St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-25
ICY CRYSTALS FALL.
Conflicting Reports of Damage to
Standing Grain.

Specials to the Globe.
FARGO. N. D., Aug. 24.-The damage
done by frosts in the state of North Da-
kota grows considerably less as more
definite reports are received. A num-
Der of tests have been made to-day IN
districts where frost was most noticea-
BILE, and wheat was found to be unin-
jured. Garden truck of all kinds Suf-
fered considerably. A number of
farmers who tried burning:smudges pro-
nOunce it ali absolute failure. Maj.
Fleming, west of this city, had fifty fire
smudgeS burning around his field and
garden. The smoke hung like dense
cloud over his farm, but the frost did as
much damage in his garden as at places
where no precautions were taken. No
one claims smudges benefited them in
the least.
AYR, n. D., Aug. "a 1t is now def
nitely known that there were from
three to eight degrees of frost here Sat
urday night. There were number of
places where ice formed the thickness
of window glass. The dsmage to crops
is variously estimated at from 20 to 40
per cent. All standing grain is DAM
aged. Col. Howden, of the Park farm,
considers his loss fully 35 per cent.
This is equivalent to $4,000, as the
farm had large acreage and magnifi-
cent stand. Other large and small
farmers report equally as heavy dam
age. Fields that were green two days
ago are now white. Oats are not as
badly damaged.
BUFFALO, Mimi, Aug. 23.-Nearly
all the stacking in these parts are is
completed and many have threshed. To
give an idea of how the grain is turning
out we give an example. One farmer
threshed little over 700 bushels of
wheat off of twenty-five acres, or thirty
two bushels to the acre. Oats are yielding
as high as fifty bushels to the acre. All
is No. grain. The only thing which is
bothering farmers now is that the corn
IS so backward. 1t will take three
weeks Of warm weather to get it out of
the load of frost. Potatoes, which were
thought would be large crop, are not
turning out as we'll as expected. there
being but few in hill. Still, the crop
will be much better than last year. As
a general thing the farmers all feel
happy. One who has been resident of
the county for thirty years says he
never seen such general good crop.
MANToRvILLE, MIMI, Aug. A.-The
cold wave which visited this part of the
state resulted in very severe frost last
night, causing very much damage to
corn, buckwheat and unharvested flax.
The harvest of wheat, oats, barley, etc.,
IS now finished. and the yield, together
with the quality, is the best since 1877.
The acreage of corn is the largest this
yearit has ever been in this part of the
county, and has been considered rather
backward for this season of the year,
but it is no longer question of doubt;
the late frost has been cyclone to it.
SPRING VALLEY, Mimi, Aug. "a
Harvest is complete, except fax. Best
all-around crop since 1873. Oats will
run from SO to 80 bushels; barley, 45;
rye, So; grass, 5. No fax threshed as
vet, but will prove % per cent better
than years past. No wheat raised in
this section. Light frost last night. but
no damage to corn, which is doing well
and promises to be an immense yield.
MARsHALLTowN,I To-, Aug. 24.-There
was very perceptible white frost in
this region both Sunday morning and
this morning, especially i'll the low
lands. Corn is not injured, and the
tenderest vegetation is only slightly in
jured. The temperature reached SO
deg last night. Danger from frost is
now believed to be over, as the weather
is growing warmer.
CRooKsToN. Mimi, Aug. 24.-Re-
ports of frost in this vicinity are with
out foundation. No injury to crops of
any kind can be located. Teachers in
stitute convened to-day at 2 p. m. At
tendance large. Weather warm and
cloudy.
WAsEoA, Mimi, Aug. 24.-The yield
of wheat so far as has been threShed
will more than average twenty bushels
per acre. Other crops are also good,
and the farmers are happy.
Elk POINT, s. D., Aug. PA light
frost fell Saturday night. This is the
first that has been noticed this year.
and is the result of several cold rains.
No damage was done.
NoRTHFIELD, MIMI, Aug. 24.-Light
frosts were felt last night and night be-
fore, but no serious damage is reported.