St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-08
CROP REPORTS.
The Growth of Cereals Somewhat Re-
tarded by the Cold,
But Crops are Doing yveu-- Increased
Acreage in Flax.


terday from points along the Omaha road:
LIE Mars-Farmers are busy putting in
corn and flax. The acreage of each will be
about one-third greater than last year;
small grain is coming up nicely.
JordanlThe wheat is all up and looking
we'll; farmers are getting ready to plant
corn.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from all parts of this
county agree that the wheat acreage is
larger than last year. There is decided
increase in the flax acreage. In places
where special attention is being paid to
stock feed grains such as oats, rye and
barley, the amount sown will show an in
crease; weather cool and cloudy with Oc-
casiOnal snow.
Brewster-Farmers are busy seeding.
Flax will be twice the acreage of last year.
Wheat and oats are coming up and looking
well.
Huron Lake-There has been no change
in the crops since last report. Flax is be-
ing sOwn as rapid as the weather will per-
nit.
Pipestone-There has been no change in
the crops since last report. The weather is
cold and windy.
Woodstock-Creps are growing slowly on
| account of the cold weather. The flax is
nearly all sown.
Hadley-Wheata and oats are all up and
looking good Some fax is up. Flax seed
ing is in full blast 1t is very cold, there
being one inch of ice last night.
Slayton-Flax is. being sown as fast as
blowing can be done; most OF it is in now.
Of wheat and oats and flax there will be
25 per cent. increase over last year. Corn
is about the same.
Avoca-Wheat and oats are doing we'll;
not much flax has been sown yet on ac-
count of the weather being so cold.
Dundee-Wheat and oats are well up and
looking fine; some flax has been sown. The
weather is too cold to do much seeding.
Lake Crystal-Small grain of all kinds is
looking well. The corn is not planted yet.
Vernon Center-Small grain of all kinds
is looking well. The weather is cooler and
not much corn has been planted yet.
AmbOy- Small grain is up and looking
well. The weather is cold and very favor
able for small grain.
Elmore-All small grain has been doing
WELL but the heavy frost last night will
hurt it some. No corn has been planted
yet.
Winnebago City-Seeding is all done, but
OF corn hardly any is planted yet. Every
thing was frozen up this morning. Ice
formed half inch thick last night.
Blue Earth City-Crops are in flourish
ing condition. The corn is not planted yet.
The weather is rather COOL
Garden City-Seeding is finished. Some
corn has been planted. Most of the flax
has been sown. There is small decrease
in acreage, but slight increase in acreage
of wheat. The prospect for small grain is
good. The season is little backward and
the weather is cold and damp.
Jacksonville weather still unfavorable
for corn; the prospect for small grain is
good.
Herman-The weather continues good
for crops. Considerable corn is planted.
Craig-Corn planting is delayed; crops Of
all kind are behind.
Ponca-Small grain is looking well. The
present prospects are poor for corn.
Norfolk-The acreage of corn is about
one-fourth larger than last year; barley and
rye about the same acreage. No flax is
grown in this part of the country. All
grain is doing well and good harvest is
| expected.
Cameron prospect continues good.
The weather the past few days has been
pretty cold for corn.
Hartington-Wheat. oats and flax looked
WCu ullCu ldoG HlSuG. n very udIu 1IOSG
probably killed the flax that is up. Other
crops are not much damaged.
Wayne-The past two or three days have
been fine for wheat but has damaged corn
planting.
Haskins-Wheat and all other kinds of
small grain is coming well. The weather
is most too cold for corn planting.
Wakefield grain is looking well.
The season is favorable, but the weather is
quite cool yet for corn.
Concord Small grain has been doing
well. The frost last night will injure the
oat crop. Some corn is planted.
Lake Elmo-Seeding is finished here;
some wheat and barley is up.
Rusk-Farmers in this vicinity have their
wheat nearly all in the ground. There will
not be quite the number Of acres in wheat
that there were last year, but more oats,
barley and corn. We had quite fall of
snow last night which will put seeding
back several days.