The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-29
IS PREDICTED OF THE RED RIVER
VALLEY.
This Is the Opinion of Some Farm
ers, but Others Think the Crop
May Recuperate With a Plenty OF
Sunny Weather Thousands of
Acres of Grain Under, Water-In.
@ the Vicinity of Grand Forks the,
Condition of Wheat Is Reported
Excellent. ...\ 0.-..


was thought the moiseure limit had BEEN
reached and farmers frequently predicted
that another heavy rain would reduce
the crops one-four-h The rain came and
it lasted three days, with a fail of more
than five inches, and as a result thou !
sands of acres of wheat in the immediate
valley are inundated ard after three days
since the rain ceased it seems that only
about half the water has run off, Some
of the farmers declare there will be only
ha,f crop in the valley, while others say
that much depends whether the sun
comes out hot Def ore the water disap-
pears. The last three days has been cooE
and cloudy. At present a conservative
estimate would place the crop in the val
ley below. the average and certainly moth
ing like that Of 81 or '05. Outside the
valley except in the extreme northwest
ern part of the wheat section of the state
and small strip in the southern tier OF
coun1ies the prospect could not be i'm
proved upon. All over the state the crop
is, however, from ten days to two weeks
late and already farmers have begun to
fear frost. The harvest will be unusually
late.
Grand Forks, N D., Special, July 23.-
Careful investigation of crop prospects
in this section shows the growing grains
to be in as fine condition as ever known.
Notwithstandi1 the enormous quantity
of water that has fallen during the past
few days, no damage has resulted here,
except in very few low pieces. Farmers
are busy cutting hay. Some fields of bar
ley will be ready to cut in ten days. A
conservative estimate of the wheat yield
per acre for this section is eighteen bush
els. Several hail storms have damaged
growing crops in some sections, notably
| in Walsh and Pembina counties, where
nearly a hundred thousand acres have
| been destroyed or injured. Where the
| damage has not been too extensive the
| crops will recover to some extent. In
| Minnesota, large section in the vicinity
| of Fertile and Ada is under water and
| crops dar aged.
Barr esville, Mimi, Special July 23.-Oa
| heavy and low lands the crops were badly
| damaged by excessive rains, but are in
| good shape in general, on account of
sandy SOIL The percentage of damage
ranges from 10 to 90
Fergus Falls, Mimi, Special, July g.
| While there has be IN pier ty of moisture
in Otter Tail county, there has not been
| an excess and crops arc looking very fine.
The precipitation at Fergus Falls has
been less than two inches during the past
week, while north of the Northern Pa
cific it has been four or. five times as
| great. The streams in Otter Tail show no
signs Of heavy rain, and the roads are
not even muddy. There have been gentle
| winds after the showers and the ground
| has dried off nicely. There is very little
| grain lodged, notwithstanding so much of
| it is very heavy. The wheat is very I'M
| even in it's condition; some fields sowed
at the same time seem to show two weeks
| difference. This is attributed to the frost
| which froZe some of the fields and not
others. The grain is beginning t. have
a yellow tinge, and with warm weather
some fields will soon be ready for cutting.
| Farmers are preparing for an carly har--
| vest and are full of hope, on account Of
the excellent prospects at this time.
| Adrian, Minn., Special, July 23-The
weather during the past two weeks has
been favorable for small grains and for"
haying. Much hay has been put up in
fine shape. Barley and oats are very fine,
and the acreage is large. Many have be-
gun cutting barley and with continues
good weather the quality will be good.
Wheat is fair, many fields being very fine.
The stand of wheat is generally rather
thin Blight and the Hessian fly have
damaged a few fields slightly, but the
| damage tr On these causes is small. Rust
has also injured some fields, but with good
| we ather this damage will probably be
| light. More rain has fallen than has been
| needed for wheat, and on low lands has
been an injury. Com is generally back
| ward, though some fields are fire, and
| | with warm weather corn will yet make
| fair crop. All crops are about two
weeks. later than usual. The area de-
stroyed by hail IN this county is much
less than last year and the loss from
this cause will be light.
Marshall, Mimi, Special, July 23.-First
! barley is being cut this week in Lyon
county. The crop is good one. Oats
I are reported rather light as the crop was
injured by frost and too much rain. All
/ ether crops look very promising. The
! wheat crop is exceptionally fine. The ex-
pected weakness of straw and rust failed
to injure it and many farmers row, from
all directions, say that their wheat is
filing out splendidly, and is the best they
: have had for years The wheat yield Of
5 | Lyon county this year is estimated by
: | quarters bushels. This, with other crops
: | will certainly ensure good times for this
! county, In addition to this, the county
/ | is now quite extensively engaged in stock
| and dairy business. Lyon county is al
right and the wave, of prosperity is al.
ready washing its shores.
Winnebago City. Mimi, Special, July %
: -Chinch bugs have appeared in man,
:. fields Of grain. and are doing much dam
a5e. Grain fields lying along the rive
q and on the border of Rice Lake are sui
s fering most. The. frequent heavy rains
n have undoubtedly greatly hinderad thei
f progress, yet the lateness of the season
q Will give them a Longer time than usua
= = in which to work and at least a few field
= will not be worth harvesting. In othe
o respects the small grain is in good condi
Is ton and promises good crop. Rye is il
# the shock and barley is being harvested
d Some fields Of early wheat will be har
!. vested next week.
Cumberland Wis, Special July 49,
Crops of all kinds are looking well here
especially small grain. Corn is now com
nvo, nd a fso
% despite the late spring. Grass on ne,
me a doWs is very heavy indeed. Our farm
as ers are now turning their attention NOR
= to stock and it looks as though Barro
:. county was destined to become one {
= the foremost dairy counties in the stat.
= Jake Schaefer, the billardist, ha
= nnnclndpd To hid falnr.oll 20, A u, All Z,