St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-21
THE GRAIN FIELns.
Reports From the FEarvesters Along
the Omaha.

are DuSy IN the harvest neldS, and that crons
for the most part are in good condition. Tn
some instances only has threshing been
done, but the general indications are that
the yield will be about the average for ali
small grains. Corn is reported as doing
well. and in two or three weeks, with con-
tinuance of favorable weather. will no ha-
yond reach of damage by frost The first
car of new wheat to reach MINNEAPOLIS yyas
shipped last week from st. Peter. The fol-
lowing reports from various points We're re-
ceived yesterday:
Elmore-Grain about all in stack, and
| threshing commenced grain turning out ma
! well as expected.
/ Blue Earth City-Harvestine in this vicinity
| is about completed. Farmers estimate the
| yield at from twelve to fifteen bushels per
| acre
| Winuebago City-Weather very favorable
for harvesting; grain all cut, most of 1t in the
| stack, some threshing being done. Wheat
| yield from twelve to fifteen bushels per acre
| Amboy-Grain all harvested and nearly all
| in stack; commencing to thresh. Weather
clear and pleasant.
Vernon Center-Grain nearly all in stack
in good condition. Corn coming on nicely
Garden City-Farmers well along with
| stacking. Grain all cut and threshing begun:
wheat, good yield; fax mostly harvested,
good yield; oats, good; corn good.
Craigs-Corn crop is doing fine. Small
grain stacked, and some threshing done.
Yield thirteen to fifteen bushels per acre.
Oats bad color but good yield
| Elair-Small grain in stack and in good con-
| ditlOn. Prospect for a large crop. Corn
| couldn't be better.
Hubbard-Corn doing well. Weather favor
| able. Small grain in good shape now and
being harvested. Farmers well satisfied with
| the yield.
Herman-Small grain all harvested, and
most all threshed, yielding an average crop.
| Corn doing well.
TekOmah-Small grain is being threshed,
| and turning out average yields. Corn still
promises good yield.
EmersOn-Weather continues favorable for
| grain. Corn looks well.
! COncord-Small grain all in stack Some
| thTeShing done. Wheat is all good quality.
| Corn doing well.
| NOrfolk-The past week has been all that
| could be desired for gathering crops. Corn
| is well advanced Small grain all in stack.
! Hopkins-SOme threshing done. Yield of
small grain good. All will be out of danger
| by frost in three weeks.
Wayne-The past week has been favorable
| for threShing, which has been going on
rapidly. Some new wheat is being marketed.
! Flax and corn still thriving.
Observation-Disclosures colt uueS favorable
Small grain and corn doing well.
| Arlington-Corn doing nicely. Small grain
| all stacked and TIN eShing done.
Beaver Creek-Stacking nearly completed.
| Weather perfect.
| Valley Springs-Stacking nearly finished.
All grains cut except late flax. Weather very
| favorable.
Brandon-Grain,ex except flax, nearly stacked.
Flax nearly all cut, some stacked. Weather
| favorable.
Sioux Falls-An small grain except fax cut
and in most cases in the stack. The flax har-
vest is also nearly finished. Corn is maturing
rapidly, and in two weeks will be out of reach
| of frost. Weather clear and cooler.
| HprtfOr6-Sfppll
| all stacked. Flax nearly all cut and stacking
| well under way.
| Montrose-Grain all cut and two-thirds of
the stacking done. Have not commenced
/ threshing yet.
Standardization cool and favorable All
small grain cut and nearly all stacked. Not
| enough threshed to give average.
| Blakeley- Stacking in this vicinity nearly
| finished. Grain has been taken care of in
! good condition. ThreShing will begin this
week. Corn doing well, but needs rain.
| Mountain Lake-All small grain but flax is
| in stacks. Threshing commenced this week.
| Corn looking fine.
st. Peter-Harvesting completed; average
yield about fifteen bushels to the acre. Corn
| in good condition. Sent car new wheat to
! Minneapolis last week, the first that reached
there's
1Iinneopa-Grain all stacked. Corn doing
well.
! Madelia-Small grain nearly all in stack in
| nice shape. Corn doing well. Threshing
! just commenced
Bingham Lake-Crops nearly all in stack
| Corn doing splendid. Still making hay. No
| threshing done yet.
| Merriam JunctiOn-New wheat coming in
! partly inferior quality, being badly
| shrunken. Not SO good old wheat. Corn
and oats in extraordinary good shape. Corn
| neGrly all ripe and some cut.
! Brewster-Smal grain all in stack except
| ing flax. Corn is doing we'll
| Seney-Sman grain most all in stack.
| Threshing has fairly begun. AS far US can
| be learned wheat turns out from ten tofifteen
| bushels per acre. Corn is maturing fast and
| think it viii escape the frost. Weather IA
| vorable.
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES has commenced Wheat
| is turning out about the same as last year.
but the grain does not weigh as much. Corn
is doing well.
Harpers-Grain all cut with the exception
of q few pieces of late fax and will ali be in
stack i'll a few days if the present fine weather
continues.
lie Sueur-Wheat is all cut and nearly all
shocked now. Corn is looking fine. Weather
very favorable fer all crops.
Haniiton-Sman grain all harvested and
stacking well along. Some threshing has beer
done. All wheat threshed so far will go No.
j. Corn coming on nicely.
Ottawa-HarveSt is over. Wheat about all
in shock. Corn looking fine.
Belle Plaine-The wheat crop is nearly all
harvested, and promises u yield of from fif
teen TO twenty-five bushels to the acre Corn
and other crops looking well. Weather clear
and warm.
Windom-All harvesting finished and some
threshing done. Flax does not yield as much
as expected, but does very well. Corn doing
well.
lie Mars-Stacking most done. Corn con.
tinues doing well with prospect OF large
crop.
Heron Lal1e-All small grain harvested OK
cepting late sown fax, and mostly stacked
Good crop generally. Corn looking splendid
Dundee-Wheat and oats all harvested and
mostly stacked. Flax mostly all cut except
some late sown. Corn looking splendid.
Mountaineering done except late sown
fax on breaking. Some oats threshed, and
turns out from thirty-fve to fifty-five bushels
to the acre. Stacking nearly completed on
early grain.
Slayton-Small grain, except fax, is all
cut and nearly stacked. About half the flax
is cut. No threshing done yet.
Woodstock-Grain all cut excepting late
fax. Stacking in full blast.
Pipestone-Wheat all cut and stacking pro-
crossing rapidly. Threshng has begun
Weather clear and pleasant.
st. James-Harvest of small grain COM
pleted 1t is the general opinion that there
will be an average yield. Corn looking we'll
Weather warm and dry.
other Points.
Special to the Globe.
MoORHEAD, Aug. 2O.-The scare about
the hessian fly has subsidized, careful inves-
tigatiOn showing that the grain was falling
down from other causes In spite of the
damage done by excessive rains early in the
season, and hail. wind and insects later.
grain will be fully an average crop. The
Clay county crop is excellent in places, i'll