St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-02
CROP PROSPECTS.
Favorable Outlook in Dakota for a
Heavy Wheat Crop.
Condition of Wheat Along the Omaha
Road--Flax Acreage.


where the respondent farmer had deter
mined to summer-follow one-half or two
thirds OF his land, the reports of bright
prospects have encouraged him, and he has
sown his entire area. The result of this has
been bringing acreage up to nearly that
of last year, and from present prospects the
seed will all be put in under most favorable
circumstances. Fine weather, with an occa-
sional light rain, has aided the work OF
seeding and about one-half the crop is in,
and the drills are busy at work in all sec
tons completing the process. North Da-
kota should be good for 900, 900 bushels OF
wheat the coming year. The price OF
wheat here is ~ cents, rise of cents
since the report of probable war between
England and Russia. This figure is well
maintained with an occasional jump to rs
cents. Seeding will be finished ten days
earlier this season than last.
ALONG THE OMAHA.
| The following crop reports were received
at the general offices Of the Omaha road
yesterday:
Bigelow-Weather cool and rainy. Not
much sowing done since last report. Wheat
| up and looking finely.
| DISTINGUISHING not all finished. Some
| age about same as last year.
! notwithstanding of small grain will
be about completed by end of this week
The weather has been quite favorable sc
| far. The acreage Of wheat about the same
as last season.
Sheldon-Not much seeding done the
past week on account of rain. Clearing UP
now.
Lake Crystal-Seeding about finished.
Wheat and oats up and looking well. Pros
poets now good.
Garden City-Most all seeding done.
Wheat and oats coming up nicely. Farm
ers making preparations for flax and corn.
| Everything promising so far.
Vernon Center-Seeding of small grain
all finished. Grain coming up and looking
well. Prospects good.
| Amboy-Famers through sowing small
grain. Part of it coming up nicely. Pros
poets good.
Winnebago City-Seeding all done except
corn. Grain coming up and looks well.
About same acreage as last year.
Blue Earth City-Small grain all in.
Weatherrath unfavorable for growth on
account of rain and cold nights.
ElmOre-All seeding done and small
grain looking up nicely and farmers plOW-
ing for corn; acreage about same as last
year.
Kasota-The seeding is all done here and
small grain mostly all up; fine growing
weather for wheat.
Minneopa-Weather very cold; seeding
about finished; wheat up but acreage not as
large as last year.
Heron Lake-Acreage same as reported
before; slight increase in barley: no appar-
ent increase in corn; wheat and oats up and
crops in an advanced condition over several
past years.
Pipestone-Grain sown early is in very
good condition, prospects could not be any
better. No corn planted yet on account OF
weather too cold.
Woodstock-Flax being sown fast as pos
sible, other small grain coming up and look
ing splendid.
Slayton-Flax being sown fast as blowing
can be done. Most Of it on new breaking.
Wheat and oats and flax 20 per cent
increased over last year. Corn about the
same.
Avoca-Wheat and oats all sown and
coming up in good shape. Flax seeding in
full blast. Weather still cold and windy.
Dundee-Wheat and oats up and looking
well. Farmers busy sowing flax, which
crop will be about 25 per cent. larger acre
age than last year. No corn planted yet.
Weather too cold.
Brewster-W Gather damp and cold; very
little seeding done since last report.
/ y Norfolk-The acreage as compared with
last year is about the same. The acreage
of wheat is about One-fourth less than last
year; corn is about one-fourth larger thai
last year; barley and rye about the same
no flax grown in this section. Condition o.
growing crops is medium; prospects for {
good crop.
Wayne-There will be double the average
| of seed sOWn this year over last about four.
fifths corn and flax and one-fth more
wheat. Last years acreage was about one
half wheat, and the balance corn and flax.
Wheat coming up good; weather favorable
Hoskins-No flax to be sown here this
| season. Decrease average, wheat, one
| fifth. Crops coming up well. Growing
crops doing well. Small increase average
of rye. Prospects good for crops.
Concord-Small grain doing well. Some
corn planted. Weather favorable.
Emerson-Wheat acreage this year about
the same as last; an increase in the amount
of flax sown of about 500 acres and corn,
1000. Prospects of small grain good.
OUIlCu-AClcdSC VI Slilolll Sidlll dNCIGiSCn
about the same as last year; slight increase
small grain good. Unfavorable outlook fol-
corn.
Tekomah-Small grain all sown and
acreage Wheat and oats compared with
last year with corresponding increase i'll
corn.
1oa Ubn yxThn 0frn &C
one-half of that compared with last year.
Increase in corn, flax and oats. Small
grain looks well with present prospects not
favorable for corn.
Bancroft-A much less acreage of wheat
will be sown this year owing doubtless to
the low prices that have prevailed. Far
mers are not through preparing ground fol
corn.
Calhoun-The prospects are good fol
small grain.
Craig-One-fourth of the ground is put
in grass, with decrease in wheat. Flax
crops are all backward.
Dakota City-Plowing for corn will be
about the same acreage as last year.
LyonS-About the same acreage OF crops
this year as last. The wheat acreage is es-
timated one-third smaller than last year,
more corn being put in instead. The sea-
son is backward.
Oakland-Wheat looks fine, with about
one-half as much in the ground COM
pared with last year. The flax acreage will
be three times as much as last year. Nc
corn planted yet.
Sibley-Crops are doing well. Nearly
all the seeding is done. Ii the weather is
fine it will be sown in about week.
Seney-Small grain about all sown and
farmers blowing for corn. Small grain
coming up fast and looks well. Weather
continues cool and wet.