St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-15
THE CROP SITUATION.

Eleven permits, total cost ...... $9,225
THE CROP SITUATION.
Favorable Reports From Along the
Omaha Line.
st. James-Crops do not advance very
rapidly and prospects are only fair. The
weather is warm and windy. Rain is
needed very much.
Madelia- The warm and dry weather is
having rather bad effect on grain and the
heavy wind of last week blew a good deal
of grain out OF the ground, but if we have
rain soon it will come out all right Corn
planting has just commenced.
HendersOn-There is no perceptible adj
vance in crops since last report. The
weather has been more favorable the last
two or three days.
Ottawa-Al small grain is up and look
ing well. Farmers commenced planting
corn about the first of the week.
Garden City-Crops are looking well with
no cold weather to hurt us. Growing only
a little backward. Farmers all along have
their spring work done. Grass is growing
nicely.
Vernon Center-Small grain is growing
nicely. The weather is cool and dry. Corn
is not planted yet.
Winnebago City-Crops are looking fine,
but rain is very much needed. Planting is
nearly all done. The weather is warm and
fine.
Pipestone- Crop prospects are the same.
The late cold kept them back. The weather
is favorable now.
Dundee-Wheat and oats are looking
well. Corn is about all planted and farmers
are about half done sowing flax.
Heron Lake-Wheat and oats are all up
and looking well. Early-sown flax is also
up. The late frost did no damage to speak
of. The weather is very fine now.
Avoca-Wheat and oats are doing well.
Flax seeding is nearly done. Early-sown
flax was put back some by the frost and
some is thought to be killed entirely.
SlaytOn--A large amount of flax is
being sown on sod. Wheat and other small
grain are doing well. Early-sown flax is
not seriously injured and the crop will ex-
coed last years about 40 per cent; other
crops are about % per cent.
Hadley-Wheat and oats are beginning
to look green. Flax is coming UP fine and all
will be sown this week except in new break
ing. Cold weather last week did not APP
pear to hurt crops any. The weather is very
fine.
Lake Wilson-Wheat and oats are look
ing well. Flax is all sOWn except on sod
the first SoWn is coming up and looks well.
Woodstock-Oats, wheat and early flax
are up and looking green and nice. Some
flax is to be soWn on sod yet. The weather
is clear and pleasant.
Hubbard-Wheat and all small grain are
looking nicely. Corn planting will be fin
ished in few days.
Pender-Crops in this vicinity are looking
well. No grain of any kind was raised
here last year and with this consideration
there is quite large amount sOwn.
Herman-The weather is fine and corn
is nearly all planted. Nothing of import
ance is grown but corn.
KasOta-Crops are all dong nicely and
farmers are all blowing for corn and the
weather is favorable for all kinds of grain.
Sibley-Corn planting is going on finely
and all other seeding is done, with good
prospects.
LIE Mars-Farmers are busy planting
growing The cold weather held it back
some but the damage is slight. Wheat and
other grains are looking well.
Elmore-All crops are looking fine and
farmers are commencing to plant corn.
Blue Earth City-Small grain looks fine
and corn is about one-half planted The
weather is fine.
Amboy-Smal grain is looking fine,
prospects being good for wheat. Farmers
are commencing to plant corn. The
weather is dry and cool.
Hospers-Crops are looking fine and
farmers report small damage from the late
frost. Corn is nearly all planted. the acre
age being about the same as last year;
weather warm and dry.
Mountain Lake-Nearly all the small
grain is sOWn and corn planting has COM
menced in some sections. The heavy
winds and frost did considerable damage to
grain, blowing that which had been re-
Gently sown out of the ground in places
and freezing that which had already come
up.
ST. Peter-Crops are all doing well and
farmers are getting ready for corn plant
ing. The weather is good for all kinds of
grain.
Windom-Flax and oats were damaged
considerable by the late frosts. Corn plant
ing has begun and other grain is looking
good.
Alton-Corn that was up was badly dam
aged by heavy frosts. Considerable is being
resown, and other grain is doing well.
Corn is about half planted.
Dakota City-Small grain is doing well.
Corn planting is progressing finely, the
ground being in fine condition. A large
acreage is being planted. The weather is
favorable.
Lyons-The farmers are planting corn
lively this fine weather, and prospects are
fair for small grain.
Craig-Small grain has commenced to
look prosperous and corn is being planted
very fast now.
Tekamah-The weather has been warmer
during the past week and small grain is
coming up nicely. Corn planting has fairly
began.
Blair-Small grain is doing well and
corn planting is under full Roadway.
Bancroft-Crops are looking better this
season than for several years. It is esti-
maued that five-eighths of the cultivated
land is devoted to corn. The weather is
favorable.
Oakland-Small grain is doing well.
The corn is about all planted.
Calhoun-The weather is fine and every
thing is doing well. Prospects are good for
all kinds of grain.