St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-12
FROST DID LITTLE DAMAGE.
Small Grain Doing Well, Aided by
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Small Grain Doing Well, Aided by
Favorable Weather.
By reports received yesterday from the
Omaha road from points on it's western di-
vision in Southern Minnesota and Eastern
Nebraska, it appears that none of the crops,
excepting corn, were affected by the frost
of Sunday night. Wheat, oats and barley
are looking well and growing rapidly. Oats
in some places are already heading and the
change to cool weather from warmer has a
stimulating effect ON all small grains. Re-
ports from some places are that grain looks
fully as well as last year, while in other
places statements are made that it will not
average more than half.
Belle Plaine-CropS are in good, hourishing
condition and were not injured by the late
cold nights or rain.
Ashton-An small grain is doing and look
ing very well. Corn is doing as well as can be
expected on account of the cold weather. 1t
is not damaged any by the frost, though tip
blades In some localities have been touched.
Lake Crystal-Crops of all kinds are look
ing well. No damage was done by the frost.
Winnebago City-Crops are looking very
fine. Corn is exceedingly good. Oats are COM
mencing to head. The weather is favorable
Blue Earth City-All grain is looking well,
the weather is favorable and prospects are
good.
Neutrality-suspicious. are growing rapidly.
No damage was done by the recent light frost.
Luverne-Old farmers say they never saw
crops of all kinds look as well as they do now.
Rock Rapids-An kinds OF grain are doing
well. No damage resulted from storms.
Door-There was light frost in this vicin-
ity last night, but no damage was done to
crops.
Sioux Falls-Crops in this vicinity are all
doing well. No storms have occurred to dam
age them. The weather is cloudy and cool.
Salem-It has been clear and cold the past
week and very fine for small grain. There
was no damage by the recent light frost in
this vicinity.
Ottawa-The opinion of the farmers is that
crops of all kinds are doing nicely. The light
frost on Monday did no damage in this Sec
ton.
ST. James-Crops are doing nicely. Con-
siderable rain fell during the past week.
There was some hail Sunday, but no damage
was done to crops. The weather to-day is
cloudy and mild.
LIE Sueur-For the past three days the
weather has been cool and somewhat I'M
favorable for crops, but is now growing
warmer and favorable. Corn and wheat and
other grain is looking WELL
Kasota-CrOps of all kinds are doing splen-
didly. No damage has been done by the re-
prospects of good crops are general.
Sibiey-The weather is fine and crops Of all
kinds are doing well. The heavy rains and
frost of this week will not damage anything
to any extent.
Craig-Crops look fine. There is better
stand of corn than was expected. Very heavy
rains have fallen since last report.
Wakefeld-Crops. here are good. The
weather is favorable.
Hoskins-All kinds of small grain are in
excellent condition Corn is somewhat in
jured by too much rain.
Huron Lake-All small grain is in good
shape and looking well. 1t was good growing
weather the past week. Late fax is coming
up.
Pipestone-The weather during the past
week was very favorable for all grains, which
are looking WELL
st. Peter-Grain of all kinds is doing well.
Bigelow-The weather is cool and pleasant.
Flax sowing is nearly done. Crops of all
kinds are looking well. The condition of crops
compared with last season are about the
same.
Merriam Junction-There was q light frost
the past two or three nights, but no damage
was done to corn or wheat. The weather is
favorable for good crops.
Bancroft-Small grain is growing finely;
corn has been injured some by hard rains
and the weather, which was cold the past
week.
Dakota City-Small grain is coming on
finely and corn is looking well and stands
well; the weather is somewhat cool for corn
Mankato-Small grains are doing nicely;
corn is about foot high and doing well; the
weather is clear and warm.
Blakeley--SOme reports are that grain looks
fully as well as last year, while others say
that it is not more than half as good; grain on
low land seems to be doing poorly, while that
sowed on high ground is doing very well; the
frost of Sunday night touched the ears little
but did very little damage.
st. Paul Junction-Wheat, oats and barley
are looking well: corn also looks well: the
slight frosts at the beginning of the week did
no damage to the corn crop.
Prairie Juncton-Small grain is doing well
the corn was slightly injured by the frost of Q
few days ago.