St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-21
TOUCH OF FROST.
WILL BE FELT THIS MORNING
In SOME SECTIONS OF MIN
NESOTAs
SOME DAMAGE BY HAIL.
WEATHER REPORTED FINE FOR
HARVESTING IN RED RIVER
VALLEY,
IT'S DRY TO THE SOUTHWARK.
Reports From Threshers Indicate
That Yields Are Very
Heavy.

heSOld weather service IHulcaleu llldl
there would be a light frost this morn
ing in Minnesota. The crop bulletin
of the bureau says:
The weeks weather has on the whole
been very favorable for harvesting
small grain and advancing corn
growth. Good showers have been gen.
eral, not, however, without resulting
in some damage through hail, lightning
and winds, but over such limited areas
as to be of but little consequence eX-
cept to the individuals directly harmed
thereby. The most damage of this
nature occurred over narrow strip
not over four miles wide starting in
eastern Wright county and passing
across northern Hennepin into Anoka
county, where the crops were utterly
ruined.
The temperature has varied between
hot winds and light frosts in a few
exposed localities, but no harm has re-
suited from these exposures. Corn
has made rapid development during
the week but it will yet take until the
middle of September without damaging
frosts to insure its maturity, in which
event big crop will be harvested.
The small grain harvest except late
flax will be practically completed this
week. Much of the grain is stacked
and threshing is progressing as rapid
ly as possible. Potatoes still. promise
a big yield. Pastures would be bene-
fitted by more rain, as would also fall
ploughing. The following threshing
yields have been reported in bushels
per acre:
Spring wheat, Hennepin county, 20
to %; Dakota county, 90 to 80; South
Washington county, % to 80; Winona
county, 20 to 80; Fillmore county. %:
Mower county, Is to 25 FaribauIt
county, 26; Blue Earth county, "a:
Cottonwood county, 10 to 80; Jackson
county, "a; Mobiles county, 10 to %:
Rock county, Is to %: Pipestone
county, %; Lyons county, 20 to "a: Red
wood county, Is to 80; North Brown
county, to %; Sibley county, Is to
lS; LIE Sueur county, 20 to 80; Renville
county, q; West Yellow Medicine
county, Q to Is; Chippewa county.
along the Minnesota river, 10.
Barley, Dakota county, "a: South
Washington county, Al; Wabasha
county, 43; Winona county, Al; Fill
more county, 80; Mower county. 40:
Olmsted county, 20; Dodge county. AZ:
Steele county, so; Blue Earth county
10; Cottonwood county, so; Jackson
county, IS; Rock county, 90; Pipestone
county, 80; Lyon county, ~: Renville
county, IS; Chippewa county. 40
RED RIVER VALLEY.
But little rain has fallen during the
week and the weather has been varv
nice for harvesting. The Temperatures
although averaging warmer than usual
nave included wide range, the week
beginning very warm and closing s,,f-
hclently cool to occasion light frosts.
without, however doing any damage
VI consequence. Some more grain has
peen lodged over limited areas and a
little damaged by hail in Marshall
county, but on the whole the fmnair-
i1ent mas been very small. The cutting
ol barley and wheat will be mostly
ihished this week. Oats are ripenino
slowly, but are otherwise in fine con-
ultion- Potatoes are thriving. Pastur-
age IN spots is beginning to be thin
aho stock need to be helped The corn
crop In this section has advanced ran
lcly' put is still too far behind in the
northern counties to give much nro7n-
Use OF making more than fodder. 1'ha
maximum temperature ranged between
~ deg and 80 deg, and the minimum he
tween IS deg and G. deg.
CENTRAL SECTION.
tuesday and Friday were unseason-
apiy warm, but the week closed with
cooler than usual weather T,igb+
irosts occurred in a few exposed piaces
On the nights Of the 18th and 18th with
OUT doing any harm. A heavy th,7n6e,.
storm passed across the central nov
ton Of the state Friday afternoon
Some hail resulted and in the eastern
part of Wright, the extreme nor+rarn
portion of Hennepin and in portion
OF Anoka counties, late crops. over
a narrow strip. were ruined. Else
WhSre the rains were highly beneficial
Corn has advanced rapidly during the
week, but it will take until nearly tho
middle OF next month before it will
all be out of the way of injury bv
frosts
Inc cutting of small grain, except
hax, is practically completed and
stacking is well advanced. Potatoes
and garden truck continue doing nicely.
Some hay is yet being harvested east
OF the Mississippi river More rain
would help pastures and facilitate fall
blowing.
The n1iximum temperature ranged
between Y deg. and 9S deg. and the
minimum between 42 deg. and Sc deg.
SOUTHERN SECTION.
1t is still too dry over scattered but
limited areas in this section. The need
OF rain is urgent in Houston county
where corn, potatoes and pasturage-are
said to be suffering. A good shower
visited most localities on Friday after
noon, and although it delayed stacking
day or two and some damage oc-
Cured by high winds, lightning and
hail, during its passage, it was highly
beneficial. The temperature extremes
were very great, ranging between hot
winds on Friday to a light frost in
few low places Monday morning.
Threshing is the order of the day, as
all small grain except late flax is cut
and pretty much all stacked. Barley
in portions of the east half is badly
discolored and grading rather low.
Corn has made rapid advancement,
and if frost holds off two or three
weeks longer a big crop will be har-
vested. Potatoes are doing nicely, ap-
pies also promise well. Pasturage is
getting short and more rain is needed
for that as well as to facilitate fall
blowing now in progress.
The maximum temperatures ranged
between 70 deg. and 79 deg. and the
minimum between ~ deg. and Y deg.
OFFICIALLY VERY DRY.