Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-06-25
LITTLE FALLS MORRISON MlNNr FRIDAY. JUNE 25 1897
II WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
WEEK ENDING MONDAY, JUNE 81.
H. GENERAL CONDITIONS.

nh VEEALx CkOF BULLEI1N.
WEEK ENDING MONDAY, JUNE q.
,l GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The week has been warm and wet
Ithere having been rains. MANY u
4 Them heavy, In some parts Of tn
state every day till Saturday. Thes
VI conditions have cau.ed all vexeta
d sts0n to make a RAPID growth, u
that now there are few traces Of tn
|, heavy frosts Of the latter part .
All small grains are lOOkini
'lwell, though rye In some places hat
IIheaded thin aud short. With con
II ttnued wet and warm wea ther. tler,
js fear that on rich soil the growth
stOf wheat aud oats will he 50 rank al
40 be In danger Oi logging. Winter
wheat end barley are beginning t.
1head. Corn is backward, with an
Eirregdlar stand owing to the frost
and poor seed, but IL growing rapid.
Ily now. Potatoes are also growing
last after their setback. Weede "re
IGrOwing too, and In most corn fields
Itt Is too wet to destroy them by cul.
Ettvation. Grass continues to be If.
SECULAR and though Improving rap
lilly. much is thin aud puor.. Glover
~ an irregular stand; 1t is now III
Ebloom. The damage to fruit IL
Thought to have been over estimated.
fstra wberries are being sent to
|Fmarket and the crop il generally 4
good one. In Faribault county the
|early seeded sugar beet seed is up
land doing we'll.
|sSi RED RIVER VALLEY SECTION.
|ss; kITTsoN COUNTY. Fine growing
|swea ther, with warm showers. All
Crops are doing we'll. The army
worm has appeared in some wheat
Fields.
fPoLK.-The week has been extremely
warm, with some heavy rains.
Crops look promising. Potatoes are
quite backward. Grass IL fair.
# NoRMAN.-Weather very hot, with
occasional showers. All grain is
lnoking fine and growing very fast.
III CLAY.-Local showers this week,
with the days hot and the nights
cool. Everything ia growing fast.
Nj MIDDLE SECTION. .
81 OTTER TAIL CouNTY,-Meadow
xsras not 40 good but coming nicely
IAnce the rain. Oats are thin. Arti-j
chokes are abundant in clay soil.
EARLY corn ia poor. Potatoes are
doing well. Potato beetles plentiful.
WADENA.-The week has been very
warm and wet. All grains have
grown very fast. ~s,a.. r.. ..,,,. 80.
TODD.-Showers and sunshine, con-
ditiOns favorable for rapid growth
Of every thing, and on rich soil. wheat
is already lodging. Corn, potatoes,
grass and truck are still backward
because of recent cold weather.
#.WRIGHT.-Corn ia growing very
fast. Potatoes are looking well,
with bugs abundant. Small grain
too rank, may lodge II this weather
Plums and small fruit
bid fair for good crop. Rye will he
ripe in two weeks.
i1s SOUTHERN SECTION.
LYON COUNTY.-Heavy rains dur
ng the week have made corn cultiva-
lion impossible. Low. places In corn |
1elds are very muddy and consider
able corn ia drowned. Small grains !
Ind grass are booming. Gardens
ire doing well.
+ RtCK.-Weather has been very
avOrable. making the crops boom.
Grass is forward, as, usual. Some
'arly harley is beginning to head.
Harvest will be late. but with favor
lble weather the crops will be good.
sFARlBAULT.-Grasses are extreme
ygOod. Wheat, oats, barley, fax
ind rye are good. Corn is trifle
,Ackward. because of a cool wet
lay, but 1t is coming along nicely
low; manylhave cultivated the third
ims. Two hundred and fifty farmers
rave planted sugar beets in this
'ounty; the first planted are up and
well. n .s.
SHoUsTON.-Weather has been very
Corn has made great
Improvement. Oats and barley good.
lay will be q light crop on old
meadows. Strawberries rpening
mt the crop will be light.
The Elks will give barbecue In
II. Paul at their coming conven tiOn.
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