The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-06-15
THE CO%DITlON OF CROPS,

section of South Dakota and northern
Iowa. The reports show generally
favorable condition up to date, the only
complaint being lack of rains, which
is beginning to be badly felt through
out the greater portion of the terri
tory at present. Following are h
principal points of the reports, which
we were obliged to condense for want
of room:
MITCHELL, S. D.-Wheat: Rain
badly needles. some pieces already in
| jured ana VIII soon be worthless if
drouth extends. Flax: Early flax a
failure from frost. Good rains would
bring out the late sown. The pros
poets for oats are not very good.
Barley decreased acreage and not
looking well. Corn somewhat back
ward but good weather will bring it
out alright.
GARDEN CITY reports wheat look
ing well, with 20 per cent less acreage
than last year. Early sown flax looks
well. Late soWn not yet up. Oats
and barley good. Corn backward and
damaged by grubS and gophers.
WINNEBAGO CITY AND MADELIA re-
port the condition of wheat as good
Early soWn flax looking fine. Oats
and barley good. Corn is looking we'll
Rain is badly needed.
ELLIS, S. d., reports wheat as fair:
flax good; oats not looking very well !:
barley suffered some from frost, not as
good on low as on high ground. Corn
looking well at present. Very dry.
AMBOY AND VERNON CENTER re-
port the wheat acreage as consider
able less than last year. Crops look
ing fair. Needs rain badly. Condi-
tions at Amboy favorable for chinch
bugs. No damage yet. Flax, acreage
increased, and early sown looks well.
Oats, increased acreage, early seeding
thin. Barley fair, while corn has a
good start but needs rain.
BINGHAM LAKE, Mimi, reports
ing well, late sOwn needs rain to
start. Oats better than any other
grain. Barley and corn looking well.
BREWSTER, MINI. reports the CON
ditiOnS favorable for good crop in all
lines if rain comes soon.
SIOUX FALLS AND SPENCER S. d.
sends discouraging reports. The
weather is extremely dry and wheat
will hardly be more than half crop
with rain at once. Flax, oats and
barley are in bad shape. Corn is look
ing well and stands well and will not
be hurt by dry weather for some time
yet.
VALLEY SPRINGS, S. d. reports
wheat as fairly holding it's, own.
Early soWn flax is up, but not doing
well. Late sOwn flax has not started
yet and will not till rain comes. Oats
will be short crop, and barley is suf-
fering for rain. Corn is looking we'll.
AT SALEM, S. d., wheat is being
damaged by drouth and hot winds.
On new lands and corn stalks looks
fairly well; on old land looks sick.
Will be almost failure if there is not
rain soon. Oats look bad : rain will
make about half crop. Barley look
ing poorly. Corn as general thing
looks well and will stand the dry
weather for some time.
| FULTON, S. D., Wheat looks good
on corn stalks, other ground poor and
will not stand it long without rain.
But little flax up on account of dry
weather. Oats will be short crop.
Barley looks we'll in places. Early
planted corn looks well.
MAGNOLIA, MIMI, reports wheat as
looking good, fully as well as last year
at this time. Flax not very good, but
with little rain would be all right.
Oats and barley good. Corn splendid,
better than last year.
BEAVER CREEK, Mimi, saws wheat
is seemingly doing better than any
other grain, but will be light crop
even if it rains. Flax cannot tell
much about yet. Oats are almost a
total failure up to date, while the
prospects for barley is nearly as dis
couraging. Corn is holding it's own.
ROCK RAPIDS, Ia, reports wheat as
thin but looking well. Will need
rain soon to make good crop. Flax
will not be more than half crop with
rain. Oats thin and in bad condition
Barley good and rain will make first
class. Corn is getting along finely.
ELMoRE, Mimi, reports wheat in
splendid condition; better than for
several years. Early flax looks well.
late flax will not amount to much
without rain. Oats look well and
promise heavy yield. Barley the
same. Corn is in fine condition.
SHELDON, La. Wheat is not grow
ing any on account of drOuth. Flax
is in fair condition. Oats poor: bar
ley 1alf. Corn is doing we'll and with
rain anytime this month is good for a
big crop.
DUNDEE, Mimi, reports early sown
wheat as poor and thin, while later
soWn looks fair, with rain soon the
crop will be all right. Flax has not
come up much yet on account of dry
weather. Oats and barley look pretty
good. Corn needs rain badly and is
growing very slowly. The frosts have
put it back some, but with good rain
will soon catch up.
MORGAN, Mimi, reports wheat as
looking good up to present but must
have rain soon or suffer. Flax, that
is up, looks we'll Oats looking about
the same as wheat. There is lots of
corn planted and if there is rain soon.
the prospect is good for big yield.
$500 Russett Tan Shoes are now
sold for $3.50 at the MODEL CLOTHING
AND SHOE HOUSE.
On Saturday the wind blew down
the large DR.. Brown barn, near Ger