St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-10
BUT SO FAR THEY HAVE ONLY
SLIGHTLY INJURED THE
CROPS.
THE HOT AND COOL WAVES.
CONSIDERABLE COMPLAINT IN
SOME LOCALITIES BECAUSE
OF DROUTH.
CHINCH BUGS ARE INCREASING.
Potatoes Are Thrifty, but VIII Re
Small Unless Rain Soon
Falls.

The general crop summary, issued
yesterday by Observer Beals for
the state of Minnesota, says:
The week opened with about the
normal temperature, then rapidly
grew warmer, eliminating in hot
wave with strong southerly winds
during Thursday and Friday. This
hot weather abruptly changed to
cold spell experienced at successive
ly receding hours on Saturday as it's
front rapidly advanced across the
state from west to east.
This cool spell was attended by
high northwesterly winds. Preced-
ing it generous rains fell over the
north half of the state and a few
widely scattered showers over small
strips elsewhere. From the divide
separating the Minnesota and Red
rivers, nearly due east to the st.
CroiX at Taylor'S- Falls, a line can
be drawn, separating the northern
half of the state with ample rain
fall, in most places sufficient to
carry all except late sown crops
through to harvesting time, from it's
southern half with drouth conditions,
beginning last week along the Min
nesota valley and intensifying and
spreading to include all of this dis
trict, except those few places re-
ceiving local rains.
All the crops in the northern and
well watered half are in excellent
cI
age during the week was over a
small strip running across the south
eastern portion of Otter Tail county
into Wadena county, where a severe
rain storm, with some hail, caused
losses varying from total destruc-
ton to more or less damaging lodg-
ment Of grain.
In the south half much complaint
is heard regarding the injurious eff
fectS of drouth and hot winds, which
have done most damage in the coun-
ties adjoining the upper Minnesota
river, and from thence lessening in
outward radiations to the boundary
lines north and south.
Heavy local wind and rain storms
in Ramsey and Washington coun-
ties and in Dakota county have
lodged considerable grain. Chinch
bugs continue to increase in num-
berS.
Potato vines are thrifty, but
tubers will be small without more
rain within a short while. The early
varieties have already suffered suffi-
GENTLY to greatly diminish their
yield, but those maturing later in
the event Of early rains will have
sustained no permanent injury. Po-
tato bugs continue very scarce.
Corn has made a rapid growth,
many fields having been laid by"
and the most advanced is tasseling.
This crop generally would be bene-
flied with more rain. The barley
outlook is very promising, and by
many stated to be the best for aver
age. Flax continues doing nicely.
Haying is general. The yields are
very uneven, with hardly a county
in the dry district reporting them
up to the average, and from that
they range down to very poor. In
the wet or north half this work is
just beginning and the crop every
where is reported to be good. The
condition of wheat still continues
very promising, and it is only in the
dryest portion of the state that it
would be benefited by rain. Its har-
vest will begin in two or three
weeks. The hot, sunshiny days have
stiffened the stalk heads, which are
generally reported to be of good
length, and but little can be found
to condemn in regard to it's present
condition, and the complaints made
are mostly confined to fears of pos
sible future harm.