The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20

q OOCA NlOuuy III ~ LIZ
Tintah-Threshing was de,ayed somewhat
the past week account of rain. and high
winds. Wheat is averaging about ten bushels
per acre. Quality fair. !.
Campbell-Very little threshing done past
week account of so much rain. Stacking
well under Roadway. What threshing has
mostly No. 2. Average yie,d about twelve
bushels per acre. Cutting is all over with
except fax.
MISUNDERSTANDING has been delay
eight bushels per acre. Very little wheat
being marketed. Most farmers stacking;
some. holding wheat in expectation OF Detler
prices. Some farmers haying and plowlns.
Look for heavier receipts in short time.
HUTCHINSON BRANCH.
celsior-Weath since last report cloudy
and warm. with occasional. light showers, ex-
cept today very cool with strong northwest
wind. Threshing about all done. wheat aV-
erages about fifteen bushels per acre. oats
about thirty. Wheat fair quality; oats some
musty account of bundles not drying. corn
is coming on fairly and will be good average
Weld. Potatoes about two-thirds OF a crop.
Land in good condition for blowing.
st. Observation-Disclosures since last report
has been very wet until yesterday, when
it cleared up nicely. Hard 1rost last ma $ar
| along. 1t did not damage potatoes any.
Threshing is about four-ffths done IN tnls
locality. Flowing Is about tWo-thlros uone:
Ground in good condition. Corn will be GOOD
Maver-Weather very hot. Frequent rains
during past week, but had heavy frost iast
Threshing all done. Wheat a far yleio' put
grading No. 2 and 8. Oats a good crop Corn
will be a good crop. -
Lester Prairie-Weather past week very
wet until Yesterday. Hard frost last night:
very little work of any kind done past
week account too much wet. Present lnd13 1
cations are that threshing and plo"lns o ~od
be resumed next week. Corn Is a gooo
cron potatoes fair. Wheat grading NO. z
and average about fifteen bushels:
Silver Lake-Wheat is about nan .hresh hui
of very poor grade. Threshing IS delayeaa
mast weak account of rain. Corn is a good
crop, also potatoes. Flowing is, is a near
hit has been delayed of late by rains. Corn
was hurt last night by heavy frost; cor
Hutchinson Weather unfavoraoie ero bIe
threshi8Hg. since m last f fsPPeshing done done. It is
tbouebt it will not be all threshed TINS laa,
Average ten bushels per acre anu ~ and
| No. 2 and 8. Potatoes fair crop Oh u nt aIaraqe
poor on low lana; Will pe oeo"
crop. Corn fair.
wILLMAR & SIOUX FALLS LINE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS during past week mas
been very unfavorable for threshing;, no
tbresh;ng done in this vicinity at al ene
past week; 1t has rained M nea ahoot esei Ground
is in fair shape now, and II we nave 800 "a
more rain threshing will commence ior s0ou
next Monday. veek cloudy and
oooi with considerable rain fall, when oe.
| laws threshing. A very heavy 1rost . caeeL.
which caused some damage TO corr; heen
inp Is ali done. What threshing has 9een
done. the wheat is of poor quality, graotn Il
No. 2 3 and rejected. The estimate Is Ueh
hnsheis per acre. other grain quite GOOD;
Observation-Disclosures past week mas oetn
oM nnfavorable for threshing, owing to
heavy rains. About Is per cent OF thresning
done Wheat averages from seven TO zen
bushels and fax five to seven oe Grnnnd pi is
acre. Corn turning out wen. Hiouho -
in good condition for blowing; a
Granite Falls-Harvesting hnlsneo anu
tbreshing over half done. wheat ylei1ins
Srono civ to fifteen bushels per acre. FLAX
Yields from eight to ten bushels per acre.
| Quality of all grain is poor. n,ook
Haniey Falls-Weather for the past Week
has been mostly very warm VIII coo, sTVe and
last night we had heavy frost. Ihlnk lnIs
will hurt corn quite badly, as 1t doesn seen
to be far enough along to be out OF uahseL
from frost. Threshing has Deen KEEP pa0n
tbe mast week account Of the wet weather.
