The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-16
Gathering the Grain.

Wheat harvesting Ia now general through
out the Northwest In Southern Minnesota
and South Dakota the graiu Is practically oil
taken care Of. and threshing is under way ut
many points, In the middle section, md all
the way from St Paul to Breckenridge, the
wheat is In the stack; in the Red river valley
und the more northern counties the farmers
are cutting their grain. The returns that
have come in from the sections where
thrcshing is under why are almost uniformly
favorable, and indicate larger crop than
has been anticipated. while ut the snme
time tho berry "a rule will take the No. I
grades. This is true even IL LOCALITIES where
the straw is very short There has bean Faip
during tho week over large areas OF the
grain-growing section, but Its only effect
| has been to interrupt the harvest for q
short time, not enough water having
fallen 10 do my ihjury to the wheat
TINT Is In the shock. Glowing reports CON-
tinue to come from all over Southern Min
nesota. there being hany fields in that Sec
ton that are turning out yield OF IS to IS
bushels per acre Of the bes. quality. Such
fields are, of course, exceptional, but there
are o great many of them scattered through
the southern counties. and the general aver
age Of yield will be large. In tho more
uuLGucItt eG<SLtOAo SuCtC aoVc UCou kuuuy
surprises, some farmers finding that they
have twice the amount Of grain they had
counted on. Tho best report comes from
Hutchinson. George N. Haines hast Fast
harvested field which turns out 80 bushels
to the acre. all No. hard wheat, and
he writes to friends In this city
that all through that section. especially
ulong the timber, there are fields that are
equally good. 1t is unnecessary to report
that the yield in Minnesota will be much
larger than last year Reports from North
Dakota counties are changed only IN the
fact that they have grown more favorable
| There will be thousands Of farmers who will
harvest little or no wheat, but a. things look
now the general average for the state will be
| something above tho previous estimate OF o
two-thirds crop South Dakota will have q
strong haif-croR il will b. neoessary t.
wait until harvesting is further advanced.
however. before estimates Of more definite
character can be obtained Light froets
were reported at various points dur
Ing the week. but they caused no
damage. 4 few LOCALITIES. also have been
visited BY hail Tho damage csused by the
hais.oncs was In most cases light. and con-
tined to small areas It cuts no figure 10 the
general crop results. novel feature OF the
| 10 tkAo Aa0s sh9p HOhAo AoA uAOsos "hOu
she stem is very short. are cutting the grain
with moving machinea ALI this. Of course,
applies to the great spring wheat crop
Winter wheat in Minnesota and Dakota
amounts to hardly drop In the bucket; but
In the southern section this season consider
ably moro winter wheat was sown than
usual, and it has turned out poorly on &C.
! count OF the drOuth eorly In the spring.
Tho rains OF the week were very beneficial
to both corn and root vegetables, hut atlll %
The gains were not general there arc some
localities where moisture Is needed. Flax
and ,niIlet are doing well. and the former
will be large or0p.
The monthly report Of the state weather
bureau for July gives az the average preoipi.
tatlon for the month 2.93 inches. which In
about 20 per cent below the July normal.
Geographically the rainfall was not evenly
distributed. There was more than 40 per
cent Of IN excess 10 the vicinity Of Lake Su-
perior: the counties south Of the center OF
the state and between the MiRsiasIppi mud
Minnesota rivers received about the usual
amount for July. md In other portions OF the
state the precipitation WAS deficient, notably
so it the northwest. near the Red river. where
the deposit WINS deficient about 10 nor cent
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC Summary.
Tho weekly crop summary of the Northern
Pacific Railway company 70 o. follows:
sThere is very little that can be said thii
week regarding wheat prospects, that tal
not already been mentioned Tho harvest
ing IL general along tho entire whest-raisins
diitriSt Of the Northern Pacific road. ant