The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-17

Inc Great northern reports Tor last
week show slight falling off in realiza-
ton from the Sanguine estimates of the
| week before, but the assurance of a
| fine quality Of grain and good crop,
| is still strong. The reports from the
| various stations are:
BRECKENRIDGE DIVISION.
Wayzata-Weather since last report gener-
ally fair with moderate temperature. Most
| all harvesting completed around this vicinity.
Wheat will yield about twenty bushels per
acre and good quality. Oats. expected average
| from 80 to 35 per acre.
Long Lake-Fine and warm. But little
rain. Small grain about all harvested. Wheat
will average about IL bushels to the acre; rye,
10 bushels oats, 80. and damage. Corn doing
well, about two weeks behind season.
Maple Plain-Wheat generally about all cut,
and threshing just beginning; will probably
average about Is bushels per acre. Oats, bar
and corn look fairly we'll Weather favorable.
Delano-Small grain all harvested. Some
stacking done. Grain is not as good as was
generally believed: Weather good for stack
ing. Some threshing done.
Montrose-Harvest will be practically finish
| ed in this vicinity this week. Average yield
of wheat is estimated at Is bushels per acre
past week has been very favorable for har
| vest. Corn and potatoes doing we'll.
Waverly-Weather past week clear and dry;
| about one-ffth stacked. Farmers claim wheat
! is not filled, and field will not exceed Is
bushels per acre. No threshing done yet
| Corn looks WELL
Howard Lake-Harvesting about all done
and threshing will commence today. Average
| yield Of wheat will probably not be over Is
bushels per acre. Quality not as good as
Smith Lake-wheat about 90 per cent cut
and estimated average yield 15 to Is bushels
per acre. Quality fair: No threshing or
fonlrSn dny1n dnfn ryOn Nnof hlr
| favorable.
Cokato-Weather since last report mostly
clear and cool. Harvesting of wheat and cats
in this locality all completed with but few
| exceptions Stacking is being pushed hard,
| but about two-thirds Of the grain yet re-
| mains in the shock. The wheat crop is light
| er than expected. Has not filled well, ac-
count wet weather. Quality is fair and the
average yield Is placed at Is bushels per
acre. Oats good crop and will yield 80 to
40 bushels per acre. Corn and y potatoes give Nv
Dassel-Harvesting IN this vicinity, will be
practically completed this week Threshing
will commence Monday. The average yield
of wheat is estimated at Is bushels per acre;
oats at 45; potatoes are doing nicely. II
weather keeps dry for a week longer, hay
| favorable.
Darwin-Harvest will be finished this week.
| Considerable grain stacked. Since farmers
began cutting they find they had oyer-estio .
mated the yield Wheat will probably go IL
| to 16 bushels per acre; heads not well hlied.
Corn doing we'll. Weather favorable. -
J Litchfeld-Weather past week mostly clear
| and cool. Wheat will be about all harvested
| this week. Stacking and threshing com
| menced. Wheat of good quality and Will
| average from IL to IA bushels per acre. Oats
and rye all harvested and of very fine quail
ity, and will be a big yield. Corn looking
good. but will be late crop. Potatoes FAIR.
| Grove City-Weather since last report part
ly clear and cool. Harvesting Of small grain
will be completed by tomorrow night. Stack
ing has just commenced. Wheat will average
fairly good.
Atwater--Grain is about all in shock.
| Weather past week has been favorable for
| harvest 1t is claimed by well Informed
farmers and others on account OF previous
wet and hot weather. wheat will not average
more than IL bushels per acre; having been
badly bligbted, and compared with the past
few years the quality will be poor. other
| crops are doing well and have good pros
i pect. Hay will be short, account high water.
Kandiyohi-About so per cent of small grain
in this vicinity is now cut and In shock
Wheat will yield. it is said, from 10 to 10
| bushels per acre. Some fields less and others
more Oats will yield about 25 or 80 bushels
Fer acre. Corn and potatoes will be an
average crop if weather remains favorable.
Wilimar-Weather past week has been fair
and cool. severe hail storm passed over
| the ripe grain south of here last Sunday,
running about one-half Of the crop in that
section. Harvest well under way. Will prob
ably be completed in another week.
Pennock-Past week cloudy, cool, light
| showers. Harvest Degan MONDAY, average lOr
| wheat Is &C bushels, and oats 40
| Kerkhoven-Weather during week cloudy
and cool; favorable for harvesting. Harvesting
In full blast. Grain reported not as good
| as was expected. Too much rain, followed
| by hot weather, not properly filled. All other
| grain not materially changed since last report.
| Murdock--Weather past week clear and cool:
! Harvesting wheat nearly completed and yield
! will not average over IL bushels per acre.
Corn, no crop. Oats ripening slow Yield of
fax and oats will be fair only.
n wv aln DIV md
| About SO per cent of the harvest is cut. Very
little stacking done. Farmers claim wheat
will not average over to 10 bushels per
acre; will be very poor quality on account
Of rust and having to cut it green. Oats, bar
ley and flax will be fair crop
Benson--Wheat about two-thirds cut. Some
fields very good; others poor; filled out
poorly, but is Of good quality. Fair yield is
expected. Some estimate 13, others 16 bushels
TO acre.
Clontarf-Harvest we'll under way. Weather
has been most favorable. Wheat will &c
about IA bushels to the acre. Flax and oats
D. fair crop.
Hancock-Harvesting half done. Yield OF
cereals will be above average. Corn yield
will not be up to the average.
Notwithstanding in full blast and weather
has been very favorable for last week. Wheat
will average fair yield of good quality.
Donnelly-Weather past week cool and
damp. Harvesting fairly started. Wheat will
not average over 10 bushels per acre. Barley
ana fax fair crop.
! Herman--Wheat harvesting has begun
| Weather favorable. WneaL VIII run dDOu|
| 10 or l2 bushels per acre. Other grain do
| ing well. Flax improving.
| Norcross--Harvesting just commenced
Weather has been very favorable. Wheat viii
go abou. 13 bushels to the acre. Other grains
TintSh-Tho harvesting of wheat and othel
| grain has started. Weather past week favor
abls
Cnmpnsli-Weather past week, part cloud!
and warm. No rain. Some grain cutting Il
being done. but ripening slowly Farmer:
realize that the wheat yield will be mucf
smaller than expected account OF blighting
Wheat will likely average about 10 or !!
bushels. Oats. barley and fax will be {
larger crop.
| Breokenri ridge-The weather has been warm
No rain. Harvesting has commenced and
soOie grain being cut. Grain ripening slowly
Y2alc will not DC as much this year as last
| sca=s1.
HUTCHINSON BRANCH
Excelsior-Weather since last report gener.
ally fair and cool. One shower. Grain about
two-thirds cut and stacking commenced
Wheat will average about Is bushels and oats
about 80 per acre, and good quality Corr
coming in good shape. Prospects good fol
fair yield.
ST. Denifaoius-Weat since last report
l. 80 6S&s, :, .,.1