Wheat turning out poor, six to ntteen pusn-
els, poor quality, grade from > Nortner ano .
no grade. Potatoe crop lar III o"e ~
Observation-Disclosures past week very rainy,
but little threshing done. Has cieareG up
and machines have resumed WORK. G iain
mostly stacked in good shape so put nttie
dnmaSe done Wheat running from eight to
twelve bushels per acre. Had heavy 1rost
last night. u,u
account of heavy rains past week. Wheat
Weld will fall below estimate previously
given. Wheat threshed so far turned OUT
seven to nine bushels per acre. Conselxaa
tive stimate place average y1elo IN tnis
vicinity not over eight bushels. Corn IN good
condition; will be average crop. PleWlng
well under way: ovid
mart cloudy with showers. Stacking all gone.
Shock threshing is nearly completed. STACK
threshing will commence now soon. WnedI
averaging about eight bushels; oats anu pal.
lev thirty to thirty-fve bushels; flax ten
bushels: corn will be good yield. Flowing
progressing nicely.
Florence-Weather the past week mas Degn
warm. ending in very cool. Corn is nearly
out of the way of frost. Very little threshlng
has been done yet on account OF ram. some
good grain. has averaged ten pushels per
acre. but most of it so far is three ana nVe
bushels per acre for wheat; twenty-five Tor
barley; thirty for oats; fax is not stacked
Ruthton-Weather the past week warm and
showery at intervals. The wet weather is
DELAYING threshing badly. Very little thresh-
ing has been done in this vicinity. Wheat
is grading Nos. 2, 8 and rejected. Average
Weld per acre about six bushels. Oats and
barley crop poor. Corn looking well. Flax
Holiand-Weather past week not very ia
vorable for farmers on account OF a rev
rainy days. A light frost last night: Thresh-
ing is progressing finely. The yield OF most
ali crops is falling short of former predlc.
lions. Wheat and fax each yielding aoout
and oats about twenty-five per acre. WneaI
is grading very poorly. Some fall ploWlns
being done. Ground in good condition.
Pipestone-Wheat threshing Is progressing
slowly. Grain in most cases will be allowed
to go through the sweat in the stack. Sc
we're frost last night. Corn was enough
advanced to escape injury. outside Oh gar
den truck little damage done.
Jasper-Weather for most part dry anc
hot. Threshing well under way, and quite
a large amount of grain coming to marRe1
up to the evening of the 18th. Heavy rain
during night of the 10Th, causing threshlne
to stop for a day or so. Corn and potatoes
doing we'll and are now out of the way OF the
frost.
Sherman-But very little to say about crop:
this week as there is hardly any threshins
done, yet weather has been favorable for {
week. Reports are rather lower than before
Wheat about six bushels as an average
Barley no report yet, but then it has beer
mostly from the worst parts. l think We
shall get 200, 600 bushels of grain out of here
this season yet. Barley about twenty-five
bushels; oats twenty-five to forty.
Garretson-Weather past week has beef
showery; however, not enough to stop thresh
ing until Wednesday night; we had quite
heavy rain. The past hot, dry weather ha:
matured corn so that it is out OF danger
from frost.
ing retarded past week by wet weather
Grain being marketed slowly. Farmers art
inclined to hold for better market. Whea
turning out eight bushels; oats and barle!
Twenty-Five to thirty bushels per acre. Con
siderable early fax cut; average eight tt
twelve bushels per acre. Late fax doing
well. Corn about out of danger of frost
Crop will be large.
L~ennox-The past week has been extremel!
warm; it has helped to dry corn up and get /
out of the way of frost. All corn now Il
practically out of danger. bnt the crop will b.
short on account of late planting and the pas
three weeks of extreme heat has shriveled tn
grain and cut down yield. Yield here vii
be about fifteen to twenty-five bushels. Pc
TO- GRO Shnrt Oats aud harIeu ordinary