The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-17
Harvesting begun, but not in full force

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week. Average on wheat about 10 bushels
Corn and oats looking well.
Observation-Disclosures cloudy and warm
Wheat is now being harvested. Some far
! mers about half done. Wheat will not yield
| very good on account of too much rust Oats
and corn will be "a good crop.
Browns Valley-Harvesting is in full blast
| Wheat VIII average from to II bushels Oats
and barley from 20 to 30 bushels. Flax in fine
| condition. All crops about ten days behind
| the season.
ELLENDALE AND ABERDEEN LINES.
De Villo-Fine weather Farmers rushing
the harvest. Estimated yield of wheat from
| 10 to 10 bushels per acre.
Hankinson-Weather very favorable, cool
| and dry. Condition of ground very good
Grain not filled we'll and great deal OF
! bushes Of wheat per acre is all that is
| looked for. Cutting is being pushed.
Lidgerwood- harvest in full blast.
Samples quite shrunken. Will not yield as
| expected. Flax looking fine.
CayLga-Harvesting well under way. Aver
| age yield: Wheat Is and rye 20 bushels Corn
| light, account of frost. Potatoes good.
Rutland-Harvest about five days under
| way. Been good weather so far. Wheat will
average about 10 bushels to the acre. Other
| grain in good condition.
| Havana-Weather past week clear and mild.
| Wheat will average about II bushels per
| acre. Oats and fax poor crop Harvesting
! in full blast.
misunderstanding commenced in some
| places, but will be general the first of next
| week, if weather keeps favorable, warm and
| dry. All grain filling well, and the prospects
| for good crops are good; but farmers are
anxious about frosts, as it will be two weeks
before harvesting will be completed.
| misunderstanding nicely started, but wheat
! is very poor quaiity-badly shrunken. Bar
| ley and oats will be fair crop. Flax not very
good.
Amherst-Partly cloudy and warm. Very
| little harvesting done yet. Wheat expected
to average about 10 bushels per acre. Flax
and oats poor crop
Observation-Disclosures since last report clear
| and cool; one heavy shower. Ground in good
condition. Harvesting is well advanced
About to 10 bushels of wheat per acre is
expected. Other grain doing we'll and Will
| be an average crop.
Putney-Ciear and warm. Harvesting well
along. Heavy rain Friday morning will stop
work for a day or so.
| Aberdeen-W Gather past week clear and
mild. Harvesting in full blast. Yield not as
good as expected Wheat will be good
yield
warm and dry. Heavy shower Friday morn
| ing. Early sown wheat ripe. Harvesting will
! begin Monday. Late wheat about eight days
behind. Flax and other grains doing well.
GLENDALE AND ABERDEEN LINES.
Guelph-Weather warm and dry during the
| past week. Harvest just begun. Wheat viii
average 10 to II bushels. Other grain looking
| well.
Observation-Disclosures just commenced. The
weather since last report has been dry and
| hot. All grain in excellent condition.
FERGUS FALLS DIVISION.
! Osseo-Farmers have made rapid progress.
| Grain all cut and stacking is we'll under way.
! The yield is smaller than was expected, wheat
not more than IA Is bushels per acre.
Rogers-Grain all cut. No wheat threshed.
| Some barley has been threshed, however.
yield Is bushels per acre. Prospects for a
| good crop of corn.
St Notwithstanding two-thirds finished,
Wheat very rusty and poorly filled. Conserva-
tive estimates Is bushels per acre. Oats, good
! crop.
Monticello Harvesting half done. Estimat-
! ed yield: Wheat, Is; oats 80 to so bushels
per acre. Corn doing well.
Clearwater-Harvest will be over by the
| first of the week. The outlook is good.
| Yield, about IS bushels.
Anoka- Grain all cut. Threshing progress
ing favorably. Wheat average, Is bushels.
Masca-Harvesting nearly finished. Rye
bushels per acre.
Elk River-The past week has been favor
able. Rye crop about threshed. Average,
about II bushels.
Big Lake-Wheat harvest completed and
stacking is in progress. One field of wheat
threshed u bushels per acre. This field
seemed before harvest a fair average, and it
was expected it would yield 16 to IS bushels.
| If other fields do not turn out better, the
wheat crop will be disappointing. One field
| of oats threshed an average of 3S bushels
per acre
Clear Lake-Harvest progressing rapidly.
Average placed lower than last report.
ST. Cloud-Biggest part of wheat will be
harvested by tomorrow. Farmers report the
yield is being about average; approximately,
Is bushels per acre. Some threshng has been
done New wheat reported of an excellent
quality. Plenty of threshing outfits in this
vicinity and threshing will not be delayed.
st. Joseph-Harvesting about over; stacking
under way; weather very. fine. Average
yield: Is to IS; oats, 80 bushels per acre.
Avon-AH grain cut; 20 per cent stacked; ;
rs per cent III shock.
Albany-Three -fourths of the wheat and
%c how hanfz ord CHI 81
not average much indicated last week
Fifteen bushels per acre will cover it. OATS
35 bushels.
Freepert-Weather very favorable. Two
thirds of the crop has been cut, and will all
be completed by the middle Of next week.
The farmers expect 20 bushels per acre.
Notwithstanding nearly completed, and
threshing will begin the middle of next week
By consulting number of welI-informed
business men and a number of farmers we
find that Is bushels per acre is expected
West misunderstanding progressing slow
on account of the cool weather which has
caused the grain to ripen slowly. Crops doing
well. After getting into wheat fields the
farmers say it will not yield as we'll as was
expected. Plenty of rust and blighted wheat
Sank Center-Harvesting about completed
on sandy land, and has begun on clay. Wheat
is not turning out well as ANTICIPATED a
week ago, but is good average yield and
will go 13 to 10 bushels per acre.
Osakis-Harvesting under good Roadway
The weather is perfect. Farmers still claim
begin. Wheat will move fast and early. if
present prices continue.
AleXandria-Ninety per cent of the wheat is
cut. and is not as good as expected. Grain
small and more or less shrunken. Average
crop now placed at 10 bushels. Some shock
thresh:ng will begin. next week.
Garfeld-Harvesting about half completed
Estimated average 10 to 20 bushels. Weather
favorable for continued cutting.
Brandon-Harvest in full blast. Farmers
are anticipating from 20 to 25 bushels per
acre. Corn is doing well.
MISUNDERSTANDING well under way, and
the yield is expected to be good. Average
from II to II bushels.
Ashby-Harvesting well under way. Weather
favorable The grain is being secured in
good shape. Farmers say that while the crop
is fair. the yield will not be as large as was
at first expected, and will go under Is bushels
per acre. The quality is good.
Dalton-Crops have been damaged by the
weather during, the past week. Wheat is
able number of heads are found to be empty
on close examination. Farmers, however. ex.
pect yield of 20 bushels per acre. Harvest
progressing well.
Fergus Falls-Harvest under full blast
Grain in good condition. Berry is full and
plump. Estimated yield placed at II bushels
ve caTsle e 1--we per cent Of the har
of Is to 20 bushels. No rain.
Rothsay-HarVesting progressing rapidIy.
crops VIII be good, but not as large as ex-
weather. Wheat slightly damaged bv rust
Estimate, 10 bushels per acre.
Foley-Wheat half cut. Handling it shows
yield was placed too high. 1t will probably 90
IS bushels. Oats 80 bushels. o.
Bridgman-Considerabl rain since last re-
port; some grain lodged and fear that it is
not OF filing; too soon for an estimate.
hay and potatoes good.
Cold Springs-About half farmers through
harvesting; stacking begun; no threshing yet;
good: weather ia