St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-17
Condition of the Growing Grain in Mime
sofa, Dakota and WiscOnSin--Harvest
Prospects.
Fatal Shooting ARRAY at Anoka--
Bold Attempt OF Prisoners
to Escape.
News From Various Points of the
Northwest Cleaned by Globe
Correspondents.
Harvest Notes,


pectation generally prevails that the
average yield will be about half
what it was last year. The excessive rain
fall in the early part Of the season was a
great injury to the growing seed. and the
tremendous wind storms of the past few
weeks broke down fully fourth of what
could have been at best but a slender crop.
ROCHESTER,.
ROCHESTER,, Mimi, Aug. 15.-The wet
weather kept farmers out of the fields two
or three days early this week, but they are
now generally at work again, and II the
weather keeps dry wheat viii all be
cut this week As the harvest progresses
there are numerous complaints Of
damage from drOUth and hot weather. and
it is generally conceded that the crop Will
be much lighter than that of last year. Oats
were damaged some by the rain and some
fields were blown down: but on the whole
the crop will be a very heavy one. Farm
ers who have tlreshed say the yield is from
f0rtY-tive to fifty bushels per acre. | was
tod yesterday that barley had been injured
by the wet weather, and that
much of that which looked well be-
fore the recent storm is now bleached and
off color. Corn is looking as well as it is
possible. The warm weather sent it up al
an astonishing rate. and if the frost holds
off we will have big crop, as our farmers
are going into stock raising extensively this
crop Is Of more importance than wheat
Hay has been generally well secured
throughout Minnesota, and the yield will
BE a very good one.
ST. PETER.
ST. PETER, Mimi, Aug. 15.-CrOps are
all in shock and some farmers are threSll-
ing. The results so far have been very
satisfactory. The yield viii be as large in
this county as last year. Corn will be a
good crop. Barley mas damaged some by
the rain. .......-.
VINONA. Mimi, Aug. 15.-Reports from
the agents of the WinOna d st. Peter rail
road as to the condition of the are some
what mixed. Along the western end of the
road wheat is all cut and considerable
threShing has been done. The yield is
variously reported at from II to 20 bushels
to the acre. The effects of the blight
are fully as great as expected
in those sections where the crop
was in the right stage to be easily injured
Some stations report an unusual amount of
smut, while others say there is less than
last year. 1t is noticeable that where the
Lost Nation variety OF wheat was sOwu
complaints Of smut are greatest. Corn
along the entire length of the road is doing
well, and there will be an immense crop if
frost holds off. 1t was pretty cool here last
night.
ZUMBROTA.
ZUMBROTA, Mimi, Aug. 15.-The
weather has been unfavorable for harvest
ing, and the work has been seriously
delayed since last Friday. Many farm
9rs who had their wheat in shock have
been spreading it out trying to dry it, but
the frequent showers have made this slow
work. The weather is now cool and clear, !
and if it continues so another week wheat |
will be all in shock and much Of it in stack. !
Corn is doing well.
FARIBAULT.
FARIBAULT, Mimi. Aug. 15.-The |
weather is cool and pleasant and wheat is |
about all i'll the shock. The crop is |
very light in some places and hardly |
worth cutting. 1t is said that one man |
can do the shocking which required three |
men year ago Barley was bleached by
the rain to some extent, but the crop will be
a very fair one. Oats are big crop and
corn is doing as well as il can. The crop
will be unusually large this year, if frost
does not come too soon. The temperature
last night indicated that frost is not far off
JAMESTOWN.
JAMESTOWN, Oak, Aug. 15.-The
storm of Monday night destroyed wheat in
a good many fields in this section and de
layed harvest. The weather is now cool
and pleasant, and cutting is again under
way.
CROOKSTON.
CRooKsroN, Mimi, Aug. 15.-We had
very heavy rain and hail storm here last
Friday night and another rain on Monday
The fields, which were already wet, We're
not improved by this conditional moisture
and there is some difficulty in getting
into the fields. Harvest has be-
gun in some places. but will not be
general until the middle OF next week. 1t
looks now as though there would be an
average crop in this county, but not Is
large as that Of last year by any means. At
the beginning OF July we had the best out
look for a crop we ever had. but the bad
weather of the last two weeks in that
month injured it fully 30 per cent.
BARNEsvILLE.
GAINESVILLE. Mimi, Aug. 15.-Next |
week farmers will be busy harvesting al !
though a few are cutting now There is !
considerable difference Of opinion a. to the
yield this year. 1t is hard TO gel at the
truth, and the threshing machine is the only
true test after all. | think we will have an
average crop, but many think it will not be
as large.
GRAND FORKS.
GRAND FORKS, Oak, Aug. 15.-Har-
vest is again under way, after the wet spell
of the early part OF the week. Some
fields were lodged some, but the damage is
not very great Since farmers have got
into their fields they are beginning to
discover that the grain is not as heavy
as was expected. The effects of the wet
and hot weather are beginning to be
noticed. and it is thought that the dam
age has been mestimuted. No threshing
has been done yet. and the extent of the
injury cannot be told until the machines
get TO work. Reports from the Devils
Lake region are that the crop out there will
be simply immense. The weather has been
favorable, and nothing has happened to i'll
terfere with the vigorous growth of the
grain.
FARGO.
FARGO, Oak, Aug. 15.-The wet
weather has delayed harvest III this section
little, but farmers are now generally at
work. The damage by the storm of last
week was small as il did not reach US in
full force. 4 sensational report has
been sent out from Moorhead
that the wheat is being eaten up 10y HeSsia
hy. / have not been able to verify this.
Several farmers say they havenot seen any
thing of the pest and do not believe ii. If
the weather continues favorable the harvest
will be pretty well over by the last OF next
week.
FERGUS FALLS.
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, Aug. 15.-Wheat
has been badly damaged in this county by
late storms and heavy rains. We had
shower Wednesday night which soaked the
ground and caused wheat to fall
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