The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-15

visited by hail The damage used by the
hailstones was in most cases light and con-
fined to small areas. 1t cuts no figure In the
general crop results. novel feature or the
situation is the fact that some farmers, when
the stem is very short. are cutting the grain
with moving machlnes All 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 more winter wheat was sown than
usual, and it has turned out poorly on ac
count of the drouth early in the spring.
The rains of the week were very benehcia!
to both corn and root vegetables, but still as
the rains were not general there are some
localities where moisture is needed. Flax
and milet are doing well. and the former
will be large crop.
The monthly report of the state weather
bureau for July gives as the average prec pl-
tation for the month 293 inches. which Ia
about 25 per cent below the July normal.
Geographically the rainfall was not evenly
distributed. There was more than 40 per
cent OF an excess in the vicinity of Lake Su-
Deror; the counties south OF the center OF
the state and between the Mississippi and
Minnesota rivers received about the usual
amount for July, and i'll other portions OF the
state the precipitation was deficient, notaDY
SO it the northwest, near the Red river. where
the deposit was deficient about go per cent
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC SUMMARY
The weekly crop summary of the Northern
Pacific Railway company is as follows:
"There is very little that can be said this
week regarding wheat prospects that has
not already been mentioned The harvest
ing is general along the entire wheat-raisnG
district of the Northern Pacific road, and
farmers az so occupied in the fleids that Ii ls
not possible to get much Information, nor
can much be expected until threshing is suifi-
ciently advanced to measure the actual yield
few acres at various points have been
threshed as a test and the result has been
highly satisfactory, even better than was
expected, and indications are that this Will
prove true in the greater number OF cases,
as the heads are unusually well tlled, Lot
withst anding the short straw. The harvest
ing along our lines IN Minnesota is fairly well
ADVANCED, and with favorable weather will be
completed in few days. while in the Red river
valley on our northern lines in Dakota mar
vesting commenced at the beginning OF this
week and will be prosecuted energet1cally if
the weather holds dry Slight frosts were
reported during the week In the Red river
valley, but not of sufficient severity to in
jure the maturing grain. The showers ex-
perienced on the 9TH inst. in St Paul aud
neighborhood appear to have been local and
are not reported, except at very few points
on this road, aud in these cases, with very fe n
exceptions, were not accompanied with hail,
and no material damage is anticipated as a
result"
Inc crop fepofCs received az tnS UNA ana
Offices yesterday contain the following esti-
mates of weld at points in Southern Mime
sofa and Dakota:
Kasota, wheat on prairie land 20 to 25
| bushels per acre; in timber 80 to 36 bush
els. Madelia, wheat, % to 81 bushels; fax.
18 to 20 bushels. Garden City, wheat, Is
| bushels; oats, 35 to 40 bushels; barley, 80
bushels. Lake Crystal. wheat, 20 bushels.
Ottawa, wheat, % to q bushels. Adrian,
wheat, 20 bushels Sioux City, wheat, Is
to 20 bushels; oats, so to so bushels; fax
exceedingly heavy.