The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-08
NEED OF SUNSHINE
PRINCIPAL DRAWBACK NOW TO
THE NORTHERN GROWING
GRAIN CROPS.
LAST WEEK WAS TOO CLOUDY
FOR THE BEST GROWTH THAT
MIGHT HAVE BEEN DE-
SIRED.
NEW MOVE OF THE C. p. FEARED.
1t May Result In Serious DiminutiOn
of the Winter Business of
American Lines.

Farmers and grain men are keeping
very close tab upon the crop conditions.
The weekly crop reports Of the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific as
printed each week in the G lob e, fur
nish accurate information to those
whose interests are dependent upon the
agricultural prosperity Of the North
west.
The Great Northern report for the
week ending June 5, covering the Da-
kotas and Minnesota, was issued yes
terday. The conditions generally are
favorable The rain was great boon
to growing grain. There was consid-
cradle frost but grain did not suffer as
much as other crops. Along the Will
mar division the conditions are favor
able. The questions propOunded by the
general superintendent for the entire
system were as follows: Weather since
last report, condition Of ground and
progress of growing grain, and whether
in advance or behind the season. At
Wayzata the weather for the week was
cool and cloudy, with continued rains.
There was some frost, but no damage
was done to growing grain. The ground
at this point is in good condition.
Grain is growing slowly. The agent at
this point says that a little sunshine
would put the crops ahead Of the sea-
son, but that as yet the crops are about
a week behind. Maple Plain reported
that the weather was cloudy and
rainy and very cool. There were two
heavy frosts, which injured corn and
potatoes to some extent Wheat Is look
Ing we'll, but warm and sunshiny
weather is needed. The ground is
moist and in good condition. Corn and
garden truck was damaged at Montrose
by the frosts. The corn is growing
slowly, and there is some complaint of
seed rotting in the ground. Warm
weather is needed to hurry the crops
along. All crops look better since the
rain. At Waverly there has been lit
tie sunshine. The ground is in good
condition. Crops are coming along
very slowly and are from one to two
weeks behind the season.
At Howard Lake corn was damaged
by the frosts. Wheat and other grains
are about week or ten days behind
The season. At Dassel the week was
cold and rainy, conditions which appear
by the reports to have been prevalent
all over the territory covered by the
Great Northern lines. The weather at
Dassel was reported as being too cold
Tor corn. Other crops, however, were
reported as doing nicely. Prospects are
encouraging at this point for a heavy
wheat yield. There were two heavy
frosts at Darwin, which cut much Of
the corn, potatoes and garden truck
down to the ground. The Litchfield
agent reported that grain of all kinds,
except wheat, needs warm weather.
Some damage was done by frosts The
grain is about ten days behind the
season.
At Kandiyohi three inches Of rain
fell during the week, and the weather
was generally cold; the ground is in
good condition. The crops are ahead
or the season and are doing well. St.
Boniface reported that the ground is
thoroughly moistened. All crops are
about ten days behind the season
prospects here were reported as not
being very good unless warm weather
sets in very soon. Corn was injured
by the frosts at Mayer, but wheat and
oats look excellently. There were hard
frosts at Lester Prairie May 80 and 81
Crops look fair and will be all right if
there is warm weather soon. Grain is
growing nicely at Hutchinson, except
corn, which seems to be slow. Crops
are two weeks behind the season.
There was plenty Of rain last week, and
the ground is in excellent condition.
On the Breckenridge division the con-
ditions were about the same. Willmar
reported cloudy and cool weather with
plenty of rain. Grain is getting a fair
root and is ahead of last season at
this time. At Kerkoven there were
heavy rains and heavy frosts The
progress of the crops is about the same
as last year except in ravines, where
some grain was frosted badly, espe-
cially in the vicinity of Pennock. The
farmers say that the frosts will leave
no serious effects if the sun comes ont
warm Immediately.
Murdock reported that some of the
land in low places will have to be
seeded again. The balance has been
delayed two weeks, on account of the
cold and cloudy weather. At Benson
the week was cold and cloudy. and
there was considerable rain There
were number Of heavy frosts during
the week. Corn, potatoes and garden
truck were all more or less damaged.
Wheat is doing nicely, but week be-
hind last year e,,9t.
AhC oSChl dl MOTIFS reported that
fax had been somewhat damaged by
the frost. Grain has been held back
by the continued cold weather. The
ground is in good condition. At Don
nelly it was reported that all grain
was much damaged by the frost. but
it is thought the wheat will recover
with favorable weather. A good deal
Of the land is being plowed again and
} resown to flax and barley. The con-
Gition of the ground is good The week
was cold and rainy. At Norcross If
was said that the grain was not doing
very well, on account of the hard frosts
which turned it yellow Wheat was
not damaged at Herman and is begin
ming to recover from the effects of
y the hard week. The cold weather set
grain back. 1t was thought at Camp
bell that grain was damaged consider
ably by the hard frosts. Brecken-
ridge farmers rave been worrying two
weeks, first on account of dry weather
and then on account Of cold and frosts.
But toward the end of last week the
conditions became more favorable, and