The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-07-05

report. The weather has been gen.
orally clear and warm. Corn has
made rapid progress and is several
weeks in advance for the same period
last season. Wheat, oats and barley
have progressed finally and prospects
could not be more favorable.
Garden City-There has been but
little change in the condition of crops.
| A heavy frost Thursday night did con-
siderable damage to corn and potatoes.
Other grain not damaged. Chinch
bugs are working bad in barley and
rye, and doing considerable damage.
Not working any in wheat and oats so
far. Weather warm and dry. Rain
badly needed.
Elmore-All crops in this vicinity
are in fine condition. Corn slightly
damaged by frost on low lands, but
otherwise corn is doing well. Barley
is being cut. Wheat and oats will be
nearly ready to harvest by the last OF
this week, and flax is looking well.
With favorable weather during har-
vest we feel assured Of big yield OF
all small grain.
Avoca-All small grain continues to
look fine. Barley is all headed out,
and oats and wheat about half headed.
Flax looks good. Corn still backward
but is improving. Harvest will COM
mence two to three weeks earlier than
for some time, and | look for grain
| beginning to move by the middle of
August. We had no rain to speak Of
the past week.
Ashton, Ia-Crops up to the present
ra N cnlanni6 condition and
prospects could not be more incOurag-
ing. Oats and barley about all headed
and some will be ripe in a few weeks.
Wheat heading rapidly. Corn is COM
| ing to the front and prospects are
most favorable for it. Weather
warm, no rain fallen for some days.
Dundee-During past week the
weather has been warmer, with one
rain. All grains have grown we'll.
Wheat and oats are nearly all headed,
and look very fair. Corn has made
good growth too. The light frost did
not hurt it enough to stop the growth.
A rain would be great help now.
Haying has commenced on the low
lands. Prospects are splendid.
Hadley-We had light frost dur
ing the week, which injured corn and
potatoes that were planted in low
places. On high ground the frost did
no damage. Barley, wheat and oats,
also fax, are in splendid condition,
and fine prospects for heavy crop.
All small grain is heading out, and
harvesting will begin in about month
more Weather for the week has been
dry and cool.
Mountain Lake-All small grain is
heading out nicely, and the prospects
are good for large yield fully as good
as that of 1892 when wheat averaged
about 20 or % bushels per acre. The
ground is very dry and rain is needed
although nothing suffering. The corn
crop is somewhat uneven on account
of the frosts cutting it, but with fair
weather and a medium late fall, it
ought to be an average crop.
East Henderson-The crop prospect
in this vicinity is not so favorable as
one week ago. The frost of Thursday
night damaged corn that was planted
in low places probably about one third
of the crop. Farmers think it will
only set it back if we get rains and
favorable weather it will still be a
good crop. Chinch bugs are reported
in wheat in spots through the county
but not enough to do any damage as
yet. The hay crop is light just about
enough for home use.
Lake Crystalline is being harvest
ed and is good crop. Some fields of
other grains are heading out short and
some pieces of wheat are beginning to
suffer for rain where the ground is
sandy. Where we have black soil
&c npI or1a lob
fine, straw is long and stands thick
and the heads are long and filling out
well. The frost last week damaged
corn to quite an extent on low ground.
Flax seems to be filling out well but
straw is short.
Minneopa-Crops look well but
need rain especially wheat. The
cool nights help to keep the chinch
bugs down some, but they are report
ed to be very thick in this vicinity.
Corn in places was set back about a
week by the frost of Thursday night,
but was not far enough advanced to
be really damaged. some potatoes
were also frosted and those that were
in bloom were damaged to some eX-
tent. Flax is heading out and looks
fine. Rye and barley is being har-
vested and is reported good crop.
Spencer, S. D.-Crops of all kinds
continue to do well. Small grain all
headed out and looks splendid. The
first piece of winter rye was cut yester-
day, and most of it will be harvested
this week. Early barley will be ready
TO cut in week or ten days. Barley
will be the heaviest crop here this
year. Some pieces are estimated at
forty bushels to the acre. Wheat will
also yield well, but the crop will not
be as good as it was two years ago.
Corn is thin on the ground and late,
but may make fine crop. Flax and
millet growing rapidly and looks
splendid. No rain the past week.
Valley Springs-No damage to
growing crops the past week. Every
thing still looks very favorable. A
light frost the morning Of the 2Sth,
but did no damage.
Beaver Creek-The warm weather
of the past week has been Of great
value to corn. Other grain is fast ap-
maturity. Harvest will
commence in about ten days.
Brandon-The greater part of the
wheat and oats are headed. Only
few pieces of fax sown through here,
but it all looks well. Had light frost
Thursday night, but no damage done
to anything.
Ash Creek-Crops are still in very
favorable condition. Barley harvest