New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-08-14

along the timber, there are fields that are
equally good IT is unnecessary to report
that the yield In Minnesota win be much
larger than last year. Reports from North
Dakota counties are changed only in the
fact that they have grown more favorable
There will be thousands OF farmers who Will
harvest little or no wheat, but as things look
now the general average for the state will be
something above the previous estimate of q
two thirds crop. South Dakota will have a
strong half-crop. It will be necessary to
wait until harvesting is further advanced.
however. before estimates of more definite
character can be obtained Light frosts
were reported at various points dur
ing the week, but they caused no
damage. A few localities. also. have been
visited by hail The damage caused BY the
hal1s.ones was in most cases light, and con-
fined to small areas. 1t cuts no figure in the
general crop results a novel feature of the
situation is the fact that some farmers, when
abe stem is very short. are cutting the grain
with moving machines ALI this, of course,
applies to the great spring wheat crop.
Winter wheat in Minnesota and Dakota
amounts to hardly u drop in the bucket; but
in the southern section this season consider
ably more winter wheat was sown than,
usual, and it has turned out poorly on &C.
count of the drOuth early in the spring..
The rains of the week were very beneficial!
to both corn and root yegetab les, but still as
The rains We're not general there are some
localities where moisture is needed. Flax
and millet are doing well, and the former
will be large crop.
The monthly report of the state weather
bureau for July gives as the average precipi-
tation for the month 293 inches. which is
about 25 per cent below the July normal.
Geographically the rainfall was not evenly
distributed. There was more than 40 per
n an iy,& 1;,,j&,, r 1ra
perior; the counties south of the center of
the state and between the Mississippi and
Minnesota rivers received about the usual
amount for July, and in other portions of the
state the precipitation was deficient, notably
SO it the northwest, near the Red river where
the deposit was deficient about 60 per cent.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC sU MMARY.
The weekly crop summary of the Northern
Pacific Railway company is as follows:
sIhere is very little that can be said this
week regarding wheat prospects that las
not already been mentioned The harvest
ing is general along the entire wheat-raising
district OF the Northern Pacific road, and
farmers are SO occupied in the fields that it is
not possible to get much information, nor
can much be expected until threshing is suffi-
GENTLY advanced to measure the actual yield.
A few acres at various points have been
threshed as test, and the result has been
highly satisfactory, even better than was
expected, and indications are that this will
prove true IN the greater number OF cases,
as the heads are unusually well filled, not
withstanding the short straw The harvest
ing along our lines 10 Minnesota is fairly well
ADVANCED, and with bls weather will be
completed in a few days, while in the Red river
valley on our northern lines in Dakota har-
vest1ng commenced at the beginning of this
week and will be prosecuted energeIically if
the weather holds dry. Slight frosts were
reported during the week in the Red river
valley. but not OF sufficient severity to in
jure the maturing grain. The showers ex-
perienced on the 9TH inst in St Paul and
neighborhood appear to have been local and
are not reported. except at q very few points
on this road, and in these cases, with very few
exceptions, were not accompanied with hail,
and no material damage is anticipated as a
result"
The crop reports received at the Oma ha
offices yesterday contain the following esti-
mates of yield at points in Southern Mime
sofa and Dakota:
Kasota, wheat on prairie land 20 to 20
bushels per acre; in timber, SO to SO bush
els. Madelia, wheat, % to 81 bushels; flax,
Ii to 20 bushels Garden City, wheat, %
bushels; oats, So TO 40 bushels; barley, 80
bushels. Lake Crystal. wheat, 20 bushels
OTTAWA, wheat, % to % bushels. Adrian,
wheat. 20 bushels. Sioux City, wheat, Is
to 20 bushels; oats, so to so bushels; fax
exceedingly heavy.