St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-25
CROP
That Is What Observer Hap-
mon Estimates the Total
Wheat Yield.
Al Forecast Of Sept ember
Weather for the Benefit
Of the Farmer.
Candidate HeatWole Gets His
Campaign Committee in
Order.
People Will Still Be Taken in
by That Old Check
Racket.

Observer Harmon, director OF the
weather bulletin service for Minnesota,
figures that there is about three
quarter crop of wheat this year, as
compared with that of 1891. In his Of
fetal report he says:
The storm of last week did considera-
BILE damage to several thousand acres of
wheat and oats in Polk and Norman
counties, which has just been reported.
This week the weather has been most
beneficial, and harvesting is progressing
rapidly; in some counties three-fOurthS
of the wheat is cut. In the central
counties some damage is reported by the
high temperature and high winds. In the
western part of the state many farmers
are done cutting, and the yield will be
about twO-thirds as much as last year.
Corn is doing well, and if frost keeps
Off two weeks longer, large crop will
be insured. Potatoes are doing well.
Flax harvest has not yet begun. The
plant looks we'll, but the yield will not
be large, owing to the stand being light,
while in the southern portion of the
state the fax is cut in many places, and
the yield Will be good, and in some
counties heavy.
In Pipestone and Lyon counties the
rain ana hot winds have broken down
wheat and oats, Cutting is generally
all done. and stacking and threshing
under way. What clover that has been
cut in Scott county is of an inferior quail
ity, and some farmers are said to have
left as much as forty acres uncut. Good
hue county has large amount of wheat
in the barn, only corn and sorghum
being out. and both are looking ex-
cellent. Wabasha and WinOna counties
report barley shrunken and dark, Grade
No. 4. but rye. fax and timothy good.
1t is now generally conceded that the
yield of wheat for the entire state will
not be over three-quarterS of last year.
A few counties estimate over three
quarters, the majority at two-tiirds
and some at half crop, and the grade
will be lower.
The weather bureau is adopting an
innovation in its reports. Besides iSsu-
ing bulletins OF events past, it will also
give the record of the succeeding month
i'll past years on which to predicate tine
weather reasonably to be expected. 1t
is believed that the facts thus set forth
will prove of interest to the public as
we'll as the special student, showing, as
they do, the average and extreme cOndi-
tons of the more important nleteorolOg-
ical elements, and the range within
which such variations may be expected
W ASNP WY corresponding
month. Officer Lyons makes the fol-
lowing showing for the Septembers COW
ering period of twenty-One years:
mperature-Mean or normal tenn
perature. 50 deg; the warmeSt Septem-
Der was that of 1891. with an average of
CSC deg; the coolest September was
that of 1878, with an average of 53.7 deg;
the highest temperature during any
September was 81 deg, on 5th, 1878; the
lowest temperature during any Septem-
Der was 80 deg, on goth, 1878; average
date on which first killing" frost Oc
Cured Gin autumn), Oct. 6.
cipitatiOu-Average for the month,
3.u5 inches; average number of days
with .01 inch or more. 10: the greatest
monthly precipitation was 9.95 inches
in 1881: the least monthly precipitation
was or in 1882; the greatest amount of
precipitation recorded in any twenty
four consecutive hours was 2.6S inches
Sept. 90. 1881.
Clouds and Weather-Average num-
Der of cloudless days, 9; average num-
Der of partly cloudy days, IA; average
number of cloudy days, z.
Wind-The prevailing winds have
been from the southeast; the highest
velocity of the wind during any Sep
TENDER was IS miles, on the ed, 1878.
Mothers.
Boys and Chiidren's Fall Hats at The
Boston, on Third street.