St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-15
READY FOR THREsHING.
Grain in Southern Minnesota
Nearly ALI in the Stack.

Reports along the Minneapolis &
condition, all cut, and threshing COM
menced in some localities. Corn in this
section will be far ahead of expecta-
tons, while The potato yield promises
well. Barley, flax and oats are also
above the average.
/ Vernon Center-All small grain is cut and
stacking is fairly begun; weather good; corn
prospects fair.
Blue Earth City-Wheat and oats har-
vested, and stacking nearly done; fax and
corn doing nicely.
Clayton-Grain mostly all in the shock,
and stacking begun; weather favorable.
/ MISUNDERSTANDING most all finished,
and stacking commenced; corn and fax
looking well; farmers are feeling good.
Rock Rapids-Corn and flax looking fine;
other grain all harvested; threshing pro-
crossing rapidly; quality and yield above
average.
Notwithstanding is well under way,
and we are having fine weather for it; too
cool for corn. New winter wheat brought
in tests 62 pounds to the bushel. and No. 1
hard. millerS say it is good. Oats are suffer
ing little from rust.
0rmes-A little ram is needed just at pres
ent. Some reports say that rust i'll grain
prevented ripening, which necessitated ear
. her cutting; it does no great damage, except
u
Grain is good generally Potato crop is
large. Corn is very good, but small acreage.
General reports are favorable from all points
adjacent. The hay crop is being pressed
and shipped.
lie Sueur-Nearly all small grain, except
ing flax, is harvested; farmers are busy
. threshing and stacking; the wheat average is
from thirty to forty bushels per acre ;the warm
weather has helped corn very much; unless
early frosts prevent, good crop is promis-
ing. Gszfrs
Lake Crystal-Nearly all small grain is cut
and harvested; threshing just commenced;
corn and flax doing well; weather very favor
able.
and stacking has begun: all kinds of grain
turning out fine; flax looking nicely; corn
improving; weather favorable.
WOrthington-Nearly all wheat and oats
have been harvested, but little threshing has
been done; flax Is in splendid condition and
a very large crop is expected; the warm
weather has been very beneficial to corn. and
the prospects are that there will be an aver
age crop.
Carnes-Small grains excepting flax, all i'll
stacks in this vicinity and are i'll good condi-
ton; wheat will average twenty-five bushels
per acre and oats sixty; not much other
small grain raised; corn will be fair crop.
providing there are no early frosts.
Adrian-Harvest complete in this section:
stacking neBrly done; recent rains have
somewhat delayed work. Flax is looking
fine and corn doing well.
Luyerne-FlaX and corn looking fine;
other grain about half stacked.
Sioux Falls-Grain is most all in the stack
in good condition; some threShing done;
wheat is yielding from IS TO 81 bushels per
acre: oats from 40 TO so bushels. Weather
warm.
Salem-Threshing just beginning; wheat
averages from - to 3 bushels per acIe;
oats from 10 to IS: barley 80 to 50. Corn
owing; weather for the pest week, favor
able.
Mitchell-small grain is all cut and stack
ing well under way. Very Ii lie threshing
has been done, but what threShlng has been
done yielded as follows, viz: rye 20 to 25
bushels per acre. best worth today % cents:
wheat - to30 bushels worth to-day - cents
for No. l northern; oats 80 to rs worth today
20 cents for best; corn and flax doing we'll
Dakota City-CrOps of all kinds doing
nicely harvest most all done, with good
prospects of a large yield.
Hubbard-No change in crop since last re-
port Corn doing nicely these hot days. One
light shower since last report
EmersOn-Harvesting is done, with Il
good yield; threshing is being done. Corn is
looking fine.
Bancroft Small grain about all harvested
and threshing begun; the yield is good: also
quality. Corn is coming along and is grow
ing to exceed expectations.
misunderstanding doing well; harvest
about completed.
Ponca-Small grain nearly a II stocked and
corn looking well.
Wakefield-Small grain harvested and some
threshed. So far very heavy yield is shown.
Flax is expected 20 yield from ten 10 twelve
bushels per acre. Corn is doing we'll
ClaremOnt-No change in condition OF
crops since last report; small grain cut and
oats being threshed.
Randolp h-Weather fine frequent show
ers. Corn looks fine and is caring well.
Small grain about all harvested. except some
late flax. The yield of wheat and oats is
good. Prospects for corn good. Business
outlook never better