St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-07
THE NORTHWEST.
Harvest Satisfactorily Progressing, with
Various Reports Of Yield and
Damage.
remarkable Increase OF Population
In Iowa shown by the Last
Census.
News From Various Points in the
Northwest Cleaned by Globe
Correspondents.
CrOp Prospects.

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FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, Aug. 6.-The
weather could not be more favorable for
ripenmg Of grain than il has been this
week. The damage 10 crops last week
through excessive heat is fully 10 per cent.
| There is very little wheat here ready 10 cut.
| Rye and barley are all cut and many are
cutting oats. Next week they will cOm-
mence cutting wheat. At the town of In
man the hail storms of last week cut grain
on an average of two bushels to the acre
and blight has injured wheat two bushels
to the acre and oats more. Many meadows
are so flooded it will be impossible 10 cut
grass on them this year. The agent for
the Continental Insurance company here
estimates that in Northern Minnesota and
/ Dakota the company will pay at least $780,
600 more for hail losses than it receives FOR
premiums.
AT GLENDALE.
Special to the Globe.
ELLLENDALE, Oak, Aug. 6-The
wheat harvest, which has now begun in this
I county, viii consume about two weeks, and
unless injured by storms will be above the
average yield. The weather. though pleas
ant, is not as hot as last week. and there is
now no danger 10 the ripening crops.
AT ST. PETER.
Special to the Globe.
ST. PETER, Mimi, Aug. 6.-Tbis week
VIII finish the harvest of wheat in this
county. The heads are well filed and
the yield will not be far from eighteen
bushels 10 the acre. Corn is growing finely
| and large yield IS anticipated.
AT MASON CITY.
Special TO the Globe.
MASON CITY, Ia, Aug. 6.-Your cor
respondent has visited 4 large portion of
this county (CerrO GordO), and can state
that all kinds of grain look splendid. The
hot weather last week and the week before
! crowned the corn crop in this part of Iowa.
harvesting is about half over with in this
section, and farmers say that there has not
been Is good crops In our county within the
last ten years. The heavy wind and rain
did little damage.
AT JAMESTOWN.
Special TO the Globe.
JAMESTOWN, Oak, Aug. 6.-The farm
ers in this vicinity are now expecting one OF
the most bountiful haryestS ever known
here. The severe hail and wind storms
read Of in other places have not visited us,
except Oh Sunday Last, about twenty-five
miles northeast Of this city, a terrific hail
and wind storm passed over that section,
but no very serious damage was done.
MlIklN COUNTY.
Special 70 the Globe.
BREcKISRmGE, Aug. 6.-Haryesting
has begun in Wlkin county. The
first wheat was cut Wednesday The
country north of here along the Red river
viii show a splendid yield. All the prom
inent farmers whom Your correspondent
has interviewed say. without exception,
that their crops will be larger this year than
they We're last year. Hail has avoided this
! section, and the wheat is remarkably free
from smut Blue Stem has been sown most
! generally, though some Saskatchewan Fife
is TO be found. The town if BTandruf,
south of here, will average from eighteen TO
twenty-one bushels to the acre, according
TO the opinion Of prominent farmers in that
township. The average yield will be larger
throughout the county than it was last year
at least seventeen bushels to the acre.
MIA INQUIRE COUNTY.
Special to the Globe.
LA INQUIRE, OAK. Aug. 6.-Wheat
cutting has commenced In La MOuTe county.
and the most conservative estimates put the
yield above twenty bushels per acre as an
average. In that county nearly 400 binders
have been sold this season, which indicates
a large increase Of acreage. Neither storms
nor hot weather have done injury worthy of
note in this section.
GRAND FORKS COUNTY.
/ Special TO the Globe.
GRAND Forks, Oak, Aug. 6.-The
crops in this locality are in excellent
condition and If the next ten days does not
bring too much hot weather Il bOuntiful
harvest is assured. Hail storms of more or
less severity have passed to the west and
north Of Us. but have done DO harm in this
vicinity. Harvest will commence in good
earnest about the 10th or 18th inst, and
unless damaged between now and then
an average yield Of twenty-five bushels 10
the acre is low estimate.
wISoNA COUNTY.
Special TO the Globe.
WINoNA, Aug. 6.-The barley crop
throughout Winona county has been
quite generally harvested. The yield
will be fair. but the heavy rains
OF last week caught good deal OF it IN the
Shuck and badly colored il. Farmers have
commenced on the wheat crop. which is
much damaged. The extremely warm
weather aided by the chinch bugs, has
caused the grain TO dry up. and has made
the harvest premature. Corn is growing
fast, being well advanced and promising a
large yield. Oats are heavy and ripening
fast.
FREEBoRN COUNTY.
| Special 10 the Globe.
ALBERT LEA. Aug. 6-HaryeSfing Is in