St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-08
GRAIN NEARLY OUT.
Most of 1t in Shock and the
Weather Favorable to Corn.


Weather Favorable to Corn.
The Minneapolis & Omaha railway
furnishes the following synopsis of the
] condition of the harvest along its lines:
Augusta-Farmers are harvesting barley.
Oats and rye continue to do well. Had
| heavy rain last week that laid oats down, but
| think it will do no particular damage. Corn
| is backward, and needs considerable hot
weather this month.
Jordan-All crops now standing are look
| ing fine, except some corn, which Is being
| injured by chinch bugs. Wheat is yielding
| thirty-five to forty bushels per acre.
Bingham Lake-Crops are being harvested
| in fine shape, and the prospects for big yields
| are good. Some rust on oats. but no great
! damage is done. Flax is doing nicely, and
| promises 10 be big crop.
Siblev-COrn is growing rapidly and looks
we'll. Recent heavy rains have lodged some
| small grain quite badly. but all can be har-
vested, and is good yield. Barley and oats
are mostly cut, ana wheat is about ready to
| be harvested.
lie Mars-Small grain about all cut; yield
very large. Wheat is much better quality
| than expected; have shipped three cars new
! Oats that weigh thirty-five pounds per bush
el. Corn doing well. but will have to hurry
| to get out of the way from frost.
Hinton-Small grain nearly all in stack.
Corn is doing fine; good growing weather the
| past week.
Vernon Center-Nearly all small grain is in
| shock in good condition. Corn coming OH
nicely. Weather good.
ElmOTe-Small grain about half harvested :;
| is a good crop, and getting gathered in good
shape. Flax and corn doing we'll
Crops all ripe and must harvest very heavy 4;
| crop weather favorable.
| MISUNDERSTANDING in full blast; flax
and corn doing well; had nice rain since
! last report.
Adrian-Smail grain, except flax, about all
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somewhat delayed stacking; corn looking
! well.
Sioux Falls-Small grain, except fax is
nearly harvested and some stacking done; all
| in good conditions quality is fine; had good
! rain. which did no damage.
Salem-About all wheat, oats ana barley
cut; no threshing done yet; farmers expect
| large Weld; corn growing nicely
Mitchell-Whea and oats about all cut in
this vicinity, and it is expected the yield will
exceed any previous year. There has been
no threshing yet TO speak of. Corn is doing
nicely and flax is doing well. The good crop
has livened up business considerably.
Rock Rapids-All small grain cut Thresh-
ing has commenced. Corn looking fine.
DOOn-Crops about ali harvested. Flax
looking hne and corn improving. Fine
weather.
Hubbard-Corn in good condition. Weather
favorable. Small grain nearly harvested.
BancrOft-Harvest progressing nicely;
weather good; small grain coming on nicely.
Observation-Disclosures has been warmer
during week; corn prospect is improving;
dry weather has been favorable for harvest
ing of small grain.
CalhOun-Haryest about over; small gra in
good; corn promises big crop.
Jacksou-Small grain nearly harvested;
large crop; corn doing fine; also hay is doing
fine.
Wayne-Small grain all harvested yielded
we'll; corn doing nicely.
Hoskins-Small grain nearly harvested;
prospects for good yield; potatoes and corn
growing nicely.
ConcOrd-Small grain all in shock and in
good condition; corn growing fast; prospects
good: fax doing splendid.
HartingtOn-Warm, dry weather since last
report: very favorable for corn crop; small
grain nearly all cut and partly stacked.
RandOlph-CrOps are in fine shape; small
grain all about harvested except flax: wheat
anc oats yield will be large; flax looks good;
warm weather making corn look well;
ground in fine shape; outlook good.
Observation-Disclosures favorable for corn;
harvesting getting along well.