The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-27

fe" the week ending Saturday, as COM
piled by the Great Northern, is as fol-
lows:
BRECKENRIDGE DIVISION.
Wayzata-Weather since last report most
Iv Gear with moderate temperature and slght
frosts nights. Corn ripe and being cut; All
threshing done around this vicinity. Yieid
wheat twenty bushels per acre; oats thirty
to thirty-fve bushels per acre.
Long Lake-Weather past week generally
warm and dry with two heavy frosts Gram
all threshed and the yield was fair Ground q
in fine condition for plowing. Corn OUT on Oh
danger from frosts, except in low spots winch
has been killed by recent frosts. Potato
crop not very good.
Maple Plain-Weather last week warm.
Two heavy frosts. Grain over two-tnlrds
threshed. Corn nearly all cut and good ay-
erage yield. :,
,DeIano-Weather since last report clear and
cool; threshing will be competed tnls "een, tban
anticipated Corn crop harvested ana PROM
ises an abundant yield.
Misunderstanding was resumed IN TINS
vicinity last Monday, and has proceeoed
rapidly since then. Considerable damage to
stacks account of wet weather. NO cnange
in yield from previous reports. Thresn1ng
three heavy frosts but corn was out of dan.
ger Farmers are cutting second crop OF
hay where ground is dry enough. Potato
crop light. ,o..
and fine; no rain. Threshing, which was de-
layed on account of rain, is now being done
Wheat is not yielding as good as 1sst was ooro gx
crop and quality so far is poor. None being
sold for more than No northern.
Howard Lake-Wheather since last report
cool and favorable for threshlng. Ground IN
good condition. Threshing in run nlast' aSd
Wheat is yielding very poor, nearly all NO;
q northern. Corn nearly all cut and IS good
crop; other crops in good condition. so.
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able for threshing since last report. wheat
is rather damp and grades No. ana lo%er'
Corn is being cut now and Is go91 zoo 80 80
ing. We have had several light troSts put
no damage done to speak Of a,o
Cokato-Weather past week clear ana me me.
Threshinp has progressed nicely ana is ABOUT
one-fourth done. About two weeks OF ia.
yorable weather will finish. Wheat y1ed not
what was expected, and as thresh1ng pro-
crosses the average is placed lower ana low
Or Estimates of yield wheat twelve to
fourteen bushels; oats twenty-five to thirty
bushels; corn and potatoes fair crop: .oon
Dassel-Weather the past WEEK .aI nas od Oodn
drv and warm. Threshing is under full heao-
way. Wheat threshed has averaged II busheis
per acre, grading mostly No. northern as OaIs
averages 90 bu per acre. Hay Will be DeuIer
crop than expected some time ae0, - 9ota'Ges 1s &c
will be light but good quality Corn is uo-
ing nicely and will be fair crop.
Darwin-Weather during the past week was
clear and warm with only two night frosts'
sble to move threshing machines over nearly
all fields and farmers have been able to cut
hay that they had given up as lost. hay VIII III
be scarce this winter. Wheat yields lO 10 10
bushels Corn is being cut and is a fair crop.
Litchfeld-Weather past week clear and
warm; no rain. Threshing is progressing
fast about 20 to Is per cent done, wheat
yielding to 10 bushels per acre, mostly NO.
Grove City-Weather since last report cool
and clear; about 10 per cent of the threshing
DONE wheat averaging from 10 to ~ bushels
per acre. Corn out Of the way from frost
now.
Atwater-Weather the past week was clear
and fine. This has dried ground and grain
stacks so that plowing and threshing are pro-
crossing nicely There is not over 10 per cent
threshed The average yield is about II
bushels. Flowing is three-fourths done.
Ground in fair condition. But little
damage by frost in this locality.
Kandiyo since last report has
been favorable, and threshing is being pushed
very rapidly. Very little wheat is being sold,
as farmers are holding it. Corn was not dam
aged much by the frosts and is now being cut
very rapidly. Oats are poor crop, aver
aging about % bushels per acre.
Willmar-Weather the past week favorable
for threshing, though ground still too wet
and difficult to move machines. ThreShing
about one-fourth done, wheat yielding as well
as expected averaging to IL bushels of fair
grade. Flax is being threshed and is said to
yield about-S bushels. Corn mostly ripe and
harvest begun.
Pennock-Weather the past week was clear
and ceol, with heavy frosts. Threshing is
progressing nicely. Grain on low land is
poor but loss is made up on high land. Corn
and garden produce are safe. Potatoes a
good crop
Kerkhoven-Weather the past week has
been favorable for threshtng. New wheat is
coming in at the rate of 1000 bushels to 1500
bushels a day, grading rejected and No. 8;
too much rain when ripening. No material
change in other crops
Murdock-Crop all harvested. Flax going a
very poor grade, on account of it being cut
and lay on the ground during the recent
rains; some of it unstable. Wheat yields
about 10 bushels to the and grades No.
z, No. and rejected There will be very
little No. l northern wheat here this year
De Graf-Weather since last report favor
able. All grain threshed and stacking in
full blast. Grain yields as follows: Wheat.
about 10 bushels; oats, 20; fax, about 10.
Benson-Farmers threshing say yield aver
ages IL bushels to the acre and grades Nos
and northern.
Clontarf-Weather the past week has been
most favorable, clear and warm, with no
rain. Threshng Is we'll under way. and farm
ers are pushing it along as rapidly as pos
Hancock-Weather since last report clear
and warm. Threshing progressing rapidly;
wheat yielding about IA bushels per acre:
quality Nos. and northern. Corn well
matured; good yield.
Notwithstanding under full headway.
Weather the past week has been favorable
wheat averaging about u bushels per acre
Donnely-No change in the crop situation
since last report. Stacking completed; thresh-
ing going along favorably. Wheat going to
10 bushels Nos. 2 and 8. Flax and oats not
as good as expected Oats about 20 and 25
flax bushels per acre. Two frosts the past
week.
Herman-Threshing going on in good shape
last few days. and weather excellent. Wheat
turning out poorer than expected both as to
graz grade and ID quality @ Oats very poor Flax
ably have more freight to haul than last
year, prices are better.
demonstrating about quarters
completed. Threshing about one-quarter com
pleted. Grain averages about 10 bushels pei
acre. The weather the past week has been
clear and fine.
Tintah-Threshing of grain is progressing
nicely; about one-half of the threshing is now
done. Weather favorable past week, dry and
no very serious winds to hinder threshing
with several heavy frosts nights, which dam
aged garden truck.
Campbell-Cuting all done; threshing in pro
gress. Considerable grain has been stacked
All grain yielding far below estimate and OF
very poor quality. Wheat is going from {
to 13 bushels per acre. We will not get an
average of over 8 bushels. Oats poor and
light; will not average over 20 bushels. Flax
8 bushels.
Breckenridge -Threshing progressing very
slowly Most grain now in stack and farm
ers are plowing. Considerable grain that has
been threshed is being held for better prices
Wheat will not average over bushels pei
acre in this county
HUTCHINSON BRANCH.
Observation-Disclosures since last report gener-
ally clear and COOL No rain; light frost
Monday morning, but did very little damage
Threshing all done and plowing progressing
finely. Land is in good condition and good
fair yield of corn is expected. Potatoes are
light crop, and acreage much less than last
year.
St Observation-Disclosures since last report
has been fine. We had couple of light
frosts, but they did not do much damage
Threshing in this vicinity is about all done
all wheat grades No 2 northern and lower
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