New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-22
CROPS IN The NORTHWEST.
GRAIN IN GOOD CONDITION IN nNNEsorA-LossEs
BY HAN. IN DAKOTA.
INV tyr ran A Pr tn THE TRIBUNE.1

GRAIN IN GOOD CONDlifO7 IN
BY HAIL IN DAKOTA.
TBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 21-The rain on
Sunday night was general all along the Manitoba hne'
In some places It was quito heavy, and some damage
was done to the growing crops. In most places now
ever the rau nothing more than good refreshing
shower The point moss affected by the etorm was Al
Larimore near which place some damage was oone
Harvesting has been begun at number OF places, and
within the next five days will be general along the
line On the Northern Pacific Rsilroad harvesting Il
not "a much advanced as elsewhere Tho grain hai
taken longer rpeu but is fully equal III condon to
that in any other part OF the state The farmers arr
prepared for cutting. and when the grain
ripened they will soon have 1t cut and stacked. III
the southern part Of the State and along tho lines OF tne
Omaha road harvesting been going for some time
past and Will in ow days be completed In that par
Of the country the yield of all kinds Of grain Is large
and OF an excellent quality In the central part Of thu
State cutting general but IL will not be completed 'o
several days. In some places early cut grain hai
mould dsomewhat the shock, while in other places
the chinch bug has made its appearance.
Wheat in Chisago aud two other counties has
suffered from rust and the yield be decreased, bu
not enough b lessen the average expected.
The yield of oats will be much larger than las
year. In many places they are too heavy to
stand up Cora Is backward, but 1t Ia now
growing fast and ripcning rapidly. The farmers now
only fear the September frOsta II these hold on ions
enough they say the crop will be fully equal to that OF
last year Barley has nearly all been harvested, ane
except in few instances where it had been coored bJ
RAIN is good shape. The timothy crop 10 large ant
has pretty much all been gathered in Potatoes ana al
kinds of vegetables growing nicely and where gain
cred they look well. The weather through the river
valley ND to Saturday night all that could be wished
for and Just the wants of the farmers since
then ii has been cloudy aud cold. In some portions o.
tho southern part of the State harvesting has been nm
dered by rain.
| dispatch to The Poneer.Tress from Grand Forks
Dak says: "rhe severcst OF the summer swept over
portion OF North Dakota early Sunday morning There
is great anxiety here regarding the damage done To
cropa From the best sources OF information can say
that the damage o whole Is comparatively small out
IN places where the tornado was accom- panied by hail.
fields badly hurt. Reports have been received
far west Cheyenne River and south OF Devis
Lake hail pounded the crops into the ground
The damage in the Cheyenne Valley is estimated
at $4,000 The passed In northeasterly direc-
ton IL was severe south Of Hump Lake and al
Mapes and Michigan City At Mspes several shanues
were blown down. North OF LarimOre the storm again
struck hard several farmers lost nearly all their
crops Several buildings we're blown down there, ana
one or two persons injured. To Gby and John
ston townships, twenty miles northwest OF Grand
Forks hail did considerable damage Near Larimore the
damage amounted TO 100000 One man lost 600 acres
OF wheat The storm appears to have spent itself Oh
reaching the Red River"