The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-08
or THE
The Cutting Of Grain Quite General IN
Southern Minnesota and South
Dakota.
The Wheat Turning Out Better Than
Was Anticipated-An Eighty
Million Yield.
The Minnesota Crop Will Be Oh to the
Average-Improvement In
South. Dakota.

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The wheat crop is being harvested. Undel
the favorable neutrality-suspicious. that hayt
prevailed over the Northwest during the pas
ten days the grain has ripened more rapidly
than was anticipated, put az the same time
It suffered none In the ripening. In the cen.
trail n northerly portion Of Minnesota al
the way from the eastern line to Barnesvillt
and Breckenridge the cutting OF wheat began
early in the present week and will be gen
eral before tho end OF next week. In the
corresponding section OF South Dakota there
has also been some grain cut In
the more northern counties and In
the Red river valley the harvest
has not begun yet, but in the valley,
especially around Grand Forks, the grain
is nearly ready for The sickle. and harvesting
will probably begin in some fields Monday.
In Southern Minnesota and South Dakota
the harvest is general, and In some sections
IL nearly over, with 4 portion Of the grain II
the shock. Reports from all parts Of the
Northwest are fully as favorable as those
week ago, and from sections whore the wheat
was supposed to have been nearly destroyed
by the drouth, there are now reports OF Q
better yield than was anticipated. The
weather has been all that could be desired
for wheat growth, the days moderately
warm, the nights cool, and frequent showers
falling. or course these coalitions could
not affectthe grain that has practically ma
tured, but ihthe Northern fields. where 1t Il
still in the dough, they have been of appre-
oiable benefit The estimates OF two-thtrda
of q crop for North Dakota, q good hall =
- o~..AI, T~Hp1tu nnlS - a,yaroro Opon fny
Minnesota are apparently not far out OF the
estimate, however, for reports from several
sections show that the yield is better tnan
was a anticipated. Allowing for the damage
by drouth on lie one hand and the excep-
tionally fine crops In Southern
Minnesota, Western Wisconsin and
Increased acreage, on the other it may be
confidently predicted that the wheat crop OF
tho Northwest will. be upwards Of 80, OOO,O 600
bushels, or ten to fifteen millions of bushels
more than last pear. This opinion is based
upon voluminous advtces from all parts, and
clso coincides with the views Of disinterested
been interviewed or course this prediction
is made with the premise that
the present favorable conditions will
have to prevail until the grain ia all harvest
ed and out Of harms way. Extreme heat or
early frost won Id hurt the grain that is
still in the dough.
AS examples Of tho way in which the grain
ia panning out in counties where it Is ripe
and being harvested the following are given:
Wright, 10 bushels per acre, against -
bushels for the last ten years; Hubbard va
rionsly estimated at 10 to 20 bushels; Free
born. 20 bushels; Chisago, full average crop;
Stearns, 10 to 1S bushels; Swift, IL bushels;
Grant, average crop; Faribault, 20 to 25
bushels; Renviile, Is to % bushels In Will
kin and some other central counties the crop
is the best ever raised, while the reports from
Southern Minnesota are uniformly to the
effect that crops Of all kinds except hay are
turning out better than for ears
no now very definite estimates have been re-
The yield will vary greatly in diff
ferent localities. Around Huron it Ia turn
ing ont better thap was ANTICIPATED and will
average ahead of last year. In the vicinity
of Mitchell 1t averages all the way from Eve
to twelve bushels to the acre, while at La
age. 1t is too early yet to give any close
estimates as to yield In the more favored sec
lions Of the Red river valley ard North Da-
kOta g..~.
ALONG THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
The weekly crop summary of the North
ern Pacific Railroad company Is as follows:
sThe crop conditions for the past week
hlQuK tu0 vdIIOub 4AllCo Va tuO 0VAkn0ku d.
ctfc road have been generally very favor
able; the country has been visited by ire
uuent showers, and as q rule the nights have
been cool. The condition of wheat has been
sreadily improving during the last two weeks
In almost all quarters. and in nearly all cases.
regardless of whether the yield is expected
to be large or small, the excellent quality Of
yield Ia commented upon, Ever since it
to head the weather conditions
have been very favorable, and the berry has
filed put under the best conditions. The
Of barley has already comn, snced,
and In some few cases this is true Of wheat.
but not until the latter part Of next week
port by divisions shows the conditions to be
about as follows: On the Little Falls branch,
from Little Falls to Morris, Mimi, the
condition 10 unchanged, and a
fair yield 10 counted upon. in some
cases more than an average, while the quail
several years past Along the West Minue-
sofa division there have been no set-backs
during the last ten days, and in many por-
lions the weather has been very favorable,
so on the western end, towards
the Dakota line, where there has been con-
rainfall In the shape Of frequent
showers. On the eastern end OF tho division
the crops are needing rain, bnt telegra PHO
reports show quite . heavy fall this morning
which will no doubt place them in good con-
dition. The prospects are for 9 very fair
In this region. although not quite nm
average is expected. On the Fergus Falls
branch, with the exception of the extreme
a good average yield IL
expected and Of very good quality. This
line for it's entire length was Waited this
morning by quite q long, soaking rain, which
will be Of great benefit, especially between
Wahpeton and Minor. where the conditions
line. Along tho Duluth 4 Manitoba branch
the reports are growing steadily more favor
able. Within the last two or three weeks che
estimates have grown from q small nerpenE
age OF an average yield TO from two-thirds to-
th~ree-quarters Of q crop, and even some hive
at SO per cent Of good average. The
has headed out well md 10 maturing
the quality promises 70 By very
good. Along the Dakota division
there has also been some improve
ment under favorable climatic conditions
The outlook In this district however, y Of .
GOOD Yield ana partial yield IL spots. and it
Ii almost impossible 10 define the limits
which will give an idea OF where the crop is
good and where only mtddling. In q general
way the Indications would show chat the
best yield will be between Fargo and Wheat
land, growing gradually less toward James
lceptions In this territory, and some apots In
dictate . fair yield The quality seems TO be
In all cases good. On the FARGO &sHouth-
western branch the conditions have Inn
proved during the last week, through
local showers. and the wheat seems to
Improvement II III late own wheat, some Of
the elsSa i0s ~ 9i broks sss'. 1ionf s sths 5 9seDes
River Ya.ley line the conditions are similar,