St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-16
MORE RAIN IS NEEDED,
Crops i'm Minnesota Are Suffering
for Moist ure. :,

Observer Healv, of the Minnesota
weather service, furnishes the following
weather-crop bulletin for the week
ended June Is:
The temperature for the week was about
counties 1t was somewhat above average
in the northeast, and slightly cooler than
usual in the lower half of the state:
Light local showers occurred in various
parts of the state. More rain is needed in all
parts Of the state, especially In the northwest
and southwest, where the drouth continues.
1t is thought the hay crop will be very short
Oh account of lack of rain.
The amount of sunshine has been average
and above.
Moorhead-Crops are generally in good
condition, but would be greatly improved by
more rain. Prospects are still bright IT we
have average rain this month
Brainerd-Rain needed badly. All vegeta-
ton suffering. A thunder storm, with moder-
ate amount of rain, occurrad here Thursday
night Weekly mean temperature &C.
Benson-Rain is needed very badly.
Elk River-NO rain this week. Grass be-
well, but rain is badly needed to insure good
crops.
and corn are looking good. Small fruit wants
Farmington-Very dry. Pastures look as
if burned over. Hay crop less than ever be-
fore.
Red Wing-All kinds of crops are growing
finely. No chinch bugs to do any harm.
notwithstanding very dry. All crops
suffering. No rain during the past week. -
Wabasha- Good rains last Saturday night
and Sunday night. which was needed very.
much. Spring grain OF all kinds DONG
nicely. The oats in some places look thin,
caused by using last years seed. it being
poor.
Faribault-Very dry; rain needed badly.
Warm weather gives crop good start,
New Ulm-Good corn weather. More rain
needed Warm and sultry.
Medford-Light rains Sth and 9th greatly
benefited crops. Dry and hot since then.
Owatonna-The light rain on the 8th re-
vived the growing crops for short time.
Tame grasses must be light crop i'll many
localities. Rain needed.
Waseca-No rain during the past week.
Everything is apparently drying up. Rain
is very badly needed.
Grand Meadow-Barley. OATS. fax. wheat
and potatoes look o. X. Come late owing to
being nipped by frosts, but they are recover
ing.
Preston-All crops are doing well except
grass, which will not be half crop; great
change in corn in the last two days.
Austin-Small grain doing well. Early
planted corn and potatoes have been put
back somewhat by the frosts. Grass crop is
going to be light on account Of the cold and
dry weather in May. Rain is needed for
Heron Lake-Very dry. Crops suffering
for rain. Hay will not be half crop.
few local showers benefited the small area
it passed over. Had no rain this spring to
speak of.
Wadena-The rain of Thursday night was
very beneficial to small grain. Corn is re
viviug from effects of late frosts.
Morris-Vegetation is beginning to shoY.
the effects of the drought-late sown gralIf
and grass particularly. Early sown grain
looks well. sll
Sauk Rapids-AI1 kinds of crops are suffer
ing for rain. and unless it comes soon the
hay crop especially will be short.
Duluth-Heavy hailstorm night of 18th
from 1880 to 1857 p. m, almost COM
pletely covering ground. HailstoDes gener-
ally size of peas, some twice that size.
Rolling Green-No rain here this week al
though some fell north and south of us on
the 10th.
St Vincent-Rain needed badly. Crops at
a standstill, though not really damaged ex-
cept in a few remote cases. AZ
Argyle-The past week has been dry. but
there has been little rain which gives hope
full prospects for crop. 10
Aiexandria-ToO warm and dry. Crops
are not doing well; need rain badly.
Currie-The past week has given good
growing weather. Yf
Luverne-Dry weather continued during
the week. All crops need rain.
La Crosse-Crops doing nicely.