St. Paul daily globe., 1891-08-01
GATHERING THE GRAIN.
The Harvest Well Under Way
Throughout the State.

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The Chicago, Minneapolis & Omah a
road shows the following status of the
crop:
Augusta-Crops all fine: barley will be har-
vested the coming week, and will avera ge
forty-five bushels to the acre; oats will be
big crop; spring wheat will also be a large
crop.
Deer Park-Harvesting of small grain is in
progress; a good yield reported; corn rather
backward on account of cold weather.
Hamilton-Rye and barley are being har-
vested i'll places, and the yield will be good;
other grain looks well; there are some chinch
bugs, but are not doing any great damage as
yet: corn still behind but will pick I'D with
present hot weather; the hay crop is poor,
only about half a crop
lie Sueur-Crops of all kinds looking well; 4;
wheat and other small grain are being har-
vested, and the yield is good, and also quail
ity.
misunderstanding began in earnest OH
Monday, and the weather has been all that
could be desired for gathering the crop and
prospects good for continued dry weather;
the wheat and oats will yield better than they
have for years; fax is doing nicely; the early
sown will be ready for harvest in about one
week; corn is doing well. and will be good
crop if not caught by early frosts.
Lake Crystal-Harvesting well under way;
crops of all kinds are above the average;
weather favorable.
Heron Lake-Oats and barley are now be-
ing cut; whe at getting ripe fast; ready to
cut in week or so; flax looking good; corn,
poor crop.
Notwithstanding harvest Of wheat and
oats has commenced; the indications show
that he yield is the largest ever known here.
Sheldon-Harvesting under way; some
stacking done; grain in some sections down,
caused by heavy rain, but will be nearly all
secured with exception of few fields of oats;
corn coming right to the front, and looking
nice.
LIE Mars-Harvesting under full headway;
oats and wheat very large yield; oats are of
excellent quality; wheat is somewhat blight
ed; corn is fully three weeks behind, and
will require late fall to insure crop.
Vernon Center-The small grain in this vi
clnity is about all ripe; full average crop;
harvesting full under way; corn coming on
finely.
Blue Earth City-Harvesting commenced;
prospects very favorable; weather all that
can be expected.
Slavton-All small grain doing well farm.
ers cutting oats; fax ripening fast; corn not
doing well.
Pipestone-Harvest in full blast; all small
grain good; corn very poor.
Rock RapidS-All crops doing finely; over
half harvesting done.
Ponca-Everylhing doing well; harvesting
well under way, IN some parts nearly I'm
ished; reports of oats and barley, which has
been threshed say the yield is very large;
corn and potatoes growing; will cut in some
places; corn little backward; prospects
good all around.
Adrian-Wheat and oats harvest about half
over. Barley and rye is in the stack. Corn
is looking fine.
Notwithstanding is progressing finely.
Barley not all stacked. Weather fine. Corn
and flax looking good.
Sioux Falls-Harvesting Of wheat oats and
barley about half done, in good condition,
and good crops. Weather warm.
Salem-Wheat and oats about half harvest
ed. Barley about all cut Corn doing very
well; yield is expected to be large
q Mitchell-HarvestinS of wheat and oats is
well started; the early-sown Is about ready to
cut The kernels are large and well filled;
won't shrink any to speak of. The yield will
be larger than ever before in this country, so
the farmers think. Corn is a little late an
early frost would injure considerable of it.
Dakota City-Crops OF all kinds looking
well; harvesting well begun, with good pros
poets of large yield. a
Hubbard wv Weather favorable for corn the
past week; small grain mostly cut, and pros
poets for good yield.
Emerson-Crops all good; harvesting fair
ly under headway; prospects good for all
grains
Bancroft - Considerable rust on small
grain; damage light; corn growing; think
corn crop will be fair.
Oakland-Prospects still continue good for
all kinds of small grain; corn is doing very
very we'll
Biair-Crops doing finely.
Warmer weather the past week
has greatly improved corn; harvest is well
under way; has been retarded somewhat by
rains
Wakefeld-Small grain is being harvested,
and promises to yield heavily. Corn doing
well.
Wayne-Farmers finishing harvesting. The
weather is very favorable. Corn doing fine.
ConcordeHarvest progressing finely and
in good shape. Corn doing well.
Hartington-With favorable weather farm
ers are progressing finely with harvest. Corn
looking fine. Prospects for a large crop Of
potatoes and all late crops.
Randolph-Weather fine. Good crop Of
small grain. Corn looks fine and tasseling
out Business outlook good.