St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-11
NORTHWESTERN CROPS.
Reports From the Manitoba OBJ
servers at Different Points.


The condition of the crops is beeom-
ing more and more interesting and i'm
pOntant daily. Up to this time, with
the exception of the destructive work,
in Southern Minnesota, of the chinch
bug, the reports have been very favora-
bic, and everybody has been led to be-
lieVe that we were about to have very
large crop. Nothing has appeared yet
to positively deny this, but there are
some reasons to fear that there is
serious danger ahead. The season is
late and there has been considerable
rain. The result is that grave fears are
entertained of damage from frost and
rain. There has been some from rain
already, though it has been slight. The
condition of the crops along the Mani
toba road has been given from day to
day. No particular change has taken
place on that road within day or two
to alter the situation. The Northern
Pacific has received dispatches from
points on the main line from Fargo to
Bismarck. At Fargo all cereals are
looking well with the exception of
wheat, which. owing to the continuous
rains, shows some signs of rust. Farm
erS expect an average crop OF all kinds,
and estimate that wheat will yield
eighteen bushels per acre; oats. fifty !;
barley, thirty-ive; while the hay crop
will be the largest ever known in that
section. Corn and potatoes are looking
well. Barley is ready to cut now. The
general harvest will commence about
the 18th inst. At Haggart, Mapleton,
Wheatland, OriSka, Spiritwood, James
town, Medina, Crystal Springs, Tappan,
and other points as far as Bis
, fnx In
similar to the condition at Fargo. AT
Castleton, Sanborn, Eldridge and Wind
sOr there is some complaint of rust. At
Eckelson the wheat crop will average
from twenty-eight to thirty bushels per
acre, and oats from fifty to sixty. At
Spiritwood the wheat crop, it is thought.
will not go over fifteen bushels to the
acre; oats forty to fifty. At Medina
wheat will 90 from twenty to thirty
bushels per acre. On the Fargo u
Southwestern the crop will not, from
present appearances, average as large a
yield as
ON TIE MAIN LINE.
Probably eighteen bushels will be the
average. Along the James River Valley
branch the crops are fully equal to those
be very good. At Oakes, Grand Rapids,
Montpelier. Melville, New Rockford,
Oberon and Minpewaukan wheat will
run about twenty bushels per
acre. On the Sanborn and Coopers-
town branch the crops are all
looking well, and the average
crop will be for wheat 25 bushels per
acre, oats So, barley 40. Very little flax
was sown. Harvest will begin about
the 18th. The 9th inst. they had frost
at MinQewaukan. on the jamestown IL
Northern the night Of the Sth inst, and
the dew was heavy over all sections of
the country. At Breckinridge and vi
cinity they have had a good deal of rain,
and they do not want any more. Har-
vest will commence about the 18th.
At Fergus Falls a fair average crop
The rain has injured it. Up to two
weeks ago everything indicated BOOM
ing crop, but since that time, the
weather has been unfavOrable. There
has been too much rain followed by a
hot sun. This is the view taken Of this
section of the country. In Clay county
and vicinity they do not look for more
than fifteen bushels to the acre.
Lake Park crops are reported
in az very good condition, but the
outcome is difficult to. estimate on ae-
count of the rust which has appeared in
some fields. 1t is not expected that the
damage from this cause will be great.
AT Minor and vicinity the prospects
are favorable for a good average crop.
The above presents an outline of the
condition of the crop. The substance
iof the whole is that if there is no more
rain or frost the. injury will not affect
the crop very much.