St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-09
CROP REPORTS.
The Cold Weather Adding Fresh
Vfgor to the Grain Already Up.
Corn Planting Large
Crops Expected.

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| The cold weather of the last few DAYS
has delayed seeding considerable, but the
rain and snow have given vgor to the
small grain already sown, especially wheat.
The ground has been very dry and some
wet weather was just what was needed.
| The farmers in the Southern part of the
state will commence planting corn as soon
as the cold snap is over. The prospects
for a good yield this season are bright and
encouraging. Following are reports from
along the line of the Omaha road:
Colerdge-Farmers are just commencing
to plant corn; hard frost last night prob
ably hurt the wheat, oats and flax crops
some.
Blair-Grain is doing well.
notwithstanding in this vicinity is about
completed. There is quite a decrease in
the wheat acreage; corn planting has not
yet commenced; the season is backward
and the weather cold with plenty of rain
and some snow.
Kasota-Wheat is two inches high, and
there are good prospects for a full crop;
oats are looking well; the frost last night
probably hurt wheat and oats to some eX-
tent; the corn is not planted yet.
Bingham Lake-Wheat, oats, barley and
some flax up; great deal of flax not sown
yet; it is feared that the frost last night did
some damage; weather continues cold,
showing and very windy.
Misunderstanding is all done except fax,
which is coming up in good shape; the
prospects are good.
misunderstanding is all done; the pros
poets are good for a large yield.
Belle Plaine-CrOps are all in except
corn; the cold snap last night frOZe all the
grain above ground.
st. Peter-FlaX is getting along finely;
the frost last night injured wheat and oats
some; wheat prospects are generally good.
Hartington-Wheati is up and doing well;
oats and flax are all IN; corn planting will
begin next week.
Tekanah-The weather for the past
week has been rather cold and crops are
rather backward; no corn has been planted
yet; small grain is all seeded.
LyOns-The weather very COOL not mucM
corn has been planted yet; small grain is
all in.
Mountain Lake-Of wheat, oats and fax
about two-thirdS are sown. The recent
frost has not damaged any grain in this sec
ton. No corn has been planted yet.
LIE Sueur-The weather is very cold and
unfavOrable for crops. Wheat seeding is
as yet.
Madelia-The heavy frost last night will
hurt oats, barley and flax considerable, but
will not injure wheat any to speak of.
Small grain was looking very well before
the frost. No corn has been planted yet
on account of the cold weather.
BigelOW-Wheat and oats are all sown
and up and looking well. Considerable fax
has been sOwn. some of it being up and
looking nice. There is greater acreage of
fax this year and about the same of other
grain.
Hamilton is nearly finished
here, wheat is coming up slowly, crops are
thought to be slightly injured by the freez-
ing last night.
Oakland cool weather that we are
having is very beneficial to small grain; corn
is being planted.
Dakota City-No corn has been planted
here. Farmers are blowing; a small amount
OF small grain has been put in; the main
crop will be corn.
Calhoun-Small grain is looking WELL
Worthington-FlaX is being sown now
and some corn is being planted; all other
small grain is up. This cold weather has
somewhat delayed crops, but no reports of
its injuring the crop have been heard of so
far
Rushmere- weather is windy and
cold. The farmers are busy seeding flax
About two-thirds of the crop is already
SOwn. Grain in early this season is look
ing well.
Adrian-Wheat and oats are nearly all in
and looking well in some places.
Drake-Wheat and oats are nearly all
sown and looking WELL There is some flax
to be sown yet. The corn planting will
commence the first of next week if the
weather is favorable.
Luverne- Small grain is up and doing
nicely. The ground froze last night.
Rock Rapids-Small grain is up and was
doing nicely until the ground froze last
night. l cannot say as to the damage to
crops.
Doon-The severe cold weather of the
last twenty-four hours has done no dam
age to crops aside from oats which have re-
ceived set back, as the tops are frozen to
the ground. | do not think it will mate
rally damage the crop in the end as the
ground was not frozen below the surface.
Wheat could not look more promising.
Some corn has been planted, but none of it
has began to grow; it will not be injured
by the cold.
Beaver Creek-Seeding is being DELAYED
somewhat by the cold and windy weather:
no damage to crops by freezing is reported
as yet
Valley Springs-All small grain is sown.
except flax which is about half in; the
hard freeze last night will do no damage,
unless to fax that is up.
Brandon-Flax seeding is going OH: no
corn has been planted yet; the other grain
is all in and coming up in good shape.
Hartford-All the small grain except flax
is up and looking well; flax is mostly in;
very little corn is planted yet.
Sioux Falls-Small grains are all in and
coming up nicely, except flax which is still
being sown; corn ground is well prepared
and planting will be done soon.
Montrose-Wheat and oats are mostly all
up and looking good; very little corn is in
yet; farmers are busy sowing flax; the
weather is mostly cool and favorable.
Salem-The hard frost will damage early
sown fax; other grain is doing well; not
much corn is planted yet.
Seney-Small graiu is growing fast and
covers the ground well; corn planting is
just commencing.
Blakley-The seeding of small grains is
finished. The acreage of wheat is little
in excess of last year, and other grains are
about the same.
Ashton-All grain is doing well, consid-
ering the cold weather we are having. No
damage has been heard of from freezing.
Hospers-The grain is nearly all up and
looking fine until the frost night before last.
Wheat, oats and barley are all right yet.
Farmers report the flax damaged, but can
not ascertain to what extent yet.
Shakopee--Continued cold weather is de-
laying seeding. Farmers are working OF
corn ground in preference to putting in
wheat. Oats and other grains are
,nocrIu in