St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-28
MORE RAIN is NEEDED.
High Winds Have Dried up the
Ground,


Observer Healy, Of the Minnesota
weather service furnishes the following
weather crop bulletin for the week end
ing Saturday.
The temperature during the week has
been about the average at many stations
and slightly above at few. Rain fell
in the state on the 22nd, 23rd and Gath,
which was of great benefit to all crops.
More rain is needed, however, as the
prevailing high winds have again dried
up the ground. Less than average sun
shine prevailed. The seeding of wheat
is nearly finished in the nothern part of
the state. Remarks of correspondents:
= Argyle-The rain during the past seven
days has not been enough to benefit the crops
much: the weather has been cold and windy,
and those who did not use q drill to put in
their crops have had to harrow the ground
over again; the high winds are delaying seed
ing very much.
Moorhead-Farmers in this vicinity have
almost finished seeding wheat; in some To-.
cal1ties the early sown wheat is up from three
to four inches.
Brainerd-Rain fell on two days this week.
which did large amount of good; frost on
morning of 9th; some very high winds
during the week.
Morris-Another fine rain ON Tuesday:
grain coming up finely.
and Tuesday have been a godsend to the
farmers, and the cool, cloudy weather has
made the small grains stool out well.
Benson-Wheat and oats coming up finely;
grass growing nicely; trees nearly leaved;
many trees planted on the 25th (Arbor dav).
Ortonville-The weather and rain of the
past week has affected the wheat and oat
crops very favorably.
Elk River-Heavy rains on the ODD and
Oath; crops all doing well.
Lac qui Parle-Rain Tuesday; cool and
cloudy on Friday; wheat and oats favorably
affected by the weather OF the week.
Tuesday have greatly benefited the small
grain, which is all up; corn and potato
planting commenced.
Red Wing-Grain is growing finely, and
everything looks favorable for an excellent
crop this year.
lie Sueur Center-Light frost On Wednes-
day night; rainfall here. one inch: south of
here, two and three on Monday; more rain
needed
Rochester-Light rain fell on Tuesday:
freshened grass, but did not penetrate sur
face more than an inch: still very dry and
late sown grain slow in terminating
Winona-It has rained here at last; had
hard, cold storm Tuesday; cleared off
Wednesday; corn planting has commenced;
chlnch bugs have made their appearance.
Preston-Light rains on sd and Oath;
crops look well and vegetation is three
weeks earlier or in advance of conditions
last year.
Albert Lea-Rain fell Tuesday; more is
needed; corn planting i'll progress.
La Crosse-Rainfall on two days; amount
half an inch; more is needed.
Duluth-Rain on three days; amount 24
inches; temperature about average; very lit
tie sunshine
Wadena-The weather of the present week
has affected the coming crop favOrably rain
fall, 0.5O inch
Grand Meadow-We need more rain, but
crops are looking finely and coming I'D in
good shape; light rain on the 24th.
Fairmont-Small grain ali doing splendidly;
prospects look very bright; more rain would
be beneficial: light frost night of oath; no
damage; corn planting under way; small
shower on the 23d.
Rolling Green-Light frosts on the 21st
and 25th: no apparent injury; early soWn
grain looking healthy; farmers planting corn
and potatoes.
st. Vincent Seeding nearly finished:
ground rather dry; wheat that is up seems to
be doing nicely.
CGrrie-A slight shower Tuesday evening:
crops appear 10 be growing nicely; high
winds prevail.
Luverne-Thin ice (one-eighth inch) in ex-
posed places Monday night; brisk rain
Tuesday forenoon; high, drying winds pre-
vailed nearly every day for the past week.
and rain is now desirable; crops doing well,
however.
Faribault-Heavy rain Monday night was
great benefit to crops and the same are looking
well.
Northfeld-There was a gentle rain last
Tuesday night, which thoroughly soaked thee
dry earth and gave a supply of water i'm
empty cisterns; it had been so dry here that
no grain sown. except that put in very early. 3
had sprouted or come Up; heavy hoar FROST
on the morning of the 9th no damage.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT has come up, and
everything points TO good crop.
Fairmont-ShOwery on the ODD, with few
flakes of snow: frost on the 18th: some corn
is planted; high winds have prevailed.