Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-15
CROPS UP NORTH.

ONVl ~ I'll NVAln LIE
Invariable Favorable Reports as to Wheat
Harvesting, Threshing and Shipping
---Oats Light In Dakota, and Damaged
near New Buffalo by Grasshoppers.
The following reports were telegraphed to
General Manager Haupt yesterday by agents
of the Northern Pacific railway:
Rice, Aug. 1S.-Harvesting nearly finished,
and stacking is being pushed rapidly. Some
few have threshed. Wheat is good in quality,
but the yield is not as large as expected. The
general opinion is, however, the yield will be
twenty bushels per acre. The first car of new
wheat was forwarded from here Aug. IL.
Cloudy, mild and calm.
Little Falls Aug. 13.-The weather since
ers have taken advantage of it. Harvesting
is well advanced and some stacking has been
done./ The crop bids fair to equal the average
of last year.
Aldrich, Aug. IS. Harvesting in this vi
cinity is about finished, and some threshing
has been done. Weather cool and favorable.
The corn crop is poor and oats fair. Potato
crop COED.
Verndale, Aug. 13.-Harvest is almost COM
pleted and many farmers are threshing, most
ly from the shock. Wheat will not yield as
many bushels per acre as expected just before
cutting began. The average Will be from
fifteen to seventeen bushels. The quality is
excellent and the -four received from new
grain is of first quality. Farmers are we'll
pleased with prices. Early oats will yield
bountfully, but late ones light.
Wadena, Aug. 13.-Harvest most through
here. Several farmers have commenced
stacking. No threshing done yet. 1t is very
cool and favorable for harvest work this
morning.
New York Mills, Aug. 13.-Grain about all
cut and in the stack. The weather the past
week has been very favorable. Threshlng
will soon begin.
Perham, Aug. 1S-Harvesting completed
and threshing being pushed forward. The
shock and stacking well under way. All the
wheat threshed so far is No. 1, hard.
Trace, Aug. 13.-Grain nearly all cut and
stacking is nearly completed in good condi-
ton. No rain.
Detroit, Aug. 13.-Another week will finish
harvesting in this vicinity. The weather is
all that can be desired. Farmers are well
pleased with the results.
Audubon, Aug. 13.-Harvesting is about
through here and stacking is being rapidly
pushed. Threshlng commences the first Of
next week. Wheat will average eighteen
bushels 10 ILc dCTc, NO. l UdTu.
Lake Park, Aug. 13.-Harvesting is about
through here and stacking is being rapidly
pushed Threshing was commenced Monday
morning. Wheat will average twenty bush
els to the acre, No. hard. Barley and oats
are good crop and above the average in some
localities. Potatoes are ordinarily of fine
quality. Flax poor on account of the dry
weather, The grass crop proved excellent.
The increase in average of wheat over last
80 xr,f,, 10 f,,Ifr En
per cent. in the number of bushels. Farmers
are jubilant.
Hawley, Aug. 13.-Weather fine. Grain
nearly all cut and threshing has commenced.
Moorhead, Aug. 13'-Our fine harvest
weather is the comment of every one. The
wheat yield is of better quality if not of
higher general average. It is expected it will
be all No. 1, hard. Two cars of new wheat
have been shipped to Duluth from this sta
ton.
Fargo, Aug. 13.-Harvesting is progressing
finely, the weather continuing very favorably.
Reports of splendid yield come from ali
quarters. The farmers are confident of an av-
erage yield on their farms of thirty bushels
per acre, and while others are not 80 sanguine
the general impression is that the yield will
be an excellent one, and little doubt is ex-
pressed but what the grain will be harvested
In good shape, and the quality prove No. l,
hard. fe -
Castleton, Aug. 13.-Cutting one half done.
Wather fine.
New Buffalo, 13.-Harvesting about half
through. Thewheat crop will be fair ave-
rage, but oats will average poor on account
of 'hoppers.
Valley City, Aug. 3.-Harvesting is nearly
completed, with good showing as to wheat
Oats are rather light. Weather fine. Some
threshing being done.
Sanborn, Aug 13.-Threshing has begun.
The yield will be about twenty-five bushels to
the acre, No. hard.
jamestown, Aug. 1S.-Splendid harvesting
weather and harvesting is progressing rapidly.
The prospect is favorable for an average
wheat yield of twenty bushels to the acre in
this county. Oats are lighter than heretofore
and the probable yield will not exceed thirty
five bushelf to the acre. No threshing done
vet.
Dawson, Aug. 13.-Crop average hurt a
little by drought.
Hunter, Aug 13.-Farmers are all cutting
grain. They think some of it will go ahead
of what it was last year. All seem well
pleased at the way it is turning out.
Blanchard, Aug. 13.-The wheat crop is
being harvested safely and the yield is good
average.