St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-02
a ROSEATE HUE
Indicated by Crop Reports From
Southern Minnesota.


Southern Minnesota.
The Omoha has compiled from re-
ports made its officials the ''crop pros
pecGs's in the territiry tributary to this
railroad. The Minnesota reports show:
Misunderstanding is well advanced, and
q small increase of small grain over last year,
especially wheat. The weather has been
very favorable The past week. though little
late. All vegetation coming up on a jump.
with the past warm weather.
Merriam Misunderstanding will be COM
pleted this week. The weather has been very
favorable until within the last few days.
High winds prevailed, drying out the soil
and uncovering some seed. The wheat acre
age is 25 per cent greater this year than last.
Crops all need raiD.
East Henderson-The seeding in this vicin
ity was done about the usual time viz, from
middle to last of April; the ground is in good
condition; acreage about the same as other.
years, the crop being principally wheat, with
a slight increase over other years of corn and
potatoes; the prospects at the present time
are for a good crop and corresponding good
business outlook.
Ottawa-The farmers are all done seeding
and some of the early sown wheat and oats
are up and looking well; the acreage in this
vicinity IS about the same as last year, 30 per
cent spring wheat. 10 per cent winter wheat,
20 per cent corn % per cent oats; the winter
wheat looks splendid and promises large
yield.
ST. Peter-Crcp prospect so far is good. The
ground is in good condition. The only draw
back is they were late getting the seed in the
ground, owing to the cold wet weather. The
acreage Is about the same as last year. Busi
ness outlook is generally prosperous.
Kasota-Early spring wheat and OATS the
only grain raised in this vicinity, are in a
thriving condition. The soil is getting dry as
ever ana good rain would prove beneficial
The acreage bids fair to exceed that of last
year.
Mankato-All conditions seem favorable
for the new crop. The spring may be con-
sidered few days late but not enough TO
cause any damage or to be considered detri-
ment to the grain. The condition of the
ground is very favorable. There will be
some increase in acreage of wheat and oats,
and some decrease in acreage of flax. Pros
poets altogether are very favorable. Busi-
ness outlook is fairly good.
Madelia-W very favorable for seed
ing, and most of small grain in season was a
little backward on account OF snow and rain.
First OF seasons s grain coming on nicely.
Prospects very favorable. Ground in good
condition. About the same acreage as last
year,
Mountain Lake-The ground is in excellent
condition for all crops. There will be an in
crease in acreage of the general crop of
about II per cent over last year. due to new
ground being broke UP. Wheat, oats and
barley are all sown, and mostly all up out of
the ground. The prospects are good for a
large crop.
Lake Cryslal-Seeding about all done, ex-
cept flax. Rather backward spring Small
grain early sOwn nearly up and doing well.
Rain needy badly to counteract effect of
four days of drying winds and bring forward
late-sown grain. Grass never so forward this
time of year.
ST. James-The crops in this locality are in
good condition and looking well. Spring
was a little late, but crops are about as far
along as they generally are this time of the
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under cultivation this year than last At
present the ground is quite moist and in
good condition.
3utterfeld - An increase in acreage of
wheat and small grain. Corn will not be
very extensively planted here. The weather
has been very favorable for seeding this
spring and ground has been in good condi-
tion up to the present for sowing small grain,
but the recent hard winds have dried up the
soil SO badly it will be apt to make it late in
coming up unless we have rain in season.
Heron Lake-Seeding of small grain nearly
all done. Crops RE sprout1ng very nicely
and prospects are in favor of good crops.
Ground is in fair condition. only slightly dry
Acreage about 10 per cent more than last
year.
Wilder-Crops were rather late in, but are
now fully up to the season. with an increase
acreage Of fax and about the same of wheat
and other grain.
Windom-Ground in good condition. Seed
ing about finished, with exception of flax
acreage. Wheat and oats estimated about a
quarter increased over last year.
Worthington-The spring is late Seeding
this year is about two weeks later than last
year. Ground in good condition. There is
an increase in acreage of all kinds of grain,
from 10 to 20 per cent; prospects favorable,
but rain is needed as the ground is quite
dry.
lie Sueur-The wheat crop is about all
sown. Season rather late; weather quite dry
ground has been IN good condition for seed
ing and the prospects are very favorable at
present for good crops. No change of acre
age from last season; business outlook very
favorable.
Biglow-The spring being late the crops
are not all sown yet. but nearly so. Ground
in good condition; acreage somewhat in
creased over last year. Prospects very favor
able for good crops. sz=
Garden City-Spring late. Crops backward
in this vicinity. Weather dry, windy and
unfavorable. Large increase in acreage of
wheat OATS barley and corn, Decrease of
fax. Prospects are good in all kinds Of
grain for a large yield.
Ynrnon Center-All crops of small grain in