The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-06-28
The Crop Report.


The Crop Report.
The state weather bureau has the fol-
lowing report for the current week:
In the Red River Valley, the two Nor
thern counties, Kittson and Marshall,
have had frequent and beneficial light
showers, which have done great good,
but they now need more rain, although
the crops are not yet suffering to any
great extent. The rest of this section
has received an abundance of moisture
which has greatly improved the condi-
ton OF small grain and grasses. There
were scattered streaks of hail over a
portion of this district without causing
any damage of consequence. The tenn
per.iture has been daily warmer than
usual. The late sown grain and that
sown on high, sandy ridges has thin
stand. The hay crop promises large
yield in the well watered district with
poorer prospects elsewhere. Potato
bugs continue doing great deal OF
damage, otherwise the condition of this
crop is reported to be very good.
In the central section, with the excep-
ton OF the western counties where the
drouth continues with undated severi-
ty, this section has received frequent
showers, which have caused a marked
improvement in all ue0etatinm. -~nArt g.
few scattered localities where the rain
fall was insufficient. The temperature
was warmer than the seasonal average.
The condition OF wheatis quite variable,
some fields being excellent while within
comparative short distance others
have been damaged beyond recovery by
the drOutl. There is an almost univer-
sal complaint that wheat and oats are
heading out with the straw very short,
which will make harvesting more diff
cult than usual. The young stools have
not thriven and upon the whole the
stand is rather thin. Oats have suffered
more than wheat andin Chisago county
some fields have been plowed up and re-
planted with potatoes. The barley is
mostly headed out with the straw also
very short. Rye is nearly ready to cut
and promises the best of all small grain.
Corn and potatoes are doing nicely and
have made good growth, except in the
dry places " here they have remained at
stand-still. The potato bugs are doing
much damage. The hayine is we'll along
in many places but the yield is rather
poor. A severe local storm Wednesday
i'll Washington county damaged several
barns and wind mills and in the northern
| part of Carver county considerable rye
was injured by hail.
In the southern section, it has been
warmer than usual and frequent show
ers have caused great improvement in
all crops, except over strip of country
extending seventy miles east from the
South Dakota line and from the southern
boundary north nearly to the Minnesota
River where the drouth remained in most
places unbroken. Within this territory
the damage has been excessive. Some
fields of wheat have been plowed up and
much will net be harvested. Timothy
and oats are reported total failure by
many correspondents and the pasturage
is so poor that the cows are shrinking in
milk. Flax seeded four weeks ago is not
yet up. With timely rains corn and 20.
tatoes will probably be brought forward
sufficiently to give at least an average
yield and the small grain revived much
more than now seems possible. The
crops III the remaining and by far the
larger portion of this district are in most
places reported excellent and as having
made wonderful growth during the
week. The wheat and other small g lain
is heading out short, but the heads are
healthy and OF fair length. Flax is in
bloom, but is very uneven. Rye prom
Uses a large yield and some will be cut
this week. Potatoes and corn are doing
splendidly and early varieties of the
former are being marketed In some oil
the Southern counties. Potato bugs
are much more numerous than usual.
Haying is advancing with the yield as a
rule quite light. Barley is beginning to
turn and will soon be ready to cut
Raspberries and blackberries have beer
damaged by high winds and the drouth
in Winona and Houston counties SO
that their yield promises to be poor
Several severe local storms did much
damage. the most severe occurred We'd
nesday evening in Dakota county where
many farmers lost everything. Scott
Nicollet. Houston and Mower counties
also Suffered damage from these storms
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