The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-05-10
CONDITION OF CROPS.
AdVices from Over the North
west show That the Pros
poets Are Good.
Recent Rains Have Been Copious and
General and Of Incalculable
Benefit.
Small Grains All In and Corn Planting
Fairly Adyanced-A Slightly In
creased Acreage.

ST. PAUL, May Especial telegraphic
advices to Dun's Agency received with
in the past twenty-four hours from
points throughout the Northwest indi-
cate that the recent rains have been very
general, and promise to be of i~ncalculable
benefit. Reports from different sections
regarding crops are as follows:
Austin. Farm work generally well
along. Seeding all done. Considerable
corr in and farmers will finish corn
planting next week.
Misunderstanding has been. finished
in good shape, the conditions all being
very favorable for it. Our principal
crop is wheat; the acreage being the
same this year as Last.
Benson.-The crops of wheat and oats
are sown and coming up nicely now, and
are very promising, and about an aver
age acreage. Acreage in wheat and
oats about the same as last year; more
flax.
Crookston.-Wheat seading in this
locality is finished, u I and barley the
only crops now being put in. Seeding
was from two to four weeks earlier here
than for many years before, and the sea-
sol has been favorable.
Faribault.- Seeding all done and
grain up. Principal crop last year corn
and oats. Ten per cent. increase in
acreage this year.
Houston. Small grain all up and look
ing well. The acreage will be about the
same as last year.
lie Sueur.-Seeding is all finished here
except corn. Wheat has come up very
well. Wheat is the principal crop.
Mocrhead. Seeding is about all fin
ished, excepting, of course, barley and
ploughing. 1t has been a remarkable
season: the bulk OF our wheat wa in and
up by April 25, whereas seeding was not
begun until that date last year.
Mora. Seeding about completed, for
which the conditions have been favor
able. The principal crops last year were
hay and potatoes. Chinch bugs nearly
destroyed the wheat and oats. Smaller
acreage than last year; crops more d.
versified.
done, except a little oats. Corn not yet
in. More grain sown this year than
last. Ground in fine condition: pros
poets good.
Pipestone Seeding all done except
were the principal crops last year: same
this year, with one-tifth more acreage.
Wisconsin.
Administering all done; rain needed
badly. This section grows winter wheat
and frosty nights and drouth are dam
aging it badly.
River Falls.-The seeding vas all done
by April Is; the ground in excellent con
dition.
st. Croix alls.-SeediuS nearly fin,
ished except corn. Very small crop last
year of anything. Think acreage in
creased slightly.
Whitehall. Seeding is all dons at thii
point and n great many have planted
their corn. Some winter wheat sowr
last fall, which is looking well; no bar
ley or spring wheat sown this year,
Hayward Saw logs only: about hal
crop harvested.
North Dakota.
Mandan.-Crop all in and with a fai
amount of rain this month prospects ar,
good for a big crop. Considerable whea
last year and acreage doubled this year
Steele. The seeding of all kinds O
small grain is about completed, and it i
put in in a better condition than an,
year since 1882. A large acreage
own
Lakota.-Wheat is about all in an,
seeding generally through, with the ex
ception of flax.
Wahpeton.-Seeding all done. Crop
look fair.
Milnor.-Wheat was the principal Gro,
last year, and owing to the high pric
last season the acreage has probably beel
somewhat increased.