The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-06
MOST OF IT IS STACKED
While the Threshers Are Beating Out the
Hard Wheat Kernels
ALONG THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.
Detailed Report of the Progress of the Work
in Harvest Fields
FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY LAST.
More Definite Figures on the Probable Yield
Along Various Branches Of the Line.

per cent Nos1 northern, 20 per cent No. 2
northern, balance No. 8 and no grade Corn
growing nicely: VIII be average ra 5 crop
Russell-Weather past week clear and hne,
one shower rain. Stacking all done: Thresh,
ing progressing nicely. Corn dong nne. Gooo
Misunderstanding about all done and q
threshing begun. Average yield of wheat
to 10 bushels, Of low grade. Good Weatner
for corn.
warm, with one heavy rain. harvesting and
stacking all done except fax. Just starting
threshing; wheat grading No and 3; some
No. 1. Average yield about bushels per acre.
Holland-Weather last week very favorable.
Harvesting is all done except fax, which is
a fair crop. Stacking is about all done and
threshing has begun. Wheat is not turning
out so well expected; won't average more
than 8 to 9 bushels per acre. Oats will aver
age about 25 bushels per acre.
Pipestone-Stacking all done and threshing
well under way. Wheat average Z to 10 bush
els per acre and will not grade much over
No. 8. Oats fair crop. Corn doing nicely.
Jasper-Stacking all done and some thresn-
ing done; wheat yielding from to Il bushels
per acre. Corn now doing well. Some small
pieces of fax to cut yet.
Sherman-Stacking nearly done and thresh-
ing begun. Wheat from 8 to 10 bushels.
About 220 600 bushels of grain for season
Observation-Disclosures past week favorable
for threshing and stacking. Very fair prog
ress being made.
Sioux Falls-Considerable threshing being
done. Wheat not turning out well as eX-
pected. Average eight bushels to the acre.
Grades No. 2. Oats and barley, thirty bush
els per acre. Corn and fax doing well.
Weather very favorable.
LennoX-PaSt week very warm. Corn
making rapid progress toward maturity. Two
weeks more good weather will put most of it
out of way of frost. Small grain all stacked.
Most of the farmers are waiting for it to go
through the sweat. But little threshing being
done.
Davis-Weather hot and dry Corn doing
well. Wheat yields about ten bushels per
acre.
Viborg-Weather the past week has been
very dry, windy and warm. Threshing pro-
crossing slowly on account OF the heavy
winds. Corn making rapid progress toward
maturity and will soon be out of the way of
frost, and promises to be good crop.
-Threshing about two-ifths done.
Wheat grades No. 2 northern Oats are very
light and of no grade. Corn will be a large
good growing shape. Weather the past week
was very warm; clear, southern wind.
Misunderstanding entirely finished. Thresh-
ing progressing rapidly. Weather hot and
dry. Corn maturing rapidly, and will soon
be cut of the way of frost
WATERFOWL & HURON LINE.
Appleton-Stacking over half done. Aver
age yield Of wheat, twelve bushels per acre.
No rain the past week.
Louisburg-AH grain stacked; Fields
JnTeSneQ ylelQ Ten TO fourteen DuSneIS. FaIl
blowing commenced. Ground very dry. Rain
needed for plowing. Weather the past week
mostly clear
Bellingham-Stacking about all done.
from ten to fourteen bushels and grading
No. and No. 3. Corn crop good.
Nassau-Stacking nearly all done and
threshing out of shock in full blast Wheat
going from ten to fourteen bushels per acre.
Weather favorable.
Albee-Stacking and shock threshing nearly
done Average yield of grain per acre as
follows: Wheat IS; oats 35; barley, 80
Weather clear and mild.
South Shore-Grain cutting about complet-
ed Stacking in full blast. No threshing yet.
Average yield expected; Wheat, 8; fax, IL;
oats, So; barley, 80 bushels per acre.
Watertown-Harvest is about finished.
Stacking well under way Threshing COM
menced. Wheat yield from six to ten bush
els per acre.
Hazel-Wheat all cut and mostly stacked.
Some threshing done out of shock is grading
no grade and averaging about four to six
bushels per acre. Flax Is now being cut and
is fair; will average about ten bushels per
acre. Corn and other produce will be good
crop.
Vienna-Wheat and barley all cut and
stacked. Some threshing done. Average
about seven bushels. Flax not cut yet Corn
will be good crop if frost holds off for about
a week.
Yellow Lakes-Weather past week dry and
warm. Threshing well under way. Yield
from four to nine bushels per acre, mostly
poor quality.
Huron-Cutting DONE Threshing commenc-
ed. Yield very low, averaging from four to
eight bushels per acre, grading mostly No. q
BROWNS VALLEY BRANCH
Chokio-Cool dry, nc rain. Condition of
ground good Harvesting about done. Thresh-
ing in full blast. Wheat averaging about ten
bushels per acre.
Graceville-Clear, cool. Harvesting about
finished. Stacking going rapidly. Grain
I fvo1, 1cfy-
be light average.
Beardsley-No report received.
Browns Valey-Harvesting about complet-
ed. About one-third of the stacking done.
aging from eight to eighteen bushels per
acre. Oats, twenty to thirty-fve bushels per
acre.
GLENDALE & ABERDEEN LINES.
De villo-Grain ali cut. Stacking and
threshing delayed by wet weather.
HanknSon-Weat very favorable. Light
rain. Stacking nearly completed and thresh-
ing commenced generally. Grain yield about
twelve to fifteen bushels per acre. Poor
grade
fax. Threshing under good headway. Wheat
| averaging from eight to fifteen bushels.
! Grading No. and No, 8. Weather favor
able.
Cayuga-Harvesting and stacking nearly
completed and some threshing done. Aver
age yield; Wheat, 10; fax, 15
Rutland-Weather has been favorable 1or
harvest Average yield: Wheat, from to
10 bushels and grading No. 1 northern.
Straubville-Weather has been favorable for
| harvesting. Ground in good condition for
plowing. All grain harvested except flax,
which will be cut next week. Threshing just
commenced.
| Guelph-Harvesting all done. Threshing
commenced. Wheat averaging about eight
| bushels.
Ellendale-Harvesting most over. Wheat
average from eight to ten bushels. Thresh-
ing now under way.
| Havana-The weather the past week has
! been clear and warm, with heavy rain and
some hail. Very little damage done. Har-
yesting nearly completed. Threshing began
! Monday wheat yielding from eight to fifteen
/ bushels per acre. Oats and fax poor crop.
/ Kidder-Harvesting not completed yet.
! Grain ripening slowly. Some threshing done.
| Grain poor quality. Grades No. q Wheat will
Weld about twelve bushels per acre. Flax
good quality but light crop.
Burch-Weather past week clear and warm.
Harvesting nearly all done. Threshlng Will
start the first of next week.
| Amherst-Wheat harvest nearly completed.
Wheat will average from six to ten bushels
per acre Oats from twenty to thirty. Cut
ting of millet just started and will be a
good crop.
Observation-Disclosures completed except few
pieces late grain. Some threshing being done
this week Wheat averages about seven
! bushels and grades Nos. 2 and 3. Weather