The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-02
NOTES OF THE HARVEST.
The Cutting Of Grain Quite General in
Southern Minnesota and South
Dakota.

Southern Minnesota and South
Dakota.
The Wheat Turning Ont Better Than
Was Anticipstcd-An Eighty
Million Yield.
The Minnesota Crop Will Be Up to tho
Avcrase-Improvcmcnt in
South Dakota.
The wheat crop Is being harvested. Under
the favorable weather conditions that have
prevailed over the Northwest during tho past
ten days tine grain has ripened more rapidly
than waa anticipated, but at the same time
It suffered none in the rirening. In tho CEN
trail and northerly portion of Minnesota all
the way from the eastern line to Barnesville
ind Breckiuridge the cutting OF wheat began
early In tue present week aud will be gen.
\ eral before the end Of next week. In the
corresponding section of South Dakota there
has also been some grain cut In
the more northern counties and In
the Red river valley the harvest
has not begun vet, but in the valley.
especially around Grand Forks, tho grain
is nearly ready for The sickle, and harvesting
will probably begin in some fields Monday
| In Southern Minnesota and South Dakota
the harvest is general, and In some sections
! Is nearly over, with a portion Of the grim in
the shuck. Reports from all parts Of tho
Northwest are fully as favorable as those q
week ago. and from sections where the wheat
was supposed to have been nearly destroyed
by the drouth, there are now reports Of
i better yield than was anticipated. The
weather has been all that could bc desired
| for wheat growth, tho days moderately
warm, the nights cool, and frequent showers
falling. OF course these conditions could
not affect the grain that has practically ma
tured, but in the Northern fields, where it is
still in the dough, they have been of aprrc-
ciable benefit. The estimates OF two-thirds
OF crop for North Dakota, u good half crop
for South Dakota and an average crop for
Minnesota are apparently not far out of tho
way. South Dakota may 20 better than this
estimate, however, for reports from several
sections show that the yield is better tnan
was anticipated. Allowing for the damage
Mtnnesota. i western n'" wisconsin 'Isa and
Northern Iowa, together with tho
increased acreage, on tho other 1t may be
confidently predicted that tho wheat crop Of
the Northwest will be upwards OF so, ,OOO.G0O
bushels, or ten to fifteen mi lions OF bushels
!, more Than last pear. This opinion lis based
upon vo!uminous adviocs from all parts, and
clso comedies with the views OF disint restad
men OF conservative. Judgment who have
is made with tho premise that
the present favorable conditions will
have to prevail until the grain ia all harvest
cd and out If harm'H way. Extreme heat or
an carly frost won Id hurt the grain that Is
still in the dough-
As examples OF the way in which the grain
Ia panning out In counties where it is ripe
and being harvested the following are given:
Wright, 1S bushels per acre, against IL
bushels for the last ten years; Hubbard va
rtously estimated at 10 to 20 bushels; Free
born, 20 bushels; Ohisngo, full average crop;
Stearns, Il to IL bushels; Swift, Is bushels;
GRAFT, average crop; Fariaul!, 20 to %
bushels; Kenviie, 1S .o25 bushels In Viii
| kin and sonlH other central counties the crop
Is tho best ever raised, while the reports from
Southern Minnesota arc uniformly to the
effect that crops Of all kinds except hay are
turning out better than for Years.
very ns aente s' erti%aes have been sGea 9e
ceived. The yield will vary greatly in diff
fercnt localities Around Huron it Is turn
ing out better than was anticipated und will
average aheati OF last year. In the vicinity
Of Mitchell 1t averages all the way from five
to twelve bushels to tho acre, while ut La
| Moure four or five bushels will bo the aver
igc. IL is too enrly yet to give Gny close
| estimates as to yieid Ia the more favored Soc
tions OF the Rcd river valley ard North Da-
kota
| ALONG THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
The weekly crop summary of the North
| ern Pacific ltaiirOnd company Is as follows:
"The crop conditions for the past week
| along the various lines OF the Northern Pa
citc rond huve been generally very favor
| quent showers, and as Il rule the nights lave
kcen cool The condition of wheat has been
steadily improving during the last two weeks
| In almost all quarters, and IL nearly all cases.
| regardless of whether the yield is expected
to be large or small, the excellent quality of
the yield is commented upon Ever since it
| commenced to head the weather conditions
have been very favorable. and the berry has
filled out unucr the best conditions The
Earvestng of barley has already commenced.
and IN some few cases lhs IS true of wheat
but not until the latter part Of next week
| will tho wheat harvest ba general The re-
| port by divisions shows the conditions to be
about as follows: On the Little Falls branch,
condition Ia unchanged. and u
fair yield is counted uron. in some
cases more than an average. while the quail
! itv now promises to be better than that for
| SCYelal years Jtht. AlOHk LHC west Mlnuc-
sofa division there have been no sct-facks
during the last ten days, and in many por-
tiOns the weather has been very favorable.
particularly 80 on the western end, towards
the Dakota line, where there has been con-
sdcia able rainfall in tho shape of frequent
showers. On the eastern end of the division
tue crops are needing rain but tecsra? ?hc
| reports show quite heavy fall this morning
which will no doubt place them in good con-
dltiOn. The prospects are for q very fair
| ;~,t do rft r.,,ito
average is expected. On the Fergus Falls
branch. with the exception of the extreme
western end. the conditions Gre cx-
celent. gooa L., average srat ,i., Yield r,is H.
limo for its entire length was visited this
morning by quite long, soaking rain. which
will be of great benetit especially between
Wahpcton and Minor. where the conditions
| are not as favorable as on the rest of the
line. Along the Duluth & Manitoba branch
the reports aie growing stcadily more favor
nble. Wi hin the last Two or three weeks The
es. inlAten have grown from small nercent-
ago Of an average yield to from two-thirds to
threc-quarters OF a crop, and even some have
weather has been entirely favorable; the
wheat has headed cut we'll and is maturing
finely; the quality promises to be very
good. Along, the Dakota division
there has also I, been l,,,-s.9n some improve
The outlook In this district, however, is Of o
very varied nature. the returns showing
good yield and partial yield in spots and 1t
is almost impossible to defiDe the limits
which will give an idea of where tho crop is
/, good and where only middling in u general
way the indications would show that the
best yield will be between Fargo and Wheat
land. growing gradually less toward James,
town and the river. although there are ex-
ccptions IN this territory, and some spots in
dictate fair yield. The quality secms to be
in all cases good On the Fargo & South
wextern branch the conditions have i'm
proved during the las, week, through
| local showers. and the wheat seems to
I ilc filling out fairly well. The most marked
Improvement Ia In late rown whcat, some of
tho early sown being pretty far gone before
the drouh was broken. Along the Jaues
River Valley line the conditions are similar,
| rs ulso along the lines radia.ing north from
jamestown This region throughout has
been visited this morning with heavy rains,
| but 1t !s too carly vet to ascertain the benefit
experienced from same. West Of the Mis-
souri river the crops have looked up quite
considerably; but, taken az IL whole. not very
much can be expected Of tnem The country
under cultivation in this Qistrictis Of course,
| of only very limited area, and cuts ycfy little
figure in tho general supply"
I'ns warm days have fayored the corn crop,
and it is con.ing along finely and promises an
exceptionally lorge yield Oats will Es q
large crop IN Southern Minnesota and fair
crop in South Dakota. The harvest OF oats
is well under way.
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