St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-21
GROWING RADIANT.
Manitoba Reports on Wheat
Are a Great and Happy
Surprise.
St. Paul Gentlemen Go Over
the Ground and Confirm
the News
That the Northern Belt Of
Spring Wheat Comes Up
Smiling.
The Railroads and the Grand
Army--Interesting Local
Miscellany.

raul nave returned from n 0rtnern Min
nesota, Dakota and Montana, whittier
they had gone to scan the much-talked.
of burnt crops of that region. Mr.
LiDdeke, of Lindeke, Warner'& Schur-
meir, returned yesterday morning &C
cOmpanied by George Freeman, OF
Gotzian & Co. Both gentlemen bring
back the most glowing accounts of the
probable crops and large yield
of the districts named. Along the
line of the Manitoba, farmers are again
jubilant and are kicking about as
rampant as calves over this timely
blessIng-the late copious rains. Fol
the past two weeks the weather has
been delightfully."- cool, and the frequent
rains have put such heads on wheat and
oats as the most eXpectant farmer might
pray for. Some of the wheat is four
feet high, heavy, green and ripening in
splendid form. The worst, and that
over which Chicago papers do their
malicious Growing, is short, but full
we'll developed wheat, with a grain as
hard as the best. The yield in both eases
averages far above the ideal of the
most sangnine. Mr.. Freeman and Mr..
Lindeke both assure the interested pub
lie that the crops are just the opposite
of what Southern and Eastern people
would decry them. The country looks
fine, and while Montana and certain
belted section did get a damaging
draught, the rescuing precipitation of
rain and atmospheric moisture accom-
panied by cool days, has more than re-
viYed the deadeSt crop. This is mat
ter in which the miller is interested,
and the farmers deriving the prospect
i've benefits of good crops, and an easy,
Inactive season, merchants may venture
the prediction that trade ana traffic will
take on new life early in the coming
season.
The following detailed account is
drawn from direct observation and in
Spection along the Manitoba road:
FERGUS FALLS DIVISION.
The lines from st. Paul to GAINESVILLE
and branches, 562 miles, at this time
have larger wheat acreage, and prom
Use a yield and quality superior and
larger than any previous year. Har-
vesting will be general in ten days; no
more rain needed; heads are very large
and now in dough.
sBRECKINRIDGE DIVISION.
j From Minneapolis to Breckenridge,
Tintah to Hankinson, Morris to Browns
Valley and Minneapolis to Hutchinson,
embracing 1872 miles, has the same
promise and same conditions as crop on
the Fergus Falls division above given,
except there has been large increase
in acreage.
From Lidgerwood to Claremont, rep
resenting 4S miles, about two-thirds
crop. From Claremont to Aberdeen and
Rutland to Glendale, embracing 76
miles, one-third crop or less. From
Benson to Watertown, 90 miles; Will
mar to Marshall, 154 miles, very large
crop. Marshall to Sioux Falls, "a miles
Watertown to Huron, 70miles, crop will
run from One-third to one-half.
NORTHERN DIVISION.
From GAINESVILLE to st. Vincent.
Crookston to Fosston. Moorhead to Hal
stead. embracing 242 miles, we have a
large increase in acreage and wheat i'm
proving very fast with large heads.
having had sufficient rain. The yield
will average nearly as large as two
years ago-the large crop year. Some
particular localities have full crop.
GAINESVILLE to Grafton, 142 miles, has
improved since recent rains more than
any other locality in Dakota. With the
exception of two or three points, from
the present outlook will give seventy
five per cent or more of average yield,
or as much wheat as was raised two
years ago.
Grafton to Neehe. thirty-nine miles.
with a large increase in acreage, will
give 60 per cent of an average yield, or
better. In this district the wheat is i'm
proving very fast, and it is difficult to
estimate just how much it will do.
This entire division has had sufficient
rain; the weather has been very favor
able; the heads are large and filling
nicely.
DAKOTA DIVISION.
From Wahpeton to Everest, Everest
to Hope. RipOn to Orr, 166 miles, the
crop is rapidly improving, with large
heads and promises, at this time, in
some districts, nearly as much wheat as
two years ago, and with large increase
in acreage will furnish great deal of
wheat. From Orr to Park River, twen--
ty-one miles, two-thirds of an average
crop or over; Park River to Langdon,
forty miles, growing fast. and if the
weather continues favorable will yet
have a good crop.
CrookStOn to Petersburg, seventy-four
miles. a good crop; Petersburg to Mi
not, 156 miles, on new land fair crop,
OH old land very poor crop. In this
district wheat in the past seven days
has been improving, and will show an
improvement of 20 per cent on wheat
that was not too far gone.
From Church'S Ferry to st. John.
Rugby Junction to BOttiDeau, ninety
three miles, some points will give half
a crop. The rains. however, which
have been heavy, have so changed the
condition the past week that it is not
safe to estimate what the crop viii
finally do.
This is a fair estimate of the crop
conditions to-day. If the weather con-
tinues favorable from now on the
amount of wheat which will be shipped
from Northern Minnesota and North
Dakota will be great surprise to some
who have been predicting a failure
without examining the territory.
We have personally examined all the
territory on the Northern and Dakota
divisions within the past week, con-
Yersed with many farmers and eleva-
tor agents. and from the present out
look the Manitoba lines will furnish for
Shipment at least 32.000.000 bushels of
wheat. This estimate is also confirmed
by Chicago experts. who have recently
Oe6n covering ILLS SAINT Gcl1IIOiy HUT
pendentiy and have just returned.
The Railroads and the G. A. Il.
7&.W. H. Dixon, of the Chicago. Milwau
kee & St. Paul railway, returned from
Milwaukee yesterday, where ne spent
two days looking into the arrangements
being made for the national encamp-
faent of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. TO be held in that city the last week
IN August. He says thai, notwjthstand-
ing the action of the eight department
commanders discouraging attendance
because of the foilure to secure the one
cent per mile rate. posts from all over
the country are securing quarters by
mail and telegraph, and there is every
indication that there will be the usual
enormous attendance. The old boys are
bound to meet once year. and they
think the action of the department
very Injurious, as
it may have tendency to
deter other cities from extending
invitations for future eneampments.
The citizens of Milwaukee are con-
tinuing their preparations on the orig
inal magnificent scale, and assure the
comrades that they will be properly