The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-17
HOW IT GRADES
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all done and some stacking. Wheat average
about 10 per cent less than last year; grade
about No. 2; oats average about same, better
quality; barley good; no rye; corn good con-
dition, but needs warm weather. No thresh-
ing done yet.
Sibley, Io.-Harvesting and stacking is
nearly done. Only very little threshing
done, and cannot ascertain exact yield, but
it is expected yield and quality will be about
the same as last year, except on wheat
per acre and quality only fair.
Window, Minn.-Crops this year compared
with last year: Wheat acreage larger, yield
lighter and estimate bushels about same /;
grade poorer. Oats and barley average small
er. yield about same per acre, grade about
same. Estimate three-quarters Of last years
receipts. Flax acreage smaller, yield per acre
about as last year. Harvesting, except fax,
will be finished in two or three days.
Garden City. Minn.-Crops in t this part are
one to two grades poorer In quality. Harvest
is entirely over and threshing is well begun.
Vernon Center, Minn.-Grain OF all kinds
about the same as last year. Harvesting all
done and nearly all stacking.
Amboy, Mnn.-Grain in this vicinity all
harvested. Threshing wheat out of shocks has
No. 1, and the average yield will be about
IA or 10 bushels per acre.. Oats light in
weight, caused by rust; will average about
80 to 80 bushels per acre. Flax acreage
small. Average about to 10 bushels. The
corn crop is looking fine. Have had plenty
of rain.
grade will be about same as last year Is
turning out better than expected Some
wheat has been threshed, and yielded from
IL to 25 bushels per acre. All grain Is har-
vested and nearly all stacked.
Blue Earth City, Minn.-Crop conditions:
Wheat yield and grade about same as last
10 per cent less. Oats one-third less. Corn
about same crop, backward; grain all cut.
Very little threshing yet.
Gilmore, Minn.-Wheat yield will be about
so or 50 per cent Of last years crop, and
grade one grade lower. Oats will yield about
% per cent more than last year, and grade
viii only yield about so per cent of last years
crop. Barley poor grade Flax not cut yet
Corn is filling well, and promises better
yield and better grade than last year. Wheat
and oats nearly all in stack. Flax not har-
vested yet.
Wilder, Minn.-Crops as compared with last
year: Wheat half yield and poor grade, oats
about the same as last year, fax smaller
crop than last year, barley yield and grade
about the same, corn about half crop, poor
grade. Harvest about finished.
Mount Lake, Mountaineering all done
and stacking just begun. The yield of all
small grain except wheat will be about the
same as last season as Wheat VIII III pron afoy
will be about % per cent less than last year.
Wheat will grade about No. 2. Other grain
is good grade.
here. Most of farmers stacking their grain.
Wheat will not yield over or 10 bushels
per acre, average about Is bushels last year.
1t is not near as good as last year IN quality; ;
will not grade over No. and No. 8 this year.
Oats and other grain about the same as last
year.
stacks Very little threshed yet in this
vicinity. Average percentage of yield about
same as last year, with grades slightly bet
ter. Wheat Is bushels per acre, oats 30. bar
ley 25. Corn in excellent condition; will ma
ture from one to two weeks later.
Heron Lake, Minn.-Harvest about finished
,fpr
acreage 10 per cent increase; average yield,
wheat 40 to so per cent less per acre than
last year; much inferior grade. Oats, barley
and fax will be fair crop.
Dundee, Minn.-Harvesting about complet-
ed and stacking commenced. Wheat is rath-
er poor crop, will fall short of last year s
crop about one-thtrd. oats ana Darley ABOUT
same last year.
just commenced stacking. Compared with
crop of 1896: Wheat so per cent, oats 40,
fax and barley so. Wheat will be an inferior
grade, fax good; crop will move early.
Avoca, Minn.-Harvest is just about done
Crop as compared with last years will av-
erage: Wheat so per cent, oats 120 per cent,
barley 80 per cent, flax 100 per cent The
quality of wheat and barley is very poor.
S.ayton. Minn.-All wheat, oats and barley
harvested Wheat about one-halfs OF last
fully as good as last year and a good grade;
Flax will be good crop. Flax harvest will
commence this week. Corn is fair crop. -,
Hadley, Mnn.-Oats and barley crop VIII
be 20 per cent better than 1896. Wheat per
cent increase Acreage about the same, grade
fair. Harvesting nearly completed. No
threshing done yet .--
Lake Wilson, Minn.-Wheat, oats and bar
lev harvest is practically over. Wheat yield
about half as compared to last year and grace
poor. Oats good and better grade. Barley
not quite as good, but better grade. Corn
probably a failure.
Woodstock, Minn.-Wheat harvest is almost
&c OH no
same as 1896, and yie,d is from 10 to 10 per
Pipestone, Minn.-Harvest is nearly over.
Oats and barley will equal yield of last year,
while wheat will fall short about 20 per cent.
ST. P. & S. C. DIV. MITCHELL LINE.
Sioux Falls Junction-The wheat crop will
he about 25 per cent lighter than last year
and will be of much poorer quality. oats,
barley and rye about the same. Flax prom
ises to be about % per cent heavier than last
wear and much better quality. Corn is look
ing fine but about ten days late: Harvest
ing ali done Stacking and thresh:ng under
Rushmore. Minn-Crops compared with
1896 Wheat. about 70 per cent; oats and bar
ley, about SIS per cent; flax Will be better imam
last year. Other grains, fair grade Har-
Adrian. Misunderstanding Is almost all
done and grain is being stacked. The yield
and grade will be little below that of last
year on account of decrease in yield and the
large territory tributary to us that was hailed
out. Our buyers estimate that shipments
from this station will not much exceed one
half of last years shipments.
Magnolia. Minn.-On an average this year S
crop compared to last, in this vicinity, is
as good if not better In yield and quality
Harvest is about completed. No threshlng
has been done except for feed.
Lu Verne Minn.-Grain about all cut. Yield
will be about one-third less than last year
and quality not as good.
Bever Creek, Minn.-The grain is about
all cut and stacking is progressing rapidly
Threshing will begin this week About one
half of the acreage of wheat in this vicinity
was hailed out and will yield from one
fourth to one-half crop. Other wheat VIII
run from 10 to 10 bushels per acre. The
quality is far ahead of last year. Oats and
barley will be about the same as last year
except that quality will be better if good
weather continues while stacking and thresh-
ing. Corn IS about ten days late, but with
favorable weather will be an average crop,
but will be considerably smaller than last
year.
Valley Springs. s: D.-Wheat will not yield
more than one-half crop compared with
last year. Quality is about the same. Other
grain about the same as last year Har-
yes ing completed; stacking hardly begun.
Brandon s. D-Yield of o wheat n this 5. SEA- s5a
about 20 per cent larger than last year. All
grain will be Of better grade. Harvesting
completed and stacking in full blast.
c:niy all done: stacking commenced; no
threshing yet done. Grade of wheat probably
not as good as last years yiald. W II BE- about
IL bushels per Oats are lighter than
last year; barley not good; corn good,
but late.
Hartford S. D.-Harvest about finished.
Small grain very uneven. Wheat not so good
as last year. Will everage about s bushels
per acre. Grade poor. Barley will yield
about II bushels per acre; poor color and light
weight. Oas are about the same as last year.
good quality, and will average about %
bushels per acre. Corn is best crop we ever
had Flax will yield well and is good quality
Montrose. S. D.-Harvest about completed
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