St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-22


are also a heavy crop.
East Henderson-Threshi is in
progress. Wheat averages from 20 to
% bushels per acre; most of it good
quality; oats from 30 to 40 bushels per
acre; corn looking we'll in this vicin-
ity; there are chinch bugs reported a
few miles west in Sibley county, do
ing considerable damage to corn. Po-
tatoes look WELL
Heron Lake-All grain in stack, and
threshing begun; good yield reported;
no damage by weather since last re-
port.
Dundee = Threshing started; wheat
goes about 20 bushels to acre; oats 40
to so bushels; flax nearly all cut; none
threshed yet. Corn is filling very good.
Avoca-Grain nearly all in stacks.
Threshing is in full blast. Flax is
about ripe and some is cut
Mankato-Corn is maturing RAPIDLY:
some said to be out of the reach of
frost already and the prospects for
line crop are good. Recent rain has
freshened up all growing crops.
Beaver Creek-Stacking is completed:
there will be little threshing done for
lew weeks; farmers prefer to have
grain sweat in stack, expecting bet
ter prices after grain is through the
sweat Corn is badly in need of rain;
unless we get rain soon not more than
half crop is expected
Slayton-FlaX is nearly all ont. tbe
SEED nax Is ripening fast, but is not as
good as expected on account of dry
weather. Nearly all wheat, oats and
barley is stacked, but very little
threshfng done at present.
Notwithstanding is nearly COM
pleted and threshing has begun.
large amount of wheat is being
thfeshed from the shock and the yield
is very good.
iPlpestone-Favorab weather since
iasI report; grain nearly or quite all
cut and farmers busy stacking.
Ihresh1ng has commenced.
Lake Misunderstanding all done:
tnreshlng has commenced; wheat turn
ing out very well; fax mostly all cut
ana stacked. all but the very late:
everything favorable.
Haoley-All crops in good shape: no
damage during past week; some
lhreshlng done on wheat, average
ranging from Is to % bushels per acre
oehe Plalne - Threshing is about
zone. Corn crop good where hail
ola not damage it. Potato crop is
good. Hail damaged corn about one
nall OF the crop in Scott and Siblev
county.
Hamilton - Threshing progressing
slowly. Only a small fraction of cron
mas been threshed so far Wheat aver
ages % bushels. oats about So bushels.
rye 81 bushels per acre. Corn crop will
De heavy if we get no frost during
next ten days
BreWster-Stacking all done except
max. Threshing is going on SLOWLY.
Corn will be good if no early frost.
but it needs rain
Bigelow-About 80 or IS per cent
OF small grain in stack Weather be-
ing dry and very favorable for this
work, the grain went up in good shape.
But little grain threshed, but enogh
to show a large yield and fine quality.
Corn and potatoes look well.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Valley Springs = Stacking not all
done yet. Not much grain threshed
yet Indications from what has been
threshed show wheat 20 bushels. Corn
doing We'll Some poor pieces but most
of it will be good.
Brandon No threshing here vet
of any account, but will soon com
mence. The heavy rain last week
greatly benefited the corn. No dam
age done.
Sioux Falls Grain nearly all
stacked and in good condition. Some
threshing being done. Corn good, but
needs rain.
Hartford = Wheat is yielding from
20 to q bushels per acre, oats all
the way from 40 to rs bushels, the
most of them about 40 or SO. Very
little flax or barley threshed yet Corn
is doing well, but needs rain badly.
Montrose - Stacking about three
fourths done. Considerable threshing
of wheat has been done. Out of shock
the lowest average is II bushels per
acre, and some as high as 80.
Salem - Small grain all cut. Corn
needs rain. Wheat yielding from Is to
% bushels per acre.
Spencer Considerable cutting
done the past week south and east of
station Wheat runs from IL to IS
bushels, with an average of Is, barley
from % to 40, with an average of 80,
and oats 20 to 80, with an average of
IS bushels. The highest yield of wheat
reported from territory west of Spen-
Ger is 10 bushels. The average will not
exceed bushels. West of here farm
ers' crops of all kinds are very light,
wheat not averaging more than
bushels there. Corn needs rain. Early
sown fax cut and a fair crop.
Fulton = Small grain all in the
stack. Some little threshfng being
done No change in yield since last re-
port Farmers are cutting their corn
for fodder at present. Weather still
dry and warm.
Mitchell No rain the present
week. Considerable threshing done,
but does not increase my estimate of
last week as to average yield. Corn
will not amount to anything except for
fodder. Late fax and millett worth
less Hay not a quarter of a crop.
WISCONSIN.
Deer Park-Grain all cut in this sec
ton and stacking about completed;
corn doing we'll; threshing will conf
mence last of week.
New Richmond-Grain all cut;
stacking progressing nicely; corn and
potatoes doing we'll.
Chippewa Falls - Threshing being
rushed; oats yield from 40 to GO BUSH
els per acre; wheat a good yield; con-
siderable smut in oats; corn still o. K.
River Falls-The crop situation in
this vicinity is yielding full up to ex-
pectations; all grain cut.
Ellsworth - Harvesting all done;
stacking about done; in good shape;
some threshing being done; grain is
good and very heavy yield.
Hunbird-Grain all cut and thresh-
ing in progress; oats turning out big;
corn has commenced to ripen and a
large crop is expected if frost stays
off two weeks.
misunderstanding going on at a
good rate; oats will average 80 BUSH |
els; wheat, 20 to 25; rye, % to 80; bar
ley, 40 to the acre; corn good; potatoes
will be large crop. 4