New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24
A STEADY I'M IMPROVEMENT
Wheat Prospects Continue to Grow
More Encouraging as the Harvest
Time Approaches.
The Effect of Recent Rains Very APP
parent Better Estimates for
North Dakota.

There has been continued and steady
improvement in the prospects Of the wheat
crop during the past week The weather,
with the exception of two or three hot days,
has been cool and favorable for the growth
and ripening of the grain, and there have
been numerous local showers in both the
northern and southern grain sections There
are complaints from some localities, how,
ever of continued drouth, and there are
places in Southern Minnesota where the
heat had slight effect in too rapidly ripen-
ing the grain. On the whole, however, the
situation is much improved. Reports re-
ceived from all parts of the Northwest re-
specting the condition of the crops are a
direct refutation of the damaging accounts
which, to serve the purpose of some
interest, have been sent out during the
week. They are more encouraging in their
tone than any advises that have been re-
ceived for long time and Indicate much
better feeling among the farmers. The grain
where there will be any harvested will be of
fine quality, grading mostly No. /. In
Northern Dakota there will be little, if any,
that will grade below No. i Northern, while
the proportion of No. l hard will be larger
than for years The recent Iains have
wrought marvels, in some places increasing
prospects so TO 100 per cent. Thus where
five bushels to the acre were all that were
counted on a couple of weeks ago, the farm
ers now look confidently for eight or ten,
and where eight YVES the old estimate twelve
or fifteen bushels may now be reasonably
expected. The estimate Tor the North Dakota
crop is no longer half crop, but it is conf
denUly predicted by persons who have taken
pains to post themselves thoroughly, that
there will be upwards of two thirds
of crop harvested In South Da-
kota the crop is turning out
although there are some sections there that
will show up a fine yield, the general esti-
mate of half crop cannot be improved on.
The reports from over the Manitoba main
lines in Minnesota continue to be very en-
couraging, and the Northern Minnesota yield
will be the best for years. There is no room
to doubt now but that Minnesota will have a
fair yield in the aggregate, Notwithstanding
the sad effects of the dIouth in several of the
northwestern counties. Northern Iowa and
Western Wisconsin also send in favorable re-
turns.
The harvest OF rye has begun quite gener-
, ally throughout the Northwest, and the yield
will be good. Oats and barley are also being
cut in the southern section. The crop of
oats, although spotted, will be heavy, and
barley will turn out at least an average
yield Flax will also be fine crop, and corn
is very promising in nearly all sections. The
rains helped the hay crop wonderfully, and
the yield will be much better than was an
ticipated.
Wheat harvesting has been begun in few
localities in Southern Minnesota and South
Dakota, and will be fully entered on in those
sections in about week or ten days.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC REPORT.
Traffic Manager Hannaford's summary of
the crop conditions prevailing along the
Northern Pacific lines Is as follows:
@The past seven days have resulted in con-
tinued improvement in the crop outlook in
the greater part OF the territory reached by
the Northern Pacific lines. The weather has
been fairly cool and frequent showers have
benefited the country wonderfully. Along
our Little Falls & Dakota branch the farmers
feel assured that they will now harvest
good crop, much better than for some years
past On the Fergus Falls branch the condi-
ton is also very good, with perhaps one or
two exceptions; the only complaints re-
celved are from the western and in the
neighborhood of Minor. where they do not
expect full crop. On the West Minnesota
division the outlook is fair, and the wheat
promises to be of good quality. Harvesting is
weeks. On the Duluth & Manitoba
branch, reaching to the Manitoba boundary
through the Red river valley, the condition OF
affairs has been steadily improving during
the lasttWO or three weeks. This country
has been favored with frequent rains Esti-
mates are for from Twelve TO fifteen bushels
to the acre, with the exception OF the ex-
IRENE Northern part, where the wheat is
thinner and prospects not so good
"On the Dakota division the returns are de-
cidedly uneven. In some locations a good
yield is fully expected; this Is particularly
hot.
Casselton and Wheatland and some points
west Of Jamestown. Showers have been ex-
perienced throughout this territory during
the proceeding seven days. but in some
cases they have been too late to resuscitate
the damaged wheat The reports received
from the Jamestown & Northern branch,
north to Mlnnewaukan, are not very salts
factory; thew grow more discouraging as
one goes north, and around MinneWaukan
and Devils Lake the prospects are for very
small yield; however, as the acreage in this
district is comparatively small, it will cut no
great figure in the total production of the
country. On the Cooperstown branch
the conditions are somewhat similar but
not so discouraging. In the Immediate vi
cinity of Cooper stown the crop is in better
condition than in the northern part of the
county and southern part of Nelson county
Along The jim River Valley branch only a
partial yield is expected, while on the Fargo
& Southwestern the outlook now is for about
Missouri river the prospects, decidedly dubi-
Gus; the yield per acre will be very small,
but here again the wheatacreage is insignifi-
cant. From the returns to-day T think a
conservative estimate would place the total
yield between one-halt and two-thirds OF an
average per acre for the county reached by
our lines, and an increased acreage over that
OF previous years, which the high price OF
wheat curing the early spring months caused
to be material. The total wheat produced
by the country VIII amount to more than
two-thirds of the product in prs yious years
when the crop has been considered to be a
full average CROP"
CLEANED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.
Warden Slordock. of the Saltwater peni-
Tertiary, returned yesterday from visit to
Rothsay. He reports excellent crop pros
poets, and thai the section ten miles east
from that town will average twenty
bushels of wheat to the acre aud of good
quality. Even Clay county, which was sup
posed TO be a COMPLETE failure, will, he said,
give q large average, as viii nearly all the