The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-08

grain Is now looking stronger. The
ground is in excellent shape. The rain
falls at Breckenridge were not as
heavy as elsewhere. The report says
there was a three hours soaking
rain" Grain Is one week behind the
season at Maynard. The ground is in
good condition. There has been an
abundance of rain at Granite Falls
with heavy frost Saturday and Sun
day nights, injuring garden truck and
corn. Grain is a week late at Hanley
Falls
Jasper reported that there had been
cloud burst reaching several miles
north and east of Ihlen. which washed
out several bridges, drowned cattle
Crops are ten days behind.
At Sioux Falls corn and fax were
slightly damaged by frost. Other
grains need warm weather. There
were several heavy rains, and the
week was very cool. Crops are week
late. The same condition appears to
exist at Yankton, Viborg, Lennox and
other points. Wheat at Holloway is
three weeks behind. on account Of
frosts. Grain was damaged considera
bly, by frosts at Watertown and Vicin-
tty. Wheat has grown but little sinca
the last report, but will progress rap
idly as soon as warm weather sets in.
Grain that was almost killed by frostS
at the station of Vienna has picked up
and is growing very fast since the
rains set i'm. Grain generally about
fifteen days behind the season. At
Huron the frosts damaged to a con-
siderable extent the corn and rye. At
HankinSon grain is ten days late, but
appears to be healthy. There was an
inch of rain at Aberdeen. Grain is
growing finely and is about even with
hn NhA oh
deem is sending in favorable reports.
There was plenty Of rain near Am
herst, Putney, Claremont and other
points. Along this whole division 1t
was believed that a few days of warm
and sunny weather would repair any
damage which may have been done.
Along the northern division of the
Great Northern the weather was gen.
orally cold and damp, although the
agents in eight cases out of ten re-
ported the weather as being favorable.
Crops are either in advance of or even
with the season. Conditions on the
northern division were generally bet
ter than on the divisions preceding. At
Grand Forks the weather was said to
be fine, the ground good and the crops
in advance of the season. The same
conditions were reported from about
flfty-eight of the sixty or more sta
tionS. Hamilton and Bathgate and
Hoople alone reported the weather as
having been unfaVorable. There was
not much rain, however, on this di-
vision. Marvel reported the ground to
be dry. Glasston drying, Hamilton
too dry, Bathgate drying out, and
the only ones on the northern division
where there was any apprehension on
account Of the dryness
On the Fergus Falls division the con-
d1t1ons were about the same as on
the Willmar division. Frosts injured
corn, garden truck and other similar
crops. Wheat is doing fairly we'll
but needs the sun. Grain is behind
the season, but could catch up, with
favorable weather. In North Dakota
along the line of the Great Northern
the conditions varied considerably. AT
Emerado wheat was reported as being
at standStill At LarimOre it was
two weeks in advance. At Petersburg
1t was week in advance. Mapes re-
ported wheat as being ten days behind
the season. At Bartlett wheat was re-
ported as growing very fast and ahead
of the season. There was fifteen hours
of light rain at Lakota. At Devils
Lake the weather has been very fa-
Vorable, the ground is in good condi-
t1on and crops are about UP to the
season. The ground is dry at Church's
Ferry. There has been one or two very
light rains. Crops are behind last year.
The conditions are excellent at Wahpe-
ton, Towner, Colfax, Walcott, Everest,
Galesburg, Clifford, Casselton, May
Vile, McCanna and intermediate points.
The weather at Inkster has not been IA
vorable, and progress lis slow on: ac-s
count of frosts and heavy winds Rain
is badly need at Edinsburg, Milton.
Osnabrock, Langdon, Cando and st.
Johns. The report Of the whole line,
however, is looked upon as being ia
vorable, as the weather is expected to
be warm from now on