The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-10


week has delayed farmers from stacking
Grain filling nicely. An average of 10 bushels
per acre is expected.
pr A6erds SdiH the favorable LatesOwn
soWn grain is now being cut. Some pieces
VIII go IL to 20 bushels per acre. Cannot
hgure an average.
Straubville-Warm. with several fine show
ers Grain beginning to ripen. Harvest will
begin in about one week. Early-sown wheat
VIII average about Is bushels. Late-sown,
ABOUT bushels per acre. Flax is doing fine.
Guelph-Favorable weather Grain ripening
very fast Harvesting will be in full blast
IN another week. General average estimated
at 10 bushels per acre.
Observation-Disclosures very favorable Grain
beg:ns to ripen. Harvest begins. About 10
bushels of wheat to the acre is expected in
most places. Flax doing WELL Grain up to
season.
FERGUS FALLS DIVISION.
Osseo-Harvesting a third completed wheat
Will average from 16 to Is bushels per acre:
OATS 30 to 40.
rd R30gersw w6 IS, middlipg good; wheat did
grain threShed yet, Wheat half cut and in
shocks; will average 10 to 20 bushels
st. haeps-Harvesting well under way;
wheat will be much lighter than was esti-
mated; average 20 bushels
M9nticello-Wheat and oats out of danger
y frem W.; 10 not be as large as expected run
rust. Wheat somewhat blighted.
CIearwater-Harvestin began last Monday;
WneaI VIII run II to 10 bushels.
Anoka-Grain nearly all cut and threshing
able.
Itasca-Rye all harvested; some threshing
done; prospects very favorable.
Elk Rlver-Weather has been favorable;
R ned potatoes 1Ta are being loaded for shipment
prospects for wheat good.
Big Lake-Wheat harvest two-thirds fin
lshed; yield IA to 20 bushels; average about
IL and good grade; heads did not fill out as
81 n. how
next week.
Clear Lake-Farmers busy cutting wheat
and oats; claim rye is sprouting in shocks;
wheat estimated II to 10 bushels.
st. Cloud-One-third of wheat harvested:
threshers reported average 16 to Is bushels;
oats fair crop; reports that crop will be
St. Joseph-Harvest progressing nicely;
will be through by Wednesday next; average
10 bushels for wheat
Freeport-Harvest in full swing: reports
conflicting; some say yield very good, with
heads well filed others say heads did not
fill well. AS near az can be judged there will
be a heavy yield on sandy soil; not as good
on clay.
Avon-Rye all cut and shocked; large por-
ton OF wheat and oats in shock; everything
favorable.
.Albany-Farmers cutting wheat, which, on
high ground, is very good, but on low land
is light; wheat is reported to average 20
Melrose-Wheat harvest under way; wealth
er has been favorable; work progressing
rapidly; quality OF wheat good.
Sank Center-Harvest well under way on
sandy soil, with yield of 16 to Is bushels.
On clay wheat is ripening rapidly and will
be ready to cut in few days; no damage
bushels expected; all conditions favorable.
West Union-Crops not very well on &C
count OF too much rain; prospects for fair
yield; estimate for wheat is Is bushels; oats
40; fax 10; rye 20; barley %; cutting has
commenced on sandy soil.
Ashby-Harvest has commenced crops in
hnn 10y don
is well filled; expect IS bushels per acre.
Daiton-Crops aye quite good; expect yield
will average 20 bushels; some farmers say
that there are many dead heads to be found
in the fields, and that some are not filling
as they should; present conditions are ia
vorable for all crops; harvesting just started.
most all have begun cutting early sown
wheat; grain stands straight; prospects ia
vorable for farmers to handle their grain.
Carl1sle-EXpect to commence harvesting
in about week; no complaints about rust
or lodging; weather conditions. are favorable.
Rothsay-Grain ripening slowly; some of
well pleased with prospects; claim the cool
weather has been favorable for ripening
wheat and taht there will be the largest
Foley-Harvest under way; binders are
working to perfection; average yield of wheat
20 to % bushels.
average, are good. Farmers expect a good
yield. Grain filling we'll and promises good
weight and quality.
Milaca-Wheat will not turn out as good
as expected; run II to Is bushels per acre.
Potatoes: Half crop.
Mora-Small grain, more than average
yield. No cutting for two weeks yet. Crops
are looking WELL Farmers generally feel en-
couraged.
Ground House-Poor crop expected in this
vicinity on account of hail storms.
Princeton-Small grain doing well. Harvest
ing will begin next week. Estimate places
wheat, 20 bushels; oats, 40 to As bushels;
rye, all cut, yield II bushels per acre.
week of good weather will assure good
harvest.
Cold springs-Wheat above average crop
Conservative estimates places the yield at
Is to 20 bushels, an average of Is bushels
per acre. considerable amount of wheat
will have to be cut by hand; ground is too
soft for binders. Harvest will be in full
blast next week. Oats, good crop.
Observation-Disclosures are so much unlike
other years that it is impossible to form an
opinion about the yie.d; wheat locks as though
it may be heavy-13 to 20 bushels per acre;
some say they expect % bushels. Cutting is
IN progress at present, with much difficulty
on the account of the wet condition of the soil
Low lands VIII have to be Graded. The
general opinion prevails that the final results
will be disappointing. AS conditions exist at
present, IL bushels per acre may be looked
Roscoe-Wheat being cut will be a very Eight
crop on account Of so much RAIN grain stands
very thin; heads not we'll filed; quality win
be poor; grains very small, more like chicken
feed than wheat; will run 10 to 70 bushels Der
acre. -
Paynesville-Crops are good, the weather
having been favorable for the past week
A large yield is expected. Cutting has com
menced.
Notwithstanding one-third done. Grain
well hiled and estimated average Is to 20
bushels per acre.
Pelican Notwithstanding commenced
generally yesterday. Weather fayorabIe
Grain well filled. Probable yield 20 bushels
per acre.
Elbow Lake--Weather very wet, CONSEQUENT
ly the ground IS soft and much of it in bad
condition for binders, were it time to har
vest. Generally the grain is CONSIDERED d"i =
Few days later than last year. No cutting
yet.
NORTHERN DIVISION.
Reports from the Northern division arc IN
the effect that the weather has been almost
uniformly favorable, except at Hamilton
where it is reported too hot, and at Hendrum
where some similar difficulty was expert
enced.
In Clay county Mimi, cutting has beeun
although not generally. Grain is ripening well
with no smut although little rust is re-
ported at GAINESVILLE and Sabin High wate.
mas caused perhaps % per cent damage around
Harwood, Gardner, Halstad and ArgusyiIie
n. D.. Kelso reports wheat a little slow
Grandin and Hillsboro farmers are cutting
and find fine grain. 1t will be a few DAYS vet
before the harvest gets under way at Cum
mings, Buxton. Reynolds, Thompson, Marvel.
Mimic, Grafton, Auburn st. Thomas and
Giasston. Occasional reports of smut come
from this territory. Bathgate, Neche Kent
ana Comstock are getting reapers out. At
Georgetown and Percy serious damage has
been caused by rain and high water GO per
cent in the former and 40 per cent in the lat