The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-17
HOW IT GRADES.
Omaha Territory Will MOT
Generally Equal Last
Year.


& Omaha railway received reports yes
terday from every agent on it's line
on the condition of this seasons crop,
as compared with 1896. 1t is the first
detailed and complete report secured in
Omaha territory this year, and for that
reason is of considerablevaluable. 1t will
be seen that in majority of places the
wheat does not compare with last year,
either as to yield or grade. That is
found to be especially the case on the
st. Paul & Sioux City division. Follow
ing are the reports:
ST. PAUL AND SIOUX CITY DIVISION.
Seney, Io.-Grain nearly all stacked and
bushels per acre; quality excellent Oats
about 30 bushels, which is ten bushels per
acre less than last year, but quality is
weeks behind last year this time; prospects
not good for over two-thirds of a CROP
Blakeley, Minn.-Crops as compared with
last year: Wheat about 10 per cent more sown
and about 10 per cent less of corn planted.
Other crops same as last year. Harvesting
completed. Stacking two-thirds done, some
threshing being done. Wheat turning out
barley are good. Corn is fine, but little
late. Wheat is not as good quality as last
year.
Merriam Junction. Minn.-This years crop of
small grain will average about 80 per cent
of last years crops. Harvesting all done and
stacking we'll under way Very little thresh-
ing done. Wheat already threshed averages
about II bushels per acre and oats 80. None
marketed yet. Corn prospect is excellent,
, but Will mature about two weeks late. Wheat
grades will vary, probably about 80 per cent
NO. and 90 per cent No. 2.
Butterfeld-Farmers through cutting grain.
ThrSShing commences this week. Indication
for wheat yield 80 per cent, compared
with last year; quality. average No. 2. Barley
80 per cent, grade No. 2. Oats 80. The yield
Of corn bids fair to be nominal.
Ashton Io-Crops in this vicinity CON-
pared with year 1896 about as follows: Barley
| 30 per cent, quality poorer; wheat 60 pei
cent, quality better; fax comparatively none
timothy, 125 per cent, quality same; corn, 7(
per cent Of stand will take until Sept. Is to
20 to mature. Harvest nearly finished.
Madelia, Minn.-Yieid of wheat and oats
will be about 10 per cent less than last year
and will grade No. 2 mostly. All wheat and
oats cut and about half in stack. Flax moi
cut yet, will be small acreage, about the
same yield as last year. Corn will be very
good if frost keeps off.
Sheldon, Io.-Small grain this year will
average about % per cent less than last year
both in q yield and grade. Harvesting about
ali done, Corn bids fair to be as good q
crop '96.
LIE Mars, Io.-Wheat all harvested: of good
|
good quality and about same quantity. Oats
about 30 per cent less than last year, but
good and heavy, and will bring as much
money as last years crops did. Corn doing
we'll and with five more weeks without frosts
will have good crop.
Brewster Minn.-Oats and barley about
same in yield and grade as last year. Wheat
about half yield with poor grade. All in shocks
Flax is better than last year. None harvested
| yet Corn will be good if no early frosts
kasota, Minn.-Harvest in this locality prac-
-tically finished. ThreShing in full blast This
years crop will average about same as 1896
| with possibly a small increase in yield OF
! wheat per acre. Grade about No. 2. Barley
rye and wheat good, while oats as q rule are
| poor quality.
| Will average about IL bushels to acre com.
pared with 16 bushels in 1896, of which only
about one-half will test No. 1 northern. Oats
| and barley Will exceed last years crop. The
| crop is about one-half in stack.
| st. Peter, Mnn.-Wheat threshed so fal
| has graded No 2; last year most of it was
| NO. 1. The average is s to Is bushels Oats
! and rye are good crop. Corn is little back
| ward, but will be very fair crop. Harvesting
| about finished.
| Hamilton, Minn.-Small grain all harvested
| yield of wheat will be about three bushels
| less per acre than last year. Grade aboa1t
same. Oats same or little better than las
| year. Rye about two-thirds last years yield
! quality good. Corn in excellent condition
| Belle Plaine, Minn.-Crops compared with
1896: Wheat will average about IL bushels
per acre, which is about four bushels less
the entire crop will grade No. L. The other
! half will grade No. and 8. Rye is goo6
! crop and the yield and grade same as last
year. Oats will yield about the same as las
| year with better quality. Corn promises IL
be good crop, but will mature about two