New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-07-24

three weeks.
+ j. c. Boyden, general Northw estern freight
gent of the Milwaukee & ST Paul, returned
yesterday from an inspection trip over the
Hastings & Dakota division. He says the
crops are looking excellent through Mime
sofa and as far west as Bristol, Oak. The
yield in this section Of country will. he says,
show an increase of from so to 40 per cent
over last year. West of Bristol, however,
he says half-crop it a big estimate.
Reports from all sections traversed by the
Omaha lines are uniformly favorable, and
the crops. except in Southwestern Minnesota
and Southeastern Dakota, will be above the
average.
The PIONEER Press has received sample of
wheat heads from Penn broke, Potter county,
s. D., in the Missouri slope. They are the
finest that have been seen in ST. Paul this
summer, being fully six inches III length and
of perfect growth.
CROP SPECIALS
Following are special crop reports received
by the PIONEER PRESS yesterday:
Buffalo. N. D.-The recent heavy rain has i'm
proved the looks of small grain TO great xtent:
Wheat is looking very promising to what 1t did
week ago. 1t stands from lS to 26 inches
high. is generally well headed, well filled and
plump. 1t stands the best in low LANDS. On
high ground the hot wind and sun have almost
cooked it in places Farmers report the wheat
deceiving, and claim that the crop is going to be
double what it is estimated They say they can
look for from eighteen to twenty bushels per
acre on average, but it is generally thought ID
will average from ten to fifteen bushels per acre.
The oat crop in some places is total failure and
In other places cannot be beaten. Barley is a
fair crop; it is almost ready to cut.
La Moure N. D-The present outlook for
crops is very discouraeing. The estimate for
the county is placed at about one-quarGer OF a
good crop.
Huron, S. D.-The damp and cloudy weather
during the past week has somewhat delayed
harvest but has greatly benefited late crops
corn and garden truck. A number OF fields OF
wheat already in shock are estimated at from
ten to fifteen bushels to the acre. Beadle county
will have two-thrds of crop at least.
Ver1niilion, S. D.-Harvest Of small grain is at
its height. Rust has done considerable damage
a fair yield. Very heavy rains have fallen in the
past week, helping corn, but damaging other
grain.
Warren, Minn-Crops have improved won
derfully since the rains.
Steele n. D.-Your correspondent has just re-
turned from a personal inspection of the wheat
fields OF Kidder Emmons and Logan counties,
and is positive that the entire yield of the three
counties above named will not average five
| bushels to the acre. True, in each county few
small fields will turn out ten bushels, and per-
haps an occasional one fifteen, but the general
average is below anything in past ex peri
ence. The late rains will aid very much the
oat, barley, millet and potato crop, but cannot
save the wheat.
Hector, Minn.-Crops continue to look fine and
| healthy. Flax, wheat and oats are looking the
best they have for years.
| Ledgerwood, Dak-No rain since last Thurs
day. Weather very hot yesterday; cool to-day.
Morris. Minimize outlook for crops in Stew
! ems county is the best for years past. The
| heads of wheat are large and filling well; other
grains equally promising.
| Minnewaukan. N D.-A four hours heavy rain
| yesterday afternoon has put everybody in good
| spirits again. Benson county wheat crop we
Eow think will reach 40 per cent. flax 80 per
| cent.
| Brookings, S. D. The two soaking rains of
| the pasI week have been of incalculable benefit
| to late crops Wheat is heading nicely, filling
clear to the top Oats ale very poor, there being
| not enough in sight for feed. Corn is good. but
! the acreage is small. Flax is the staple this
year, and while fields are light, most of it
| Is good and promises to yield well.
| Chamberlain, s. D-Haryesting is nearly over
| IN this county. Along the river in the neigh
| borhood of Chamberlain the crop is very good,
| IN many pieces wheat running fifteen bushels to
| the acre. Rain has fallen every day for the past
| week. and corn is in an excellent condition. A
good hay crop is now assured.
LanesbOrO, Minimize report the finest crop
prospect that Fillmore county has been able to
boast at this stage Of crop development for the
| past ten years. In fact wheat oats, corn and
| barley were never more promising than at
| present.
Neche, N. D-The rains have improved pros
! poets and farmers think now they will have half
| crop OF wheat: barley an average crop. The
| hay crop is failure and many farmers are try
Ing to dispose OF their cattle in view of the an
| ticipated scarcity of hay.
1ankton, S. D. Prospects that the corn
crop in this section will be very large. We are
| having hotter weather now than at any previous
| time this year, with FREQUENT showers.
| Delano, Minn.-Farmers who have cut winter
wheat here think it will thrash forty bushels to
| the acre. Other CROPS are equally promising
Clear Lake, S. D.-This county has been
blessed with plenty of rain the past week, and
nearly all Of the wheat in the county is good
| The flax crop was never better and there is a
| larger acreage than ever before. Corn is rather
| backward. but is growing very fast at present
Oats are mostly rather short and light
Salem, S. D.-The recent rains have very much
| improved the crops hereabouts, but came too
| late to save some fields of wheat, but assures
good grass crop.
| Mazeppa, Misunderstanding commences in
this vicinity July Is. The prospects are for the
largest crop harvested in this section since the
! large crop of 1876. Barley oats and wheat will
| all bring very large yields. Corn, though still
backward. is advancing rapidly during the warm
| weather We are having at present.
WinOna, Minn.-Crop reports of the same en-
| coura9lng kind from all the counties OF South
| ern Minnesota continue to come in Winter
wheat and barley are being cut throughout this
section by many and IN five more days cutting
| will be general. Both crops are heavy Corn
has been picking up rapidly in the last two
| weeks. while the reports of the hay crop are
more encouraging than hrst sent out. Even
chronic grumbiers among the farmers are forced
| to concede that prospects are better than seen
here for years.
rye in this section is nearly over the Weld being
large, with the exception of some patches of
wheat which were touched with rust. The gem
| eral barley harvest has commenced and that of
| spring wheat and oats will be accomplished
within this month, few days earlier than
usual. The yield of all the small grain CROPS
| will be heavy and the quality No. if no bad
weather lntervenes before the harvesting is COM
| pleted. The wheat area in this county is COM
| parrtively small this year. but there is large
acreage of barley oats and corn the latter prom
ising well.
| Mank The Register, whose edi or has trav-
eled extensively through the county. predicts
the following ayerage yields of grain for the
| county: Wheat, 20 bushels per acre; oats 40:
barley 80: fax, IA. Hubbard & Co. have made
careful inspection of the crop, and announce
that the wheat will be the best in the la It seven
or eight years and that only two grades will be
snowa-No. hard and No Northern Barley
| is all harvested and many farmers are cutting
| oats. Wheat is turning, and harvest will be
along In from week TO ten days. Corn is tas-
selling in good style and bids fair to be a good
! crop Farmers and business men are greatly en-
| couraged and look forward to a year of unex-
| pected prosperity.
| Rochester-The weather has been dry in Ohm
| sted county during the week, AID grain OF all
kinds seems to be maturing finely. Barley is
| being put in shock rapidly. and many fields are
| estimated at fifty bushels per acre On the
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