St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-06
THE CROPS LAUGH.
Recent Rains and Cool Weather
Boom Everything Green.

Recent Rains and Cool Weather
Boom Everything Green.
Crop reports from every direction are
of one tenor now-everythlng looking
magnificent. The recent rains were so
thorough and general that no acre of
land in the spring wheat belt has es-
capped drenching, and the rain was the
one thing wanting. Every report is
most favorable. Correspondents in
many places are even estimating the
crop. The Omaha roads reports, COW
ering Southern Minnesota. nearly all of
Nebraska, Northern Iowa. Eastern
South Dakota and Western Wisconsin,
are unanimous in their declaration OF
favorable conditions, and are as follows:
Minnesota Points.
Merriam Junction-Crops are doing
we'll the past week; have had. several
light rainfalls since last report. reviv-
ing all small grain and starting corn
and vegetation; prospects are still good
for good crops, but short straw.
LIE Sueur-The rain of this week has
improved the condition of all crops:
wheat is looking fine. especially the
early seeding: corn doing well and
growing fast; prospects good for good
crops of all kinds.
Kasota-Wheat and small grain look
ing fine; have had several good rains
the past week, and cool nights; pros
poets for good crop are excellent; corn
growing nicely; all grains about two
weeks behind other years.
Mankato-The splendid rains of the
past week have removed all present
danger to crops from drouth and every
thing has improved wonderfully. Every
one predicts an unusually good crop of
all kinds of grain. Business good.
Lake Crystal-Several fine rains since
last report have put the ground in fine
condition, and at present the outlook
for an abundant crop of everything is
promising.
Butterfeld- Grain is looking fine, but
owing to the drouth it did not all
sprout.
Vernon Center-Crops of ali kinds
have materially improved since last re-
port. Prospects now are fair for
medium crop. Have had plenty of ram
the past week.
Blue Earth City Prospects for grow
ing grain have frightened. having had
several showers since last report;
weather cool ground holding moisture.
Slaytou-Crops of all kinds doing well
since recent rams.
PipestOne-Ali crops looking much
improved since recent rains; weather
cool and cloudy; outlook never better.
Luverne-All crops looking very
fine.
Bingham Lake-Crops never looked
more promising than at the present
time. The rains and cool weather have
improved the condition of the late-sown
100 per cent the last week. All grains
are looking we'll, and the farmers are
happy. Flax is being SoWn as fast as
possible.
Heron Lake-Crops have improved
very much since the recent heavy rains.
Every kind Of produce is coming up
nicely; outlook very promising.
WOrthlngton-Heav rains during the
past week have made great improve
ment in the condition of all kinds of
grain; early-sown grain is in first-claSS
condition, but late-sOWn backward, but
if favorable weather continues it will
come out all right: acreage of flax will
be heavy, an increase of about % per
cent over last year.
Wisconsin Points.
Rusk Since last report weather has
been quite favorable for crops. Heavy
rain Tuesday night; prospects are good
for fair crop of spring grain.
Hersey-Crops are looking fine, fire.
quent rains the past week giving every
thing thrifty appearance. Future
outlook good.
Augusta-We have had several
showers in the past week which will
help crops greatly, but at the best all
reports are more or less discouraging.
OF small grain farmers say there will
only be half crop, and hay the same.
If nothing further occurs there will be
good corn crop.
Burkhardt's-Crops are in good con-
dition; bad plenty of rain during the
last few days, with chilly weather. Out
look very favorable. Business dull at
present.
Orme's-Plenty of rain, everything in
fine condition; acreage of potatoes lit
tie more than last year; corn crop is
small; mostly oats and wheat, with
some buckwheat and rye. The general
outlook is very promising.
Cartwright-Firsth heavy rain of the
season fell Tuesday night; grain and
grass are greatly benefited, but the most
favorable weather now cannot make q
first-claSS crop; corn is coming up, but
is thin; many fields will have to be re-
planted; the potato crop promises we'll.
Chetek Medium early spring weather
has somewhat interfered with crops, but
good rains in June have made prospects
good now; the acreage about the same
as last year, except an increase in acre
age of potatoes.
In Iowa.
Sibley - Several rains during last
week; crops looking splendid and grow
ing fast.
Sheldon-All kinds of grain looking
fine.
lie Mars-Recent rains of last week
has very much improved all grains, and
farmers look for a fair, if not large
crop. Many fields of corn had to be
repIanted on account of cutWormS, but
the weather has been so favorable since
replanting that corn is up and doing
we'll.
Doom - Small grains looking much
better than at this time last year; cut
worms still working on the corn.
South Dakota.
Sioux Falls-All crops are looking
fine; have had three heavy rains since
last report.
Salem-Small grains growing nicely
and looking good; recent rains have in
sured clop; weather past week very
favorable.
Mitchell-Ground in excellent condl-
ton for all growing crops; wheat look
ing well; prospect never better on the
9Th of June; not much rye sown; what
was looks we'll and is heading out; oats
look we'll; corn does not.
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