St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-31
TWO WEEKS MORE
And All Crops Will Be Harvested
The Weekly Government Re-

The Weekly Government Re-
port.
Signal Observer Healy's weekly
weather and crop report says: The
temperature in Minnesota remained
below normal during the week; maxi
mum 80 deg. at La Crosse. on the 25th
minimum, 40 deg. at st. Vincent, on the
29th; mean for the state, SO deg, two
degrees higher than last week. The
rain over the state was generally in eX-
cess of the normal amount, averaging
eight-tenthS in the southern section,
about an inch in the central counties
and 11a inches in the Red River valley.
There was very little sunshine in the
northwest, while in the other sections
of the state it was about average.
Rains the first part of the week inter
rupted threShing and stacking through
out the state, and prevented farmers in
the Red River valley from finishing the
cutting Of wheat; but the moisture was
generally beneficial to crops, and soft
ened the soil for fall blowing. Corn is
doing we'll, and with about fifteen days
more of the present weather, i. e., with
out frost, a good crop will be assured.
Reports of Correspondents.
Morrls-Rain delayed stacking the first Of
the week; it is well under way now.
New Ulm-Plowing was made easy by the
rain of the 23d.
La Crosse-Late corn, potatoes, cabbage
and grass are reported dong we'll.
Grand Meadow-Too cold for corn; stack
ing not completed yet; corn needs two
weeks hot weather.
Red Wing-Corn is doing well; prospects
indicate light crop of potatoes; the grain
ic
Farmington-Rain has hlndered threshine
from the shock; corn filling out nicely: pc
tatoes small and light; buckwheat looks
splendid; blowing begun.
Crookston-The past week has been un
favorable for threshing and stacking; no in
formation as to the yield per acre.
Benson-Cutting all over; wheat will prob
able average about three-ffths Of last years
crop; oats very poor.
Elk River-Weather cool; threshing pro-
crossing finely; rains during past week
helped growing crops, making prospects bet
ter than they were.
Brainerd-Quite cool the past week but no
frost; harvesting done, but threshing not
finished; fine hay crop; corn fair; potatoes q
half failure.
Medtord- all Gone; threshine
well under way; light frost morning of 22d
doing little or no damage; corn doing vel
last few days and few pieces are cut: will
not average more than two-third crop;
wheat 6 to 81 bushels.
Glencoe-Weatner has been COOL but nc
frost; threshing is well under way: there is
about an average crop of wheat and it will
grade No. 2; plowlng is being rushed.
Detroit City-Very heavy rains the past
seven days; weather fair and cooler now
grain all harvested, but little stacking done
no threshing done as yet; fall blowing com
menced; there have been several light frosts
but no damage.
Wabasha-Very good weather for corn and
potatoes this week; corn will be good crop
provided there is no frost for two weeks
potatoes are of better quality than last year.
but they do not yield as well.
Moorhead-All crops in this section in good
condition.
Notwithstanding all done; heavy
rain stopped the threshing for while. I
Currle-Weather favorable since Monday
fax, oats and barley yield same as reported
last week.
Ada-The weather of the past week was the
worst in six years for harvesting; rain from
23d to 9th, inclusive; harvesting about two
thirds done; wheat will grade very well.
st. Mountaineering mpeded by rains,
ground too soft for cutting; wheat in shocl
liable to sprout; weather conditions wholly
unfavorable to farmers during the week.
Misunderstanding is almost all done
some fax CUT threshing is under way; al
grains yielding better than was expected
corn will very soon be all out of harms way