St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-26
HARVEST REPORTS
From the Lines of the st. Paul & Man.
itOba and st. Paul & Omaha
Railways.
st. Paul g. Manitoba.
FERGUS FALLS DIVISION.

OSSEO, aug. 20.-Had rain laSG nlgnJ,
small quantity of wheat not stacked is in bad
condition.
Clearwater-Wheat that is in the shock is
in very bad condition and if wet weather
continues it will be about spoiled; heavy rain
Yesterday and last night.
Monticello-All grain that is not stacked is
suffering on account of so much rain !;
weather still wet.
Fridley Nearly all the threshing is done
here; weather has been rather damp for a
while back.
Sank Center-Considerab3e rain during the
past twenty-four hours; clearing up to-day;
no damage to crops.
Long Prairie--Weather clear and warm !;
had some rain yesterday but not enough to
damage crops; the farmers are about three
quarters through cutting grain.
Alexandria-Heavy rain yesterday and
last night; stacking probably one-third done
no threshing done yet.
Evansville Weather in the past twenty
four hours cloudy and damp; raining all day
yesterday; no perceptible change in crops
since last report; this forenoon clear and
cool.
Ashley-Rain yesterday and last night
clearing up this forenoon with strong wind;
think no damage is caused to grain yet.
NORTHERN DIVISION.
Fergus Falls-Wheat about all cut; no
stacking or threshing done yet on account of
the wet weather; Saturday and Sunday fore
noon was nne but did not dry enough for
stacking, and We had a steady rain yesterday
| from l p. m. till evening; farmers, are afraid
the grain will spoil; clearing off this fore
noon. 49,
| Elizabeth-Wheat did not dry out sufi-
GENTLY to stack Saturday, and Sunday noon
steady rain set in which continued during
the afternoon and placed the position the
same as before the pleasant weather; clear
and cool this morning.
Glyndon-A slight sprinkle of rain this
morning prevents farmers from harvesting;
weather cloudy and cool.
Crookston-W Weather cloudy and cool
harvesting rapidly.
Halock-Last nights rain and hail lodged
grain considerably; clear and cool this
morning.
| st. Notwithstanding not finished on
account of hard rain; Clear and cool this
morning.
| misunderstanding progressing in good
shape; threshing began this morning; dur
! ing the past twenty-four hours the weather
has been cloudy and mild; this morning
| clear and cool.
misunderstanding is going on nicely,
with yield of twenty bushels to the acre,
mostly No. hard; weather favorable.
Baxdon-Weather fine The farmers were
cutting yesterday.
Grand Forks-Weather during the past
twenty-four hours partly cloudy and cool
this morning clear and pleasant; very fay.
orable for harvesting; no rain.
| Miuto-A heavy shower of rain and hal
passed over here last night, but it lasted only
few minutes; no damage done; weather
clear and cool this morning.
Grafton Harvesting to-day in good shape
weather clear and cool.
Neche-Some rain fell during the night
but the weather this morning looks promis-
ing and l think win not interfere with har-
vesting.
Ojata-Clear and cool; harvesting about
| two thirds finished.-
Arvilla-Crops are being cut rapidly and
in good condition; cloudy and pleasant.
| Niagara Harvesting going forward rap
idly.
Michigan City-Crops doing finely; wea
| Their clear and cool.
Mapes-Harvesting is being rushed; wea
| Their clear and cool.
Lakato-Weather splendid; harvesting
progressing finely.
Devils Lake-Grain in this section is al
cut; weather clear and fine; the crop vii
average about twenty-five bushels per acre