St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-28
BETTER YIELD PROMISED.
conditions Improve Along the
Northern Pacific.


me condition Of crops along the lines
~ tHe Northern Pacific is shown by
lhe following report:
Minnesota Division-Harvestin OF
wheat and oats commenced on the
man line east of Sank RAPIDS thi.
week and Will be more general next
week, weather permitting. Rive is
nearly all stacked and much OF if is
threshed, the usual yield being twellty-
HVe bushels an acre and of excellenr
quaIlty. wet weather during the past
week mas retarded work in the harvesl
IeIcS somewhat, more particularly de-
laying the progress of stacking hay.
west of Wadena wheat is fillins
splendIdly and promises a big crop,
" when aftl viii be- ready to cut in from ter,
equally We'll. Corn has made the most
RAPID advancement of late An enor-
nous crop OF potatoes is now a Ger
ta-nty. Some early species have been
aug already, and the quantity ana
quality are above the average One
or two isolated cases of smut or rust
in wheat and oats are reported. No
other complaints are heard. Every
BODY speaks cheerfully of the outlook.
Little Falls and Dakota Branch
Numerous showers have done much TO
SIMULATE wheat, which is filing more
than ripening at present. 1t has re-
covered to q large extent from the ef-
fects OF the scorching early in the
had such fine growing weather pre-
vailed then as at present. The ayera ge
yield will probably be ten bushels.
With fair weather harvesting will &C.
cur in about ten days.
Northern Pacific, Fergus and Black
Hills Branch-In the Minnesota por-
ton wheat and oats are still green.
but filling out nicely. With the excep-
ton of some pieces of early oats,
harvest will not commence before the
next ten days. All crops are looking
at their best, except a few fields OF
oats, which are infested with rust ana
smut. In Dakota grain is more ad-
vanced. Some wheat is being cut a.,
Mooreton. Harvest will be general
the latter part of next week
On the Red River Branch-Along the
portion OF line traversing Polk, Nor
man and Clay counties, a number OF
reports show rust in the wheat ffeld.
but no fears are expressed OF much
II any, injury being done At present
it is in the form of black substance
outside of the head, which it is be-
neVed Will disappear with dry weather
IN Dakota smut is becoming prevalen,
in many sections, while others are en-
urely free from it, noticeably where
the seed was questioned, Indicating
that the careful farmer has been web
repaid for his precaution, the remedy
never being known to fail. This draw
back has not yet reached any stage
Suflclent to cause anxiety of having
any material effect upon the yield or.
quality OF the wheat crop. A few fields
OF oats and barley have also been found
slightly infested with smut. The con-
dit1on on the whole is not as serious
as reported.
Fargo & Southwestern Branch-As
far west as Buttsvllle crops are in ex-
: cellent condition, having been greatly
improved by a nice rain early in the
week. In the immediate vicinity of
Lisbon not much more than half q
nNnpnfa1
north of town splendid crops are re-
ported. From Lisbon to La MorrYsa the
yield viii be below the average, blight
anC other causes having reduced the
crop. Between Berlin and Edgeley the
conditions vary, some fields of wheat
VIII go fifteen to twenty bushels an
acre, while others will not exceed ten
bushels. Some early wheat will be cut
next week.
! Dakota Division-The perfect grow
! ing weather of the past week has vast
! ly improved the condition of grain, es-
| pecially west of Oriska. AS far west
as Sanoorn good crops are now prac-
| tically assured.
! James River Valley Branch-Wheat
has ripened very rapidly the past week
/ under the favorable conditions of the
weather. Some fields are now being
| cut at Cakes. With continued favor
| able weather most of the grain will
| be ready to cut the end of next week
| The dry, hot weather early in the
! month injured grain in many localities
! conseque ntly the yield will vary. About
| twelve bushels will be the average
while some patches will give fifteen to
| twenty bushels.
! Jamestown e Northern Branch-Re.
! cent rains, followed by cool weather
! have retarded the progress of grain t
some extent, though it has been benefi
| cial for filling. More heavy stands Of
| grain of all kinds were never seen II
this section. Wheat will average
twenty bushels and other crops in pro
portion.
| Mandan to Dickinson, N. D.-Prospect:
| for good crops are above par through
| out this section.