cutting
Monday.
BRowNsoN-Begin harvesting Monday.
Farmers estimate the yield at 25 bushels per
acre.
CARRoLL-Farmers estimate their wheat
at Ii to 80 bushels per acre average Is to
20 bushels per acre; about equally No and
2. Oats good.
| HEcToR-Farmers estimate the wheat
average from Ii to 20 bushels per acre; oats
80 to 40; barley 20 to %; rye light; little
corn planted. Barley nearly all cut. Will
cut oats the first and wheat the latter part of
| next week.
CHAsKA-Barley and oats of this vicinity
are in shock and are reported fine crops.
Wheat was never 80 fine; began harvesting
to-day; the average will not be below %
bushels per acre, OF good quality. Corn do
| ing finely.
SHAKoPEE-Wheat harvest commencing,
and large part of our farmers will be cut
ting Monday. Wheat will average about %
bushels No. 1per acre. Oats and corn very
good.
FA1RFIE1D-Oatsy yield little above the
average. Wheat will be above the average
yield and of good quality, mostly No. 2.