The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-06-14
MANKAro FREE PRESS.
CROP REPORTS.
The Weekly Report of Omaha Railroad
Agents is Highly Favorable.
The Crops as Whole Were Never in
Finer Condition

teresting reading, and verify the gen.
eral impression as to the excellence of
the crops. They are as follows:
Jordan-Crops in good condition.
Lake Crystal-All crops doing nicely.
Heron Lake-Crops looking nicely.
Minneopa-All grain and vegetables
growing nicely.
Mendota-All kinds Of small grain
looking well. Weather favorable.
Hamilton-All crops are in excellent
condition. Wheat is beginning to
head.
Pipestone-Crops since my last re-
port doing well, having had plenty of
rain.
Blakeley- Everything growing finely
and about three weeks or month
ahead OF last year.
Merriam Junction-Crops are in fine
growing condition. Farmers expect
good harvest.
Vernon Center-Crops of all kinds
are looking well, fully up to average.
Plenty of rain, every thing favorable.
Sibley, Iowa-The crops in this
county are looking better than for
several years at this time. Every
thing points to full crop.
st. Peter-Crops still in fine condi-
tion and excellent prospects for good
yield Of all kinds of grain. Corn is
coming along very nicely
Winnebago City-The prospects for
a good crop in this vicinity are all
that could be expected and al crops
IN tho hast of condition
Wilder-Crops in this vicinity are
excellent. Never looked any
more promising than this year. Hay
crop looks as well as the grain.
Ottawa-Crops doing nicely with
the exception of some fields Of early
sown rye, which some farmers say
have been injured somewhat by hot
winds.
Carnes, Iowa-Small grain in excel
lent condition. Corn is a little back
ward. Farmers predict that with
little warm weather it will come out
all right.
Sioux Falls-The weather the past
week could not have been better for
the crops, and all are doing well. An
other good rain this morning and cool
and cloudy all day.
Valley Springs-Crop prospect still
looks very favorable. Corn that was
replanted is coming on and looks
about as we'll as corn generally looks
this time of year.
Seney-Crops of all kinds have made
a good growth during the past week.
Everything looks fine, especially small
grain. Prospects very favorable for
an abundant harvest.
LIE Sueur-Crops of all kinds are
looking very favorable. The weather
has been very good for all kinds of
grain. Some chinch bugs reported at
work on low ground.
Bingham Lake-All crops in this
vicinity are looking fine. Never bet
ter at this season of the year. The
heavy winds have done some damage
to corn, but not bad
Hadley-Corn is in poor condition
and will have to have very good grow
ing weather if that product will make
much of a crop. Some pieces of corn
are being sown to fax.
Mt. Lake-All crops have done
nicely the past week. Had one heavy
rain. The ground is in good growing
condition and the prospects never bet
ter for a good crop than now.
Lime Creek-Crops of all kinds
have made big progress during the
past week. Corn is coming on in good
shape and has about overcome the
setback it received by the frost.
Hospers, Iowa-The past week has
been favorable to small grain. Corn
has made rapid progress the past week,
and has almost recovered from the
setback caused by the cold weather
Woodstock-All kinds of grain is in
first-class condition. Practically all
of the late flax was sown during the
past week. Farmers are well pleased
with the outlook for bountiful crop.
WoIthington-All grain is in good
condition. Prospects were never bet
ter for big crop. Indications are
good for big hay crop, and shipments
of new hay will commence in about
ten days.
St. James-All kinds of grain is i'm
proving and looking nicely, and our
grain dealers are preparing for big
crop. They all say that the prospects
are better every day for big yield in
all grain.
Bigelow-Plenty of moisture and
weather generally warm advanced
all crops rapidly the past week. Corn,
wheat, barley, oats, potatoes and all
garden truck are now doing finely, and
prospects for good crop are flattering.
Luverne-All small grains are look
ing the best they ever did in this part
of the country at this time of the
year. Corn is being bothered some by
cut worms, but no material damage
has been done so far.
LIE Mars, Ia.-Frequent rains and
warm weather forcing grain rapidly,
the damage by frosts several weeks
ago has been overcome and large
crop looked for. Never had a better
prospect for large harvest.
Magnolia = Crop prospects at
present are the finest for years all
grains are week or ten days ahead
of the average year and are bound to
be a big crop. Every one says this
years crop has never been equaled.
Lake Wilson-Crops are looking
splendid except corn. The heavy
gales that we have during this and
last week together with various little
animals are destroying the corn crop
some. Wheat, barley, oats and flax
doing well.
Belle Plaine-Crops in this vicinity
are looking well. The late rains have