St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Harvest Nearly Over and Grain Ready
For the Threshcr.
The Crops VIII be an Average Yield
Along the Omaha.
DAKOTA COUNTY.

HASTINGS, Mimi, Aug. 13.-The re-
cent rains have not damaged the grain.
The cutting is about all done, and as cool
winds have since prevailed threShing was
resumed this morning. Much of the grain
Is already in the stack. Your cOrreSpOn-
dent has travelled tine past three days over
one hundred miles through the finest wheat
country in the world. in Washington and
Dakota counties The damage to the crop
BY blight has been underestimated in
Washington county, as shown by the few
fields remaining uncut. Not more than one
stalk in five is able to stand. The rest
forms tangled mass on the ground. and
tells sad tale of blight and chinch bugs.
Fields that promised twenty to twenty-five
bushels per acre amonth ago will scarcely
pay Tor the cutting in the south and west
parts of Dakota county. In the townships
OF New Tier, VermilliOn and ROsmOunt
you find the best land in the state, and
those old German farmers that begun here
twenty to twenty-five years ago, on forty
acre tracts, are now worth from S25, 600 to
$50, 600 each, and all made raising wheat
The yield in these townships will be from
twelve TO fifteen bushels.
FREEBORN COUNTY.
Special to the Globe.
tenthS Of the crop now cut in this county.
This week will show it all in shock. We
have had heavy rains since the hot wave
passed, but they have not been accompanied
with wind to any extent, and although it
may have delayed tine cutting to a certain
extent. still 1t has not damaged the crops.
On the contrary in some places twas an ad-
vantage 10 it. Although l have seen an
average yield of wheat in this county of
eighteen, twenty, and in one year twenty
three bushels to the acre, still that time is
passed. and when the county averages
fifteen bushels to the acre it is a good crop.
From best information that can be obtained
from farmers in different parts of the
county. l have no hesitation III placing the
yield OF the county this year at twelve
bushels per acre. All other crops are good,
and with a reasonably fair price for wheat
and other farm products this fall, the
county must boom.
WRIGHT COUNTY.
Special to the Globe.
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, Aug. 13.-Fur-
ther reports from the storm of Monday
night tell of hail in various directions. In
addition to the names given i'll Wednes-
days GLOBE we learn that Mr.. Ryden aud
Tom Roberts of Western, j. Is. Stafford of
BuSe and the man who is cultivating the
Tate farm are heavy losers. Reports come
from the south part of Western that the
wind was very strong during the storm and
lodged grain badly. Frank Munk of Amor
has his barley all cut and the ground plowed
ready for another crop. Several farmers
in the vicinity of Pelican Rapids think
their wheat will average from seventeen to
twenty bushels per acre. The harvest is
in full blast now.
AROUND SIOUX FALLS.
SIOUX FALLS, Oak, Aug 13.-Farmers
in this region are happy and contented over
the result of the crops so far. Grain is now
all cut and mostly stacked. TIE flax and
corn crops are the best ever had in this sec
tion OF country. Money is getting easier,
and it is believed that Southern Dakota will
experience boom from now on.
CHISAGO COUNTY.
Special to the Globe.
RUSH CITY, Mimi, Aug. 13.-The
weather still favors us, and the crops are
being gathered in good shape, with quality
and quantity good. \ few more days and
all will be well garnered.
AROUND BISMARCK.
Special 10 the Globe.
BISMARCK, Oak. Aug. 13.-The weather
is cool and harvest is progressing satiSfac-
tCrily. There is no damage to crops of any
kind to mention in this region.