The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16
CROPS ARE UNINJURED.
Rust Has Not Had the Effect That
Was Feared.
Small Grain is Ripening Fast With
Favorable Conditions

ing this week. Rust made its appear
ance quite generally week ago, but
cooler weather has Offset it and pre-
vented any evil effects. All small
grain is ripening fast, and the barley
harvest will be general next week.
Corn has made fine progress. Hot
winds in Iowa last week did little
damage in places. Rains were general.
The following is synopsis of the re-
port:
Shakopee-Crops remain in a salts
factory condition. Weather favorable
for corn.
Jordan Storm Tuesday night hurt
corn some. Rye ready TO harvest and
is fair crop. Wheat looking fine and
flax fair
Belle Plaine-All crops in fairly
good condition. Very few reports of
small grain lodging.
Blakely-Heavy rains did some dam
age to small grain by lodging. Corn
growing fast and prospects good.
East Henderson-No damage to
crops from late rains. All crops look
ing fine,
Mendota-Smallg grain looking good
and corn gaining.
Merriam unction-Wheat and oats
reported rusting badly. Corn, fax and
potatoes in tine condition.
Hamilton-Storms have done no
damage to crops in this vicinity.
Wheat rusting in places. Oats good;
corn making rapid progress.
LIE Sueur-No serious damage to
crops from wind and rain. Corn do
ing WE'LL"
Ottawa-Grain looks well, but
chinch bugs have made their appear
ance in large numbers.
Blue Earth City-Grain of all kind
doing fine, extreme hot weather fol-
lowed by copious rains has done much
for corn. Wheat is heavily headed.
Winnebago City-Crops in this vi
cinity have been doing finely for past
week. Grain is headed out in good
shape.
Neutrality-suspicious. and barley in
good condition, wheat somewhat
damaged by rust, corn growing rapid
ly but is still backward.
Mountain Lake-Prospects for good
crops not quite so encouraging as a
week ago, some damage from rust,
corn doing well.
Butterfeld-Several hard rains the
past week, but no damage except to
keep corn ground too wet to work.
Some rust on wheat, but not serious,
crop prospects good.
Bingham Lake-Crops in this vici-
nifty looking good, some rust reported
but not serious.
Heron Lake-Crop prospects con-
tinue favorable. Haying has COM
menced but crop light.
Hadley-All small grain making
fine progress, with continuance OF
present cool weather, wheat will be a
great crop. Corn has made good
growth and it's prospects more en-
cOuragiDg.
Dundee-Crops all doing nicely,
corn growing fast, barley will be
ready to cut in some fields this week.
Magnolia grain doing nicely,
no warm winds or storms, barley is
turning, and oats promise good crop.
Adrian-Growing crops continue to
look we'll, small grain headed out and
corn doing fine.
Garden CitY-Wheat, barley, rye
and oats good, corn not very good, no
rust yet.
Lake Crystal-Reports of red rust
n places, but will not do any DAM
age. Or ops are ingood condition.
Vernon Center-Crops of all kinds
are looking well.
Elmore-Wheat, oats and barley
doing we'll, barley will soon be ready
for harvesting. Hay will be heavy.
Grogan-Wheat and oats fair, rust
on wheat is doing but little damage,
if any. Flax is small on account of
too wet weather, corn is doing nicely.
Woodstock-Crops are looking good.
Flax is dping out in some places ana
in others looking excellent.
Slayton-Good weather has helped
the growing crops wonderfully, and
much of the grain which was threat
ened by rust has outgrown it and but
a few yellow leaves remain. Pros
PSCUS al . 1Ol dO SOON q WY oS AoSo
year. Corn is growing fast.
Rushmore-Corn, rye, barley and
oats are looking fine. Some wheat
shows rust, but no damage has
occurred from it.
Avoca-Rust does not seem to effect
wheat as4much as was first supposed.
Oats and barley continue to do well.
The harvest will be late as all grain
is backward.
Bigelow-All crops are doing well
except wheat, which is looking yellow
and has been attacked by rust.
st. Peter-Condition of crops still
fair. Corn loo king good in scmelo-
lalities. Wheat stands heavy on
ground. Plenty Of rain to mature
crops.
Minneopa-Corn growing finely.
Rye harvest will begin this week,
Chinch bugs getting in thick in some
fields.
Madelia-Small grain very heavy
and knocked down some by late rains.
Corn backward but growing fast.
st. James-Grain rusting badly.
Thoro will ho very little No | wheat,