Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-03
rHE yvnEAr HARVEST.
Encourasins Reports About the Pros
v,ectsye Cs-ops In the Northwest.

Encouragine Reports About the Pros
pectivc Crops In the Northwest.
The St. Paul Poneer Press says south
ern Minnesota and Dakota are In the midst
the central portion the harvest is getting
well under way, and In the northern Il Is
leaping In spots II will be n week or ten
days vet, however, before the harvest is
general in the extreme northern counties,
including the upper portion Of the ked
River valley. In the southern tier Of the
counties Of this state and also of South
Dakota the wheat Is being stacked; in scat
tered localities threshing has begun. The
conditions have been extremely favorable
both for the ripening and harvesting Of the
grain, during the past week, and all the
reports that have come to the Pioneer Press
from regions where the cutting IL general
are extremely favorable.
"The grain is turning out fnlly as well -
was anticipated by the latest previous ad-
vices in most localities, and In many In.
stances there has been an even better yield
than was counted on. In grain that Is still
standing, not vet ready for the sickle, the
effect of the rains of two and three weeks
ago Is seen in the plump berries and per-
fectly filled heads. The rains wrought
wonders and regions which were sup
posed to have been desolsted by drouth are
now promising yield that will he at least
worth the reaping.
"The Improvement in the prospects has
been continued and uninterrupted for the
last month, and, allowing for all devastate ed
and short crop regions, the Pioneer Press
believes that the wheat crop of the North
west will exceed rather than fall below its
previous estimates. In other words,
10000, 900 bushels of wheat, or more, will be
harvested this season. In Minnesota the
crop,except in the Red River valley and few
Northern counties land even from these ad-
vices are more encouraging than ut any time
this season, will be fully an average CROP
The relative condition of the crop in diff
ferent divisions of the Northwest has been
SO. thoroughly reviewed on previous oc-
casions that 1t is unnecessary to go over the
ground again. The improveme mt that has
taken place has been quite general wherever
there was any grain to be benefited.
The Northern Pacific report says: The
way in which the wheat has headed out Is
generally surprise to the farmers, for
while the. straw i'm many places Is very
short, the wheat has headed out well with
q full, firm berry, and where harvesting
has commenced the result shows better
yield than was expected"
Reports along the Little Falls Branch
west to Morris, along the Minnesota dtvl-
sion, and also along the Fergus Falls
branch to Fergus Falls, show that wheat
cutting is pretty general, and that the yield
is in many cases more than an average.
This is particularly true of the Little Falls
branch, and of the Fergus Falls branch
as Fergus Falls and Wahpeton. In
the Red River valley the cool weather ex-
perienced for the past week has caused the
wheat to ripen slowly, with ample oppor-
tunity to fiji out well. Harvesting in this
district will commence next week. The
prospects have been steadily improving for
the past three weeks, and it now looks as
If full two-thirds to three-fourths of a
crop will be secured. Along the Dakota
division and branches il is thought by
many that the yield will be better than has
been figured on heretofore.