St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-10
Omaha Road Reports All Show
a Very Decided Improve
ment.
Southern Minnesota and
South Dakota Promise
Average Crops.
Grain Buyers Say They Are
Confident Of a General
Good Yield.

and in some localities has put a new
face on crop affaiIs. Summarized. the
report is as follows:
Southern Minnesota Generally speak
ing, crops looking well, and yield will
be above the average. Winter wheat is
already being harvested.
South DakOta-Great improvement
within past two weeks; but crops, while
fair, will not be satisfactory.
Iowa-AlI crops in fair shape, and
full average yield.
Nebraska-Outfook very latter1ng for
an immense yield.
The itemiZed reports are as follows:
MINNESOTA.
Mankato-Corn is looking we'll. The
potato crop will be a failure. Wheat
and oats will be injured if this hot
weather continues.
Bingham Lake-The high winds of
the past few days have done some dam
age to corn, wheat and barley. The
prospects are good for all average crop.
Vernon Center-Since last report
crops have suffered some from hot,
blighting winds. Light rain last night,
with cool atmosphere this morning.
Ottawa-Winter wheat is being har-
vested, and with favorable weather
spring wheat will make a good yield.
Corn doing nicely.
Lake CrystaI-Crops in this vicinity
are doing well. Light rains last night,
with prospects of more To- night.
Wilder-Crops are generally looking
fine. Corn is late, but growing. fast:
Prospects good for small grain all
around.
SIayton-Crops of all kinds doing
we'll; had good rains last night and to-
day.
Observation-Disclosures cool and rainy:
hardest rain of season last night; good
for late flax.
Woodstock-Crops of all kinds will be
light: rain last night and to-day will
help Iate-soWn flax.
Lake Wiison-Crops will be light in
this county; small grain is ripening now
and if it does not keep cool Will be very
light.
Hadley-Crops all looking fair; plenty
of rain the past twenty hours; weather
Lime Creek-Crops are all looking
well, except flax, and the rain has
helped it very much. Corn is short for
the time of year.
Beaver Creek-Crops. have suffered
the last three or four days by strong.
warm winds, drying up small grain fast.
Corn doing we'll. Plenty of rain last
night will save corn, but tooDlate for
small grain. @t..'
Ash Creek = Small grain ripening
fast on account of dry, hot winds dur
ing the latter part of last week. The
heaviest rain. of the season fell last
night, which was needed badly; cloudy,
cool weather now. @
Luverne-Small grain IN fair shape.
except fax, which will be. light; corn
doing nicely, with prospeetsaof a large
Weld: heavy rains last evening, which
were badly needed.
Magnolia-AII crops doing finely;
| good RAIN last night will bring the late
flax out all right.
Adrian-Corn looking fine; wheat
will be tKo-thirds of a crop; oats are
light; late flax looking poor until the
late rains, which will help some.
Rushmore-Corn and flax are looking
well oats are poor; wheat is short and
not we'll filled; heavy rains last night.
BigloW-Fine rain last night and also
to-day; no change since last report;
| prospect for half crop.
LIE Sueur-The strong south hot
wind for the past few days was bad for
Wutdl, UuU OtllCl NIoO IooSliOuoo hhoSO :
| a light rain fell to-day; will help all
crops.
st. ~Peter-Crops of all kinds in this
vaeinity are looking we'll; farmers say
wheat and oats are exceptionally good.
Madelia-SmaIl grain has suffered a
good deal by dry, hot weather of late {;
corn is doing well; a good rain is
needed. g.
,Jordan-For the past week high. hot
winds came from the south. This after
noon we had a light rain. Prospects for
a fair, average crop.
Prairie Junction-No rain for the past
two weeks until last night.
Garden City-Crops of all kinds in
this vicinity are looking splendid, ex-
| cept corn and grass; good rains of late,
which will help all crops.
Shakopee-W Gather very hot; rain
needed; all crops good, but show need
of rain. Now, $3.50 p. m. raining gently.
fair: barley on the decline Oh account
| of drouth; flax poor: corn fair. =
Worthington-Hot, dry winds last
| week. but of late it has been raining:
crops of all kinds fair.
Kasota-The hot winds of the 9Th, 9th
and 18th did some little damage. Wheat
| and oats doing well. Corn looking nice.
| Some rye being cut.
Delavan-A heavy and mueh-longed-
for rain has fallen here, and if the
weather comes off cool we are assured
of a good crop of all kinds. Some
fields of barley, fax and wheat are now
safe from the heat.
IOWA.
Ashton-The late rains are bringing
the cropt on in good shape. Corn and
small grain looking very good.
Doon-Crops doing well. Some pieces
of small grain ripening. Corn and flax
| growing fine.
Rock Rapids-Barley and oats are
| ripening very rapidly, owing to the eX-
tremely hot winds of the last few days.
All crops doing we'll; heavy rains last
night.
Sioux City-Crops of all kinds in this
vicinity are doing we'll. Small grain in
fair shape: corn in excellent condition,
and prospects very good for a better
yield than last year.
LIE MarS-Soaking rain last night.
Everything looking well. Wheat will
be ready to cut in about ten days.
Faribault-The drought was relieved
yesterday by a rain of several hours.
Preston-Crops in this region never
looked better at this season. Many
pieces of winter wheat are commencing
to harden, and will yield t~hIrty-hve
bushels per acre. Flax, from present
appearances, Will go twelve bushels.
while rye, oats. wheat and barley give
every indication of full crops. Corn, IN
many instances, is waist-high. and
thriving splendidly. Haying is we'll
along, and the yield has been a surprise
| to farmers, who had looked for an I'M
usually light crop. Most PIECES of
meadow gave a full crop, though some
timothy Of old seeding is being crowded
| out by wild white clover. The outlook
for a prosperous season is splendid, and
| farmers and business men alike are
jubilant.
DAKOTA.
Mitchell-Plenty of rain yesterday
| evening; crops of all kinds are looking
we'll.
Fulton-Not much improvement in
small grain. Corn picking up. Hot
! winds has killed most of the early flax:
hoct roip IF tho cnos0n fell last DiUhf-