St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-04
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The Reports to Signal Officer
Healy on Weather and Crops,

The reports TO signal OmCer
Healy on Weather and Crops.
The week ending Aug. was cooler
than usual in all parts of the state, the
departure from the average being as
much as ten degrees at some points Oh
Tuesday and Wednesday,. Showers oc-
Cured on several days in the northeast
ern counties. and the amounts ranged
from one to two inches, and light
local showers are reported from
a number of stations in the southeast
and northwest. Some correspondents
report no rain for week or ten days,
and they state that rain at tn present
time would improve pastures and late
corn. Average sunshine prevailed. The
week has been quite favorable for har-
vesting, and the farmers have done AS
much of that work as possible. Reports
continue favorable as to yield and the
quality of the grain. Harvesting has
begun, and will soon be general on the
Minnesota side of the Red river valley.
REMARKS OF CORRESPONDENTS.
Notwithstanding progressing favorably.
La Crosse-Crops doing nicely.
Wabasha-Rain Wednesday night. The
crop looks better since.
Lac qui Parle-Harvest has commenced.
Warm days and cold nights now.
Glencoe-The largest part of the grain will
be cut this week
Benson-Cutting has already commenced.
In spite of cool nights, the corn is looking
well.
Faribault-Grain about all cut in this Sec
ton. Dry the last ten days. Corn needs rain
badly.
lie sueur-No rain. Harvesting nearly
done: Corn promises well. Nights are rather
cool for the corn.
Brainerd-Heavy rain Wednesday night.
Caught some with hay down, but think no
injury was done. The week was cool. Mean
temperature, 67 deg.
Red Wing-The grain. except spring wheat,
is nearly all cut and in good condition. The
rain did the corn much good.
Grand Meadow-Weathera all that could be
desired. Harvest half done and in fine con-
dltion. All crops look well.
Moorhead-Weather very favorable to
crops. Harvestingis going on generally, and
with continued favorable weather will soon
be finished.
notwithstanding and stacking nearly
all done. The grain crop on Straight river
valley is nothing, but on the prairie, east and
west the crop is fully an average.
Owatonna-Weatherc cold and favorable for
harvesting, which viii be nearly finished this
week; general report gives for the county an
average yield and excellent quality Of the
also are potatoes. Prospects favorable for
late hay.
New Jim eighboring farmers have COM
pleted their harvest and will begin to thresh
next week. Weather favorable for field work
the past week. Crops cannot be surpassed in
quality and yield.
Argyle = Cloudlness prevailed the past
week, with rain on Wednesday. Not very
good for haymaking. Harvest will commence
next week.
A1hart 90 Horvactino ooro,I ota, oroi,, in
stack Late planted corn suffering for rain.
Grain No. 1, large yield. Some wheat twenty
five to thirty bushels per acre.
st. CharleS-Weather excellent for harvest
ing. The grain crop is being secured in ex-
cellent condition, and the yield will be better
than expected. Corn and potatoes doing
well.
Misunderstanding nearly done. Thresh.
ing begun; results very satisfactory. Barley
will average 40 bushels per acre, wheat 25,
oats the same. Corn coming rapidly for
ward. Full line of ripe vegetables in the
market in fine condition. We need rain for
pasturage.
Roehester-Grain mostly cut. Barley
mostly stacked. Flax somewhat behind and
corn maturing slowly on account of cool
weather. Pastures need rain very much.
Sank Rapids-The rainfall Wednesday
night (0.85) will greatly help corn and late
potatoes. Hay crop is light. Wheat harvest
two thirds done; grain is good quality and
about two-thirds of average crop.
Rolling Green-Small grain and early-sown
fax about all cut. Stacking well advanced.
Corn backward of other years.
Duluth-Rain on i've days the past week;
amount, Log inches. Temperature below
average.
St. misunderstanding of some wheat and
barley begun; next week it will be general.
Luverne-We have had no rain the past
week.
Alexandria-Harvesting is in full blast and
indications are that we will have good
crop.
Farmington-Small grain cut; and about
being rushed this fine weather. Corn coming
on very fast, Potatoes rather light.