St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-02

Growing Grain ana vegetables
Nipped, But Wheat Escaped
Damage.
Observer Healy, of the Minnesota
weather service, furnishes the follow
ing weather crop bulletin for the week
ended June l:
The week ending June l was decidedly
cooler than usual in all parts of Minnesota.
Frosts occurred on the 2Sth, 29th Both and
31st, which cut growing corn i'll some LOCAL..
ties and injured vegetables generally. Wheat
has not suffered.
Rainfall is reported as follows: Grand
Meadow, 90 inch; La Crosse, 81; Medford,
so; Morris. As; RollingGreen. 80: Brainerd,
30 Lac qui Parle, "a; Red Wing, %; Farm
ington, 10; Moorhead. .06: Duluth, .O2; Fair
mont showers; st. Paul. AZ. The preclpita.
ton occurred principally on the goth and
2Sth More rain and warmer weather is
needed.
Average sunshine is generally reported.
Argyle-No rain for the past week. Very
frosty nights with more than average sun
shine each day Crops need rain rain, badly Gos. ~,
mornings of 2sth, 29th and 3Oth. Injury to
crops not serious. but cold weather is having
bad effect on all crops.
Benson-Frosts nearly every night the past
week. Thin coating of ice on standing
water Thursday night. While the weather is
favorable for wheat it looks as though pota-
toes and other vegetables would be entirely
killed.
Elk River-Weather very cold; frost and
ice formed on nights of 2sth, 29th, 30th
and 31st: potatoes and all tender crops, in
Guiding corn, are all cut down; oats and
wheat looking well.
Lac qui Parle-Rain on 26th and 2sth !;
frost 29th. 3Oth, and 31st; killed corn. po-
tatoes, and other vegetables.
Glencoe-Heavy frOsts 29th, Both, and 31st;
ice formed one eighth inch thick; corn and
potatoes look sick; corn will have to be re-
planted; beans and tomatoes are nil; do not
think fruit is materially injured as yet.
Farmington-Rain needed: all tender veg
citation not protected is injured or killed out
right; it seems as if winter had returned.
Red Wing-The cold weather has retarded
the growth of corn, but it has done no injury
to small grain.
injured the growth of corn and vegetable
crops: the appearance of wheat is favorable
thus far; frost 18th, 29th and Goth.
Medford-Rain OH Goth and 9th greatly
enlivened crops, but the frost the last four
nights has killed everything in vegetable
gardens.
Owatonna-There have been three frosts
during the week; that of the 31st was Il
freeze. making ice quarter Of an inch thick,
killing corn and potatoes to the ground. and
all tender garden vegetables Owing to high
winds and dryness of atmosphere, the rain
OF last week did but little good. More rain is
badly needed.
Waseca-On the morning of the 26th we
Ffosts occurred OH the nights of the 29th,
3Oth and 31st.a AL tender plants were
ruined. Corn was badly hurt and, in some
cases, even oats and wheat showed the eff
feet.
Winona-Weather very changeable and
cool; corn and vegetables at a standstill;
grass starting very slowly; rye heading out !;
wheat doing fairly; oats and barley not
doing we'll: fruit, flowers and vegetables
badly damaged by frost.
corn and gardens in some localities; too
cold; need warm weather to advance
all crops; no damage from insects re-
ported.
has been generally favorable to the grain
crops; the frosts have injured early vege-
tables to some extent: growing grain is look
ing well and has not been injured by. frost;
Morris-Cool weather; frosts cut tender
plants somewhat.
Duluth-Killlng frost on morning of 2Sth
garden and house plants considerably in
jured. .
Grand Meadow-Frosts nightly since the
2Sth; growing crops badly cut; potatoes and
garden vegetables also cut down.
Rolling Green-Late snow; small grain
created improved; corn. potatoes and yiqes
nipped by the frost of the Goth and 31st;
early-sown fax looking well.
Falrmont-Snarp frOStS on nlgntS OF Z9tn
and 3Oth; garden truck seriously damaged
corn cut quite severely, but will recover;
more rain needed badly.
La Crosse-Warmer weather needed.
Luverne-Light showers Saturday and Sun
day, and Tuesday there was a good shower:
light frost Wednesday night: no damage;
crops all looking well.
misunderstanding to reports all crops
are doing well; rainfall, .OS inch,
Currie-All crops are suffering somewhat
from the continued cold weather. and are at
standstill; frost on nights of 10th and Both.
st. Vincent-The frost has injured the
wheat slightly, and has cut Off oats and bar
ley in some exposed districts; good rain
will repair all if it comes soon: rainfall, .O5
inch.