St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-14
THE GROWING CROPS.
Thirsting Northwestern Wheat Fields Get
Water After Waiting for it Al
most Too Long,
And Must Have Much More of it Before
Good Yield Can Be As 49,
sured.
a Citizen of WinOna Over 10 Years
Old Dies Ignobly at the End
of a Rope
Kline Horses Stolen Near Granite Falls
"a Yankton Lady so Years Old
Disappears.
TheCran summary.

CHICAGO. June 12.-The following crop
summary will appear in this weeks Farm
ers' Review:
The great fear of drouth, which has been
has been threatening the spring wheat sec
lions, still continues and has become in some
respects serious menace TO the growing
grain. Dry, hot winds have prevailed in Da-
koia and Minnesota, adding to the already
serious outlook in many portions of that state
and territory. The effects of the drouth have
begun TO be seriously felt in Wisconsin. Iowa
and Nebraska, and very few OF the reports
received down to Saturday night dwell upon
anuch but this subject. Many fields of oats
are reported turning yellow, and injury to
that cereal threatens now TO be more severe
than even to the wheat itself. The rains
which have prevailed in the sections named,
while saving many fields from ruin, have not
given the relief, which, according to nine
leuths OF the reports from correspondents,
would appear to be imminentlY needed, The
reports from Faribault, Goodhue, Neeker
and Mower counties in Minnesota all indi-
cate
SERIOUS NEED OF RAIN.
The present prospect in Meeker county is
for not TO exceed one-half of an average
crop. In Dunn Barrow, Monroe and Sank
Centres in Wisconsin the fields are dry and
parched. and all grains are now looking badly.
The reports from Iowa, particularly from
Adair, Cherokee, Mahaska, Pottawattomie,
Ninneshiek and Norman, indicate that many
of the advanced fields Of grain show signs OF
turning yellow and are badly in need of
moisture. In Otoe and Platt counties in Ne
braSka, the wheat crop Will be 20 per cent be-
low an average, while reports of serious
drouth come from Douglas, Hamilton aid
Wet ter counties. Good rains would insure
q full average yield in the larger portion OF
the entire spring wheat belt, but the con-
tinuauce of the present hot and dry weather
would undoubtedly prove fatal TO the outlook
for the entire crop, as the SITUATION mas
already been critical. The reports OF damage
from insects continue to come from portions
OF Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kansas and
Michigan, but none indicate that any general
injury is to result either to the winter or
spring wheat crop, and that is confined
in the main TO isolated localities. The section
MOST SERIOUSLY THREATENED
is Southern Illinois, where the early prospects
OF large crop yield has been lessened very
considerably from the ravages OF the chinch
bugs Grasshoppers are reported in large
numbers in Hamilton county, Indiana,
Eayette and Logan counties, Ohio, and in
Wapella county, Iowa. The reports from In
diana indicate that the yield of winter wheat
will fall slightly below the average In some
of the coLVties the wheat has gone back
during the past thren or four weeks. In Glib
son county the fields do not promise as much
as one month ago, owing TO dry weather and
rust. In LAGRANGE county wheat that prom
ised twenty bushels to the acre will not pro-
duce to exceed FIVE The general prospects
in Ohio continne good and the state has the
promise of full average yield. In Kansas
and Michigan the prospect has not changed.
The official report indicating that Kansas
will not produce to exceed an 11.O00,0O0
bushel yield only confirms the report of the
widespread injury inflicted on the crops
early i'll the season. Harvesting is progress
sing in Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee,
and the general tenor of the reports continues
very favorable.
Reports to the GLOBE from all parts of
Minnesota and Dakota indicated serious fears
of drouth up to Saturday, but the downfall
of rain on Saturday night, although not suff-
cient to insure good crops without any fur
Their rainfall, has been of incalculable benefit
to the wheat fields, and the farmers are hope
full that they may yet have a full crop of all
small grains.
RAIN AT REDFIELD.
Special to the Globe.
REDFIELD, June 13--Rain began falling
here last evening, and continued at intervals
through the night and to-day. The fall is said
to be general in this section and will be of i'm
mense service to growing crops
AND AT ANDOvER.
| Special to the Globe.
ANDOvER, Oak, June ia drenchng
rain visited this section last evening, com
: mencing about $50 and continuing for nearly
one hour. 1t was accompanied by slight
fall of hail, but no damage was done. al
fears of drouth have flown, and nothing bu1
hail will interfere with an abundant yield Of
wheat.