St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-04
CROP REPORTS.
The Outlook on the Whole May
BE Considered Favora ble-Corn
Especially in Good Shane.


Magnolia-Wheat reported struck with
black rust; other grain about the same as
last report; no harvesting done yet; only a
little barley cut.
Ash Creek-Weather continues favorable
tor all grains; harvesting barley; corn and
potatoes need rain
Luverne-All crops are doing fine; barley
and rye pretty well harvested and other
grain ripening very fast: prospects good.
Dooll-HarYestlag progressing finely
weather continues dry.
Rock Rapids-Oats and barley will be an
average: faXseed and corn looking we'll:
wheat will not average over ten bushels per
acre, present prospect.
Spencer-Barley harvest ended; been
ahead of last year.
Rushmore-All crops continue to look fine
fulton-Crops here reported good, except
wheat. which is reported failure; harvest
progressing nicely: weather favorable.
Aorlan-W neat has commenced to blight
some and Will not be as good as last year. but
all other grain will be good crop.
Salem-Crops all doing nicely
Montrose-Harvest fairly commenced; oats
are fair crop, but wheat not as good as ex-
pected on account of veiy hot weather.
Hartford-Harvesting has commenced in
earnest; prospects for all grains are good.
Notwithstanding commenced; wheat
not as good as expected on account of ex-
IRENE hot weather; all other grain reported
good; corn coming ahead fast
Hartlngton-Corn doing nicely; small
grain about all cut
Merriam Junction-Rye and winter wheat
is all cut; heavy rains since last report have
done considerable damage to corn: spring
wheat shows up bad; chinch bugs are clean
ing it out
Belle Plaine-Crops unfavorable; weather
very warm.
Ashton-Crops good; corn is as far adj
vanced as it has ever been at this time OF the
year: barley is Icing harvested and is a good
yield; wheat i'll some places is slightly dam
aged.
Butterfield-Wheat fair; oats good; flax
good; barley fair
Seney-Small grain ripening fair: harvest
progressing rapidly; wheat will come out bet
ter than expected; corn looking well and ear
ing fair.
lie Sueur-Chinch bug and rust have done
considerable damage to wheat. more so on
prairie land than on timber; corn and oats
looking well and corn growing rapidly.
East HenderSon-CropS looking well ey-
cept wheat; some rusted on account of hot
weather; some chinch bugs, but not to an
alarming extent as yet: having nearly fin
lshed, with good crop; oats, corn and pota-
toes looking fine.
Sibley-Cutting of oats, wheat and barley
commenced; prospects good for heavy Weld:
fax in good condition and will soon be ready
to cut; e)rn doing well. weather hot
Brewster Fax fine: oats good, but rusting
UNI.
Hamilton-Crops looking we'll; everything
in good shape; recent rains benefited wheat
and slightly.set back hay.
Coleridge. Neb-Corn growing nicely most
ly all silked OUT small grain not filing out
well: wheat favorable.
Norfolk, Neb-Corn prospect, full crop :
small grain above GO per cent of full crop.
Winside-Small grain about half crop on
account of rust; corn prospect good
Lake Crystal-Small grains are blight;R =
some, but corn is doing well; root crops fall
ing behind.
Garden city-Harvesting begun; small
Vernon Center-Fine grain of all kinds
ripeuing fast. owing to hot weather; wheat
blighting and rusting quite badly; corn do
ing well; potatoes poor.
Randolph-Rust is beginning to hurt small
grain now; corn likely to be big crop.
Dakota City-Corn as far advanced as last
Wakefeld-Small grain badly rusted: will
be about half crop; corn will be good if
Concord, Neb. = Harvesting half done;
small grain very light about half a crop:
corn doing well, but needs rain.
Hoskins. Neb,-Small grain will not be
over half a crop on account of rust; corn
Wayne. Neb. - Situation unchanged:
weather hot needs rain badly.
Carroll - Small grain, except wheat is
mostly harvested all grain looking fine, ex-
year and will be heavy crop; oats and rye
also good; wheat will be light on account of
rust.
Tekamah-Coru has improved but is q lit
tie late; promises to be an average crop:
small grain very light; some fields will not
be harvested.
Calhoun-Small grain is mostly harvested:
some damage by rustand blight; corn is look
ing good.
Pcnder-Corn is looking fine; will be a
good crop il weather continues favorable:
need rain
Ponca-Corn doing well; grain no better
than reported: harvest well under way.
Blair-Small grain almost harvested dam
aged considerable by rust and blight and of
poor quality; prospect never better for large
crop of corn.
Bancroft-Small grain about all harvested:
yield somewhat better than expected; good
prospect for neavy corn crop.
Slaytor-Crops locking well: some barley
will be cut this week; other grain ripening
fast.
Craig-Haryesting about finished; wheat