St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-04
!. oats will probably average

for fodder. Oats will probably average
40 bushels.
Scott County-Harvesting is finished,
and stacking nearly SO. Strong grain
which is light. Corn and potatoes,
which were thought to be injured by
drouth, are now doing well, and if
frost holds off the usual time, Scott
county farmers will lift all their mort
cages this year.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Cass County-Three reports were re-
ceived from this county, all bearing out
each other. No change has taken place
there in the situation. Crops are all
looking well, and the following estl-
mate is given as to results of yield:
Wheat, Is bushels; barley, %; oats, 30;
flax, u; potatoes, $50.
Grand Forks, CasS County-Yield for
this part of the county is estimated as
follows, taken from two individual re-
ports: Wheat, 20 bushels; oats, 40 to
40 bushels; barley, go to SO bushels; fax,
II bushels. In some fields smut has ap-
peared. Grain is filing nicely and
warm weather is needed.
Trail CoUnty-Threer reports from this
locality are on hand. Harvesting will
generally commence during the present
week Some talk of smut; estimates
place the yield of wheat at 16 to 90
bushels; barley, 80 to 40 bushels; cats,
about 40 bushels; fax, 10 to Is bushels.
Richland County-Season has been
good and favorable to crops, with the
exception of a few days smut, but to
a small extent. Harvest has already
commenced in some sections of the
county. Exceptional pieces are re-
ported as giving 65 bushels Of wheat
to the acre. Yield averages are given
as follows: Wheat, is to 20 bushels
cats, 10 bushels; potatoes, 2G0 to 250
bushels to the acre.
Pemb.na County-This county sends
in five individual reports. Harvest will
be a little late and commence about the
18th. Estimates are: Wheat, 10 to 20
bushels; barley 35 bushels; oats, 40
bushels, and more in places; flax, Is
bushels. Barley is now being cut. Crop
will be very good if no frost comes
about the Sth of the month.
Dickey County-Rain is needed on ac-
count of the hot weather prevailing
lately. If no rain comes the yield will
be reduced. Estimates on yield are
given: Wheat, u bushels: oats, 80
bushels; rye, % bushels; barley % to 30
bushels; fax is good on early sown
fields, later fields suffering for rain,
average 10 bushels, is however ex-
pected.
Walsh County-Personal inspec ton
by correspondent brings the following
report: Crops look well; wheat will
average IS bushels; oats tremendous
crop, barley a good crop, average 30
bushels Harvest will be in full blast
this week.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Brown County-Two reports from
this county are both conservative.
Quality of grain is reported as good.
Harvest generally under way. Yield
estimates are as follows: " heat, 10
bushels; oats, 35 to IS bushels; barley,
80 bushels; corn needs rain, stands
good in places, but average cut down.
by poor sections; potatoes, 100 bushels
of good quality; fax, 9 bushels.
Day County-Average given: Wheat,
under way, average 10 bushels; oats,
10 to Is bushels; flax, to bushels.
Corn is a good crop.
Sphinx County sends three reports.
Wheat and barley harvest about fin
ished. Yield averages estimated as fol-
bushels; barley, 10 bushels. Flax is
poor, not yielding over bushels.
Grant County-F!arvest in full blast,
and about two-thirds finished; SHOCK
age yield: Wheat, IS bushels; barley
threshing out well, one field yielding
1872 bushels to the acre.
Codington County-In this county
crop conditions vary. The east half
will average 10 bushels Of wheat to
the acre, while the west portion can
show but 7 bushels average; other
grains are about even in the two Sec
tons. Barley, II bushels; oats, 40
bushels. Late fax, corn, potatoes and
millet are doing well.
Brookins County-Wheat average,
Is bushels; oats. SO bushels; fax, G
bushels.
Turner County-Small grains up to
the average and now in shock or stack.
Generally the crop is considered a large
one.
Hutchinson County-Wheat that has
already been threshed shows q YIELD
of 10 to % bushels per acre. Oats, from
80 to 80 bushels. Prospects for corr:
are very good; hay crop is light. Gooo
rains have fallen in the past few days,
which helped corn and potato crops.
Duel County-Plenty of good rains
lately; smut damage but small; all
grain crops are reported as Al.
Roberts County-Wheat average, Il
bushels; oats, 45 bushels; to for
fax; corn looking fine. A large acre
age Of potatoes is reported with bis
crop.
Beadle County-Average reported
| are: Wheat. 10 bushels; oats, Is to %
bushels; barley, 10 bushels. Corn no,
yet matured. but looking well, with
indications of a yield of 20 to so bushels
to the acre.
Miner County-Wheat, about u BUSH
els; oats, 80 to 40 bushels; rye, 90
! bushels; good quality.
Dawson County-Wheat averages re-
ported at 10 bushels; oats. 80 to IS
bushels; corn backward, with a prom
Use of 80 bushels.