Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-08
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.

A Review Of tho Field from n 81. Pan,
Stand Foint-Aiong tho Line OF the c..
st.P, M. & o. Rsad-Reports Generally
Favorable.
Wheat throughout the state is ready TO har.
vest. Cutting in southern Minnesota will
generally begin this week and In the northern
counties and in Dakota next week. The
weather for week past has been favorable,
cool, clear and dry, until within two DAYS,
which have been extremely warm. Yesterday
was tho hottest OF the season SO far. II is
feared the hot weather following the wet DAYS
OF aweek ago, may cause rust and blight In
soma backward fields where grain is not vet
out Of the milk stage. 1t is believed, how.
ever, that most of the crop is beyond the
reach of any injury Of this sort.
Up to Saturday reports from all parts of
the state were generally favorable. There are
reports OF local damage by rust, blight and
chinch bugs in several large wheat growing
counties OF southern Minnesota, and some Of
the low grounds OF the Red river valley where
there has been too much rain, but no general
injury TO the crop oyer wide areas. Estimates
oil the yield per acre sown are from ten TO
eighteen bushels in southern counties and
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ties, and in Dakota the estimated general acre
age Is about fifteen bushels. which, with the
2,400, 600 acres reported by the commissioner
OF statistics, will give an average crop OF about
IS, oO0, coo bushels.
The crop OF north Dakota is estimated at
About Is 900 600 bushels, or nearly double
that OF last year. This takes into account the
large amount of new wheat land brought
| under the pillow in the northern part Of the
He'd river valley and on the James river and
Missouri slope.
The barley harvest, now in progress in
southern Minnesota, viii! generally begin In
northern counties this week. The crop Ia
turning out well and largely increased yield
is expected
Corn is gaining rapidly under the influence
of warm weather and promises an average
crop in spite Of its early setback.
ON THE ST. PAUL & OMAHA ROAD.
Eastern Division:
Fall Cresk-Harvesting commenced to-day
in earnest Grain Ia well filed, and good
quality; will yield better than any crop in the
past eight years. The chinch bugs and black
| rust are doing some damage in late spring
wheat and oats. Corn Is coming on wonder
fully.
Fairchild-Crops all right as yet Good
crops are looked for. Corn Is coming on well
with this weather. Some oats and some bar
ley Is cut, and some wheat will be ready soon.
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will be in full blast the latter part OF next
| week, Chinch bugs are reported to be doing
come damage in some localities. Corn Is
prospecting; good weather, cloudy and warm.
Rusk-Crops looking well, and harvesting
well, and harvesting has begun.
| Baldwin Crops doing splendid.
| Hammond has commenced in
earnest. Chinch hugs have made their APP
pearance, but little damage is anticipated.
Corn is looking better.
Western Division
l. Lyons-Small grain mostly stacked. Thresh-
ing commenced. Wheat turns out twenty-five
and half bushels per acre. Corn growing
very fast.
Misunderstanding is progressing very
well. No threshing yet.
misunderstanding progressing. Farm
ers predict large yield OF all grains. Wheat
twenty bushels per acre, oats fifty, rye thirty,
barley forty and fax ten. Corn growing very
| fast.
Beaver Wheat nearly ready to cut.
Oats and barley mostly harvested. Some oats
threshed. Corn doing well.
Valley Springs-Barley, rye and oats cut.
Wheat will be cut in full blast this week. A
good yield expected.
Brandon-Weather flue. Harvesting going
| on In good shape.
| Hartford-W Weather clear and WARN. Har-
vest progressing well. Corn doing fine.
Sioux Falls-Barley, rye and oats nearly all
harvested Wheat we'll under way. Corn fair.
salem-Harvest progressing rapidly, with
continued fair weather. All small grains will
| yield large returns.
| Lake Crystal-Weather splendid, wheat and
| oats being harvested in fine condition. Wheat
will average but fifteen bushels per acre, and
oats and fax never were better. Corn crop
fair.
Garden City-Grain looking well. Farmers
are cutting oats and some wheat. Are getting
very good yield. Corn doing splendid. Flax
looks well.
Vernon Center-Weather cloudy, warm and
pleasant showers. All grain rapidly ripcning.
Amboy-Farmers cutting wheat. Weather
clear and warm and favorable for harvesting.
Corn doing well at present.
Observation-Disclosures progressing rap
| idly, and will be mostly finished this week.
All small grains will give good yield. Pota
| toes will be best yield we have ever had here.
Corn has splendid color and Is growing rap
idly. All crops are meeting our most san.
| guine expectations. Weather clear and warm
| and light and frequent showers.
| Blue Earth-Weather clear and hot. Pros
poets of good weather for harvest. Corn
| ripening fast.
vested and in good condition Corn doing
well and farmers are of opinion that the crop
will exceed all expectations.
| POnca Harvesting nearly all done. Aver
age is now estimated OF wheat twenty five to
| thirty bushels per acre and oats sixty TO sew
euty-fve. III the weather holds good corn
will yet be excellent.
| misunderstanding about done. Small
grains were gathered with no damage. Yield
| will be good. Corn looking first. class.
Belle Plaine-Harvesting progressing nicely
in this locality. Farmers report grade very
good, unless something happens.
| Wayne-Crops doing very well. Weather
favorable for corn; rains not doing any dam
age whatever. Small grains all doing well;
no change from last report.
Notwithstanding most completed;
| yield an average Of eighteen to twenty bushels
| wheat; oats average fifty bushels per acre.
Weather splendid for corn.
Norfolk-Crops all right. Small grain harry
ested and going into sacks. Corn booming.
Emerson-Harvesting about completed.
Small grain and grass promise good yield.
| Corn looks well.
Bancroft-Crops doing well. Weather ia
| vorable.
Misunderstanding has commenced to-
day nearly everywhere IN this section. The
weather is very warm and good for corn.
Lemars-HarvestiDg is progressing finely
| The largest crops and the grain in the best
condition ever known here. Corn is doing
| well but will need late fall TO save it.
| Oakland-Good weather for corn and it is
| doing well. Small grains are mostly all cut
| and will bring good average.
Hernlan-Everything looks favorable.
ThreshiDg is just begun. No average yet. II
we have good weather there will be a good
| crop of corn.
Heron Lake-All crops doing very well.
| Harvesting will be mostly done this week.
| Avoca-Wheat commencing to IipeD.
| Some farmers harvesting oats this week. Flax
sting some. Corn improving slowly.
| Slayton-First wheat cut Friday, the 4th.
| To-day harvesting will commence on nearly
all farms. There will be a full crop Of all
small grain.
! Hadley-Commenced harvesting wheat and
oats to- day. Wheat will average fifteen
| bushels. Flax looking well. Some OF it will