St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-25
THREsHERs ARE BUSY.
Northern Pacific Company1s Crop
Report.

The Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany has issued the following crop re-
pert for the week ending Aug. Il:
In the Minnesota division, reports
from the LhreSher are not general. but
what have been received would inQi-
cate that the crops have not been over
estimated. In fact, q few OF the re-
turns are exceeding the most SanguiEe
expectations. Some wheat Ihreshed in
the vicinity OF Little Falls. Verndale
and Detroit went forty-two and forty
three bushels an acre. much of il
weighing sixty pounds 70 the buShel.
By next week there will be enough
grain put through the cylinder TO ar
rive at an average yield Harvesting
is from rs to 80 per cent done west OF
Aldrich. The immense growth has
prevented farmers making very rapid
progress; in many cases their machines
could not cut q swath exceeding two
feet wide, and the sheaves would fall
as thick as possible. Stacking Is pro-
crossing nicely and threshing is just
commencing. One OF two rains have
delayed operations a little, otherwise
the weather has been desirable. East
OF Little Falls corn viii be out of
danger from frcst in about a week if
the HnS r1penlng COnC1uOnS continue.
Farther west II is from q week TO ten
days more backward. Potatoes are a
good crop.
Along the Little Falls & Dakota
branch most OF the grain is stacked.
but Lhreshing is net yet universal. A
little has been done at Glenwood, where
the yield for wheat averages seventeen
or eighteen bushels, and oats forty-1ve
to fifty. At Norris. q number OF crews
started threshing this week and report
yields of twenty 10 thiruy-five bushels
OF wheat, and excellent quality.
In Otter Tail county crops are a pro-
nOunced success. Most OF the grain is
in the stack, while some has been
threshed from the shock, which is a
new departure in this vicinity. At
ClitheTai and Battle Lake some loads
OF grain nave been marketed. derived
from yields of twenty TO thirty-five
bushels of wheat to the acre, which
graded high; cats eighty and barley
seventy bushels. Good judges are con-
fident that the county viii average
thirty bushels. West of WahpeJon
! grain is already being shipped extens-
| lively. a few farmers are taking ad-
vantage of the wet weather by COM
mencing their fall blowing.
But very little grain is left uncut in
the Red river valley: the end OF this
week viii see harvest practically fin
/ iShed north OF Grand Forks while in
Minnesota the first Two or three days
of next week may be required to COM
pIeIe harvesting A report received
! from Grafton states that a large field
Of wheat near town has threShed out
| forty-nve bushels to the acre. There
are SaiG TO be many more pieces like It.
Manitoba farmers have almost COM
| pleted cutting one of the heaviest crops
of grain ever grown in this territory.
Some OF the Oldest settlers claim they
have had nothing to equal it since the
! crop of 1882.
On the Fargo & Southwestern branch
! grain Is about all cut and a good deal
| OF il is being stacked. Flax will soon
! be harvested. and promises q yield of
| ten 10 fifteen bushels an acre. ConSid-
! cradle threshing has been done, and
! wheat is turning out much better than
! expected Tributary TO Horace. yields
/ ranging from twenty-five TO thirty-five
! bushels are reported: Leonard. eighteen
| TO twenty, and nearly all grading No.
| l hard or No. l northern.
| Between Fargo and Tower City har-
| veSting is practically completed. The
wheat yield. as far as known. is rang
| ing from fifteen TO twenty-five bushels
/ an acre.
On the Coeperstown branch thresh-
! ing will commence next week. and by
! Sept l will be in full blast Harvest
J the heavy stand making it difficult TO
make rapid Roadway. Farmers report
using four and half pounds of Irvine
I to the acre, which is nearly double the
usual quantity. Griggs county prom
| ises a big yield.
! In the James river valley, the past
week has ripened grain very rapidly
/ and few farmers are unable TO cut
| it fast enough consequently. when the
/ wind blows. some of it shells out.
/ Threshing has begun at Glover and
/ some grain has moved. The crop will
/ not exceed the average At Cakes the
! yield is averaging twelve bushels an
acre.