St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-18
Small Grains Are All S0Wn
and the Prospects Are
Encouraging.
A Continuance of Favorable
Weather Will Insure a
Bountiful Harvest.
Crops Never Looked Better at
This Season, Say Dun Il
Co.'s Correspondents.

Dakotas. is of an especially encourage
ing character. The recently heavy
rains neutralzed the bad effects OF high
winds. prevalent in Northern Mime
sofa and the Dakotas. and there is an
abundance of moisture for all growing
crops at present. Nearly all OF the
small grain seeding has been finished,
and the report indicates that with IA
vorable weather from now on this years
harvest will show an increase in corn,
oats, winter wheat and flax, with de-
cided increase in spring wheat. Chlnch
bugs have put in an appearance in some
localities. but are doing very little DAM
age OH account of the rain. The acre
age is much larger this year, and farm
ers are generally paying more at
tention to diversified crops. AS
whole the prospects are exceptionally
good for a bountiful harvest. Collec-
tons are reported slow in all quarters,
but farmers are getting better prices
for their stock, attributable i'll some
measure to the inspection law now in
force. Following is the report i'll de-
tail:
At Alexandria, Battle Lake, Balaton,
Browns Valley, Chatfeld, Carver,
CORTLAND, Pennington. Fulda, Hector
and Herman the seeding is all finished,
and in most cases is from two to five
weeks earlier than last season. At
every point mentioned the wheat acre
age is as large as last year. but at
Breckenridge, Browns Valley, Fulda,
Hector and Herman the wheat acreage
is fully 25 per cent above that of last
year. The rains were late at AleXan-
dria and Breckenridge, but came at
last, and the growing crops are looking
finely. Flax, corn, oats and barley
have been SOwn more extensively than
last year, and promise well at this
time.
The Outlook at Howard Lake, Ken
yon, Luverne, Lowry, New Richland,
Paynesviile, Park Rapids, Princeton
and Renville, the rains have been plen-
tiful, the wheat acreage increased and
the crops in promising condition. At
Lake City, wheat has given way in
acreage to barley, corn, fax, buckwheat
and oats. At Leroy the acreage is
larger, but the weather has been cold
and dry. Chinch bugs are thickly APP
pearing at Marine Mills, but the crop
at this time shows up well. The hay
crop at Medford has already been dam
aged somewhat, and chinch bugs have
attacked the wheat; but the rains have
put better face upon matters, and
with increased acreage fair crop is ex-
pected. At OWatOnna wheat is falling
off from year to year, and the farmers
giving more and more attention to hogs,
milk, wool and mutton.
At Royalton, Sleepy Eye, Verndale.
Winona, Wadena, Wabasha, Woodstock
and WinnebagO City the outlook is uni
formly reported excellent. A little
corn is yet to be planted, but the crops
are in good condition. Farmers gen.
orally report a greater diversity of
product and prospective and an in
creased average, as new land is being
constantly cleared up.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Bathgate-A larger acreage than ever;
a larger amount of crops sown with
press drill. Hard winds did some dam
age to crops but not so much as was
feared would be done. Local showers
have done great deal OF good some
places; more rain is needed. There is
good deal of moisture in the ground,
and crops will not suffer for some time.
BangOr-The outlook is good in this
locality-better than ever before. The
principal crops here are wheat, flax,
oats, and some corn and barley. Nearly
all the seeding is done except corn, oats
and flax. The fine, soaking rain of last
Tuesday has caused the grass and grain
to grow and look finely for the time of
year. The acreage will be much greater
in Walworth and Campbell counties
this year than formerly.
Bowdle-The same condition in all
respects as reported from Bangor hold
good.
Castleton-We have had number of
severe wind storms III this section,
which have done considerable damage
to the seeding this spring, especially
summer fallOW. MANY are seeding
over, and with good rain think the
grain will come forward all right. We
have had no rain in this vicinity this
spring to do any good, but at this writ
ing we are having cold rain, with
some snow, which understand is good
for the grain. The acreage is larger
this year than last, and our farmers
have used their best efforts to have a
crop this fall, and which they must
have i'll order to redeem themselves.
DEVILS Lake Seeding is all CON-
pleted, and the heavy rains of last
week. together with the fact that the
season is from three to four weeks
earlier than usual, make the prospect
very encouraging. The acreage about
here is somewhat larger than any pre-
ceding year. and, as usual, wheat will
be the principal crop. but farmers are
preparing as fast as possible to diversity
their crops. and even now are not
wholly dependent upon their wheat
Grand Notwithstanding all done.
Weather good for seeding, but so dry
that 25 per cent of the wheat lies in the
ground without terminating, while an
other % per cent is uncovered OF blown
out of the ground by high winds. Prin-
cipal crop last year, wheat. Acreage
this year probably 10 per cent larger.
More diversified with barley and flax.
misunderstanding entirely finished.
Acreage this year compared with last
about the same. Climatic conditions,
dry, high winds causing damage to
grain sown on summer following; dam
age 10 to 20 per cent. Diversified farm
ing being followed by larger number,
stock raising receiving considerable at
tentiOD.
Lisbon-Seedng all done and grain
mostly up and doing nicely. Wheat
principal crop. Five to 10 per cent more
acreage than last year.
MonangO-Seeding has progressed
well mere and IS now nearly, over, all
grain but flax being SOwn, with potatoes
and corn yet to 60 in. Weather has
been very favorable. Wheat is looking
finely; the earliest sown now looks very
green and good color coming on very
regular. The principal crops last year
were wheat, with good acreage of flax
and barley. The acreage is much larger
than last year, One-thIrd at least more
grain being sown. Crops more diversi-
fed. Flax is largely in advance this
season, fifty to seventy-five per cent
more sown than last year; barley about
the same, or not so much. Not so manv
potatoes. All work has been we'll done.
Prospects are good.
Sanborn.-Crops are all in except flax
and barley. Looking good and nros