St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-18
THE CROPS.

Favorable Showing for the North
west in the september Report OF
the Department of Agriculture.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-THE Septem-
berreturns of the department of agriculture
show a better yield of spring wheat than
was expected a month ago. The improve
ment is i'm the northern belt, Wisconsin,
MINNESOTA and Dakota In Nebraska
there has been decline and Ill Iowa little
change. The general average Is 81, all IN
crease of four points. The average yield
of the crop so far as the results OF threShlng
are renorted exceeds II bushels and may
reach 1115 bushels per acre. From Mime
sofa the report is almost universal that the
wheat Weld is largely i'll excess Of predic-
tions as TO quantity. and in quality the
croD is much above the average. Probably
a better crop of corn was never harvested
in the state fully matured and much OF 1t
is now cut. Up TO this date there mas been
no frost in this latitude (65 degrees
Amber cane is also exceptionally good and
promises an excellent yield of saccharine
matter. Rye. oats and barley are but little
below the average in quantity but ike the
other grains,
THE QUALITY Is EXCELLENT
OF Dakota, Mr.. Dodge says:
The month of August, ike that Of July, has
been a trying one for the farmers OF Dakota.
The drouth that prevailed throughout the
mouth Of July continued through nearly the
whole month OF August. Except Tor lew
light rains during the middle and last OF the
mouth the hot sun and high winds continued
their Injurious work on the crop not yet har-
vested The temperature registered l120 in
the shade in many localities and the hot
winds, which are so mnea dreaded IN TINS
country came from the southwest with burn
ing heat so intense that everything IN the
line of vegetat on wiltsd under their pressure.
This was year of blight and adversity,yet we
hear of favorable reports from many locall-
ties In South Dakota the drouth has been
more severe than in the central or northern
parts. IN the vicinity of Fargo and through
the Red river valley they have been favored
with rain and ere enjoying q good crop; also
in portion of Central Dakota crops are
yielding fairly and
ALL LATE CROPS
are promising favorably. Hail and wind
storms have added terror to the previouslY
existing distress in many parts OF Dakota
Wheat is all harvested and threShing is wen
under way. Ia many parts the yield is larger
than expected. In South Dakota where the
Weld is small the wheat is of excellent quality
and instead of 12,000,OO0 bushels as has been
published, the indications are that 1t will
about the same number of bushels. Corn
has held its own nobly for the season and has
continued green and promising until the 3lst,
when the first frost came. cutting OF all that
mad not grown out of danger.
THE CROP OF BARLEY
is on the whole satisfactory. In California.
which takes the lead in its production, having
over onc-fourth of the entire acreage under
this grain it falls but one point short of a
full crop. In New York. which stands next
in order of production. the percentage is 81,
having been lowered by drouth 10 several
counties. The same cause has somewhat
reduced the yield in the other states, which
figure most largely in the pro iuction Of bar
lev, namely: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa
and Nebraska, and also the territory of Da-
kota which outranks any of the states except
those above mentioned. In Dakota the per
centage is only IS, and In Wisconsin IS, but
in the other states it is above 80. being 81 in
Nebraska. go in Minnesota and 81 in Iowa.
The general average of the whols country is
81 Z per cent. of u full crop.