Daily globe., 1883-08-16
THE CROPS.

further Detailed Reports of the Condition
of the Crops and the Progress of the Har-
vest on the Manitoba and Chicago, Mil
wankee Il ST. Paul Roads-rhe Flax Crop
of Minnesota.
Anoka-No change since last report;
weather cloudy and cool.
Observation-Disclosures cloudy and cool:
indications of rain; harvest booming.
Albany-Weather past "a hours partly
| cloudy and cool; crops in good condition.
Arthur-Cold rain. Crops in fine con-
dition.
Observation-Disclosures cloudy and damp;
heavy fog but no rain; crops about ali
harvested and some threshing.
Ashton-Weather foggy and damp: no
change.
Appleton-Barley all cut and nearly all
stacked; harvesting progressing slowly;
weather cloudy and cool.
Andover-Cloudy and cool; no change
in crops.
Aberdeen-Fine harvesting; weather for
past few days growing warmer and more
favorable for grain.
Big Lake-Wheat will average fifteen
bushels to the acre. Oats will be a fair
crop. Corn backward but doing we'll.
Weather cloudy and cool.
Benson-No change in crops. Weather
cloudy and cool.
Browns valley-Cloudy and cool; no
rain. Harvesting progressing fine.
Brownton - Crops continue in good
shape; harvest is progressing finely: cloudy
| and cool.
Bird Island-The harvesters are at work
again; there are good many fields cut
and in the shock; weather cloudy anu
mild.
Big Stone-Crops all right; cloudy and
cool.
Bird Island - Weather damp; some
farmers are trying to cut their grain, but
harvesting generally at stand still.
Big Stone-No change; weather cloudy
and cool.
Bristol-Nothing new to report regard
ing crops.
Clearwater Weather clear and warm;
harvest progressing finely; wheat and oats
in good condition; corn promising all
right.
Clear Lake - Harvesting progressing
finely, abont one-half done. Farmers all
feel we'll over the prospects of a good
crop. Weather generally clear and cool.
Crookston-Light local showers last ev-
ening and night; cloudy, foggy and cool
this morning. ALI reports good of crops
Delano-Weather cloudy and cool, and
crops doing fine.
Dwight-Clear and cool. Crops being
cut with vigor.
Delano-Cloudy, cool; little rain; har-
vest progressing under unfavorable
weather.
Dell Rapids-Partly cloudy, mild; no
change in crops.
Everest-Cloudy and warm; looks like
| rain. Crops look well.
Edgerton-Cloudy; heavy rain; harvest
| ing at stand still.
Egan-Cloudy and misty; harvest at a
| stand still; grain standing wet weather
| well.
Ellendale-Cloudy and cool, favorable
| for harvesting.
Frederick Cloudy and sultry; splendid
harvesting weather.
Glencoe-Cloudy and damp this morn
ing; there will be no cutting done to-
day.
Howard Lake-Crops in good condition.
Weather cloudy and cool.
Herman-Crops doing we'll; no rain.
Cloudy and mild this morning.
Hope-Cloudy and cool. Wheat fair.
Huntley-Very little rain; unfavorable
day for harvest.
Howard-Cloudy and mild; no damage
to crops yet.
Hector-No change; weather cloudy and
wet.
Jackson-Cloudy, cool; harvesting stop
ped but not hurt by the rain.
Kinbre-Cloudy; cool rain; ground get
ting very soft.
Morris-Cloudy and warm. Crops
Montevideo - The weather remains
cloudy and cool; harvest Is beginning to
be general; crops are in fine condition.
Monticello-Clear and cool; no rain;
small grain nearly all cut; corn doing
we'll but late.
Millbank-Cloudy and cool with indica-
tions of rain; all crops in good condition.
Norwood - Crops in good condition;
weather favorable.
Ortonville-Crops are in gosd condi-
ton; harvesting going on; corn improv-
ing rapidly; weather cloudy and cool.
Osseo-Past "a hours mild and cloudy
and cool; crops all right yet.
Portland-Cloudy and cool; light rain.
| Crops looking fine.
Sacred Heart-Weather has turned out
badly for cutting; to-day is rainy one and
bad; some grain was cut early this morn
ing.
st. Joe-Wheat being cut; oats almost
ripe; corn looks well; weather cloudy and
| cool.
Sioux Centre-Crops in fine condition;
weather past "a hours cloudy and cool
Sherburn-Raining nearly all day; cool.
Wentworth Cloudy and wet; crops o.
K. yet.
Willmar-Weather cloudy and cool.
| Crops in fine condition; commenced cut
| ting grain.
FLAX SEED CROP OF MINNESOTA.
1882. 1888.
| COUNTIES. ACRES. BUSHELS. ACRES.
Becker ........... Sc 6
| Big Stone. e..... SO 348 80
| Blue Earth .... 4,080 38,760 AGO
Brown. ....... 1876 1850 7I2
Carver. -. 10
Chippewa. .......... I'll 5,718 306
| Clay ay............ 83 $50 19
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