New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-31

River Valley line the coniftfons are similar.
as also along the lines radiating north from
Jamestown. This region throughout has
been visited this morning with heavy rains,
but 1t IS too early yet to ascertain the benefit
experienced from same. West OF the Mis-
souri, river the crops have looked up quite
considerably !; but, taken as whole, not very
much can be expected of them. The country
under cultivation in this district is. of course,
of only very limited area, and cuts very little
figure in the general supply"
The warm days have favored the corn crop,
and it is coming along finely and promises an
excep tionally large yield. Oats will be a
large crop in Southern Minnesota and q fair
crop in South Dakota. The harvest of oats
| is well under way.
DETAILED ADyICES
The following special crop reports were re-
| ceived yesterday:
| Huron, s. D.-There were some showers the
| first Of the week, and aveGy heavy rainfall all
over the central part of the state on Thursday
morning-an inch and a half at Huron. Corn,
potatoes and all late grains now promise a
| splendid yield. The change in their appearance
is but little short Of a miracle. This applies to
the larger part Of the state east of the Missouri
Many counties will have their best crops this
| season, notably Union, Clay, Yankton. Dawson.
Hanson, Beadle; yet there are others wherein
many headers are being used to cut the wheat.
| Ashby-Never were there finer prospects for a
good crop of wheat than now. The quality bids
fair to be Of the best and as to quantity il viii
mence harvesting this week, and next week all
will be at it. New wheat viii be in market here
j before Aug. 10, two weeks ahead of last year.
! St. Cloud-Harvesting is well advanced in this
/ county, about one third of the grain being cut
| Notwithstanding the dry weather wheat and
! oats are fairly good crop-much better than
last year. Corn looks very poorly, some being
| in blossom, though only about two feet high
| Potatoes are also poor crop.
1 Barnesville-The cool weather for the last
| week has had very favorable influence on the
| crops. The quality of wheat harvested in this
county in few days will be unsurpassed, the
/ fields being entirely free from weeds The guam
| tity will be considerably below the average
| probably about eleven bushels per acre through
ont the entire county, with other cereals in pro-
! The potato crop will be plentiful. There is
| enough hay for home use.
Alden-All Of the grain in Freedom county will
! give good yield and No. l in quality, and
farmers admit that, take it all in ALL the crop is
i better than it has been in years The heads Of
wheat are very large and filled to the end: the
| corn is looking good and growing fast. Potatoes
are good quality and lots in hill. Hay is the
only thing that is short, but with showers the
/ late hay will be an average yield.
| Willmar- The crop throughout Kandiyohi
county promises to give fair average yield.
The cutting Of grain will be general next week.
! Verndale-A fine rain set in yesterday morn
ing and it has already rained hard for five hours
/ 1t is the best and only good rain since May. It
will help late grain some.
i
nearly through with their barley harvest, and it
is estimated that the yield will average from 80
to 35 bushels per acre. The barley acreage in
| this county this year is larger than that OF any
other crop. Most of the spring wheat and oats
will be cut next week. large average yield
| being Indicated
Albert Lea~Tbe ripening fields will yield the
most abundant harvest that Freeborn county
has seen since 1877. Many fields of barley will
yield SO bushels 10 the Wheat Is rapidly
developing under the influence Of the late cool
weather into No hard, and will yield on an
| average 20 bushels to the acre. Corn is rapidly
coming on and now covers the ground.
Chatield-Crops are looking fine and promise
an abundant yield. Barley Is heavy and well
filed. Spring wheat shows little blight in
some sections, but it does not seem to be much
affected. Oats are very heavy and are badly
lodged in some sections.
Belle Plaine-spr1ng wheat holds the field:
winter wheat is cut and found wanting Oats.
rye and barley are good crops. Corn is prornis-
ing WELL Potatoes and vegetables very
good.
Litchfield Crops in Meeker county are look
ing we'll. Wheat and oats are about ready to
cut, and promise good yield Of excellent
quality; Corn and potatoes are needing rain.
i 3 p 5,,S river parties are max
out baling forty miles at stretch. so scarce is
the fodder on the flats Harvest has commenced
In the vicinity OF Britton. but there are no signs
Of ripe grain in the hills yet. Day county never
had better crop. Corn is looking well, but is
backward Flax is the best crop for years. Oats
are failure, barley good, potatoes fair and po-
| tato bugs enormous.
Salem, S. D.-This section was visited by a
good rain last night; have had frequent show
ers for past three weeks. The crops look good.
The prospect is row good for an abundant CROP
Of grass.
Breckenridge "A slow rain last night: cloudy
to-day; crops nearly ready for harvest. Some
will probably be the best ever raised in this
county. The grain, especially in the south part
OF the county, is thick with long heads. well
nlled and plump. Oats are rather poor.
Houston Crops in this section have neve,
been better for the past fifteen years. Grain is
about harvested and the yield is i'm
mensely large Corn is well advanced and all that
Is needed is rain The hay crop is large, and the
farmers feeling they are having very prosper
GUS season.
La Moure. N. D.-The crop question will he
decided in this county during the ensuing FORT.
night. It is the impression now that the WELD
VIII De some Detter than expected, although at
the best it will be small. many putting the aver
age for the county at four to five bushels
Blue Earth City-Wheat in this vicinity is all
shat was predicted for it from the beginning OF
It's growth. The stand is fairly heavy and heads
are longer than usual and perfectly filled with q
plump berry. 1t will be splendid yield of No
! grade Many fields IN this vicinity will yield
will go less than twenty. o ats and barley are
hne, both being beyond the av erage
mitchell, s. D-This section OF Dakota has
been visited almost daily by rains during the
month OF July. In fact the rains have been SD
frequent as to interfere to some extent with the
PROGRESS OF The wheat harvest, which has been
the yield Of wheat will be from five to twelve
bushels per acre, but OF good quality Oats
will be a very light CROP yielding not over TWEEN
ty to thirty bushels to the acre. The late rains
and warm weather are bringing out the corr
splendidiy. Potatoes. grasses and flax will be
frst-class.
Appleton, Minn.-The agriculture society's
tabulated estimate Of crops by counties for this
state IS not just so far as Swift county is con-
cerned Our wheat will go 1S bushels to the
acre. oats 40. corn SO and potatoes $50 bushels
Barley and flax are l. Hay is up to the aver
age
Red Wing-Well informed citizens believe that
the estimate by the state agricultural society OF
son, too low. The present Indications are that
the yield here this Will be the largest dur
Ing the last decade. Especially is this true of
barley, oats and rye.
/ Melrose-The farmers in this locality have al
ready commenced to cut their grain. The wheat
Will average about fifteen bushels per acre. The
weather has been very favorable the past week
for the hllingo of the heads. having been cool and
cloudy. Rain yesterday with high wind inter-
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