The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-24
HARVESTING is FULLY DONE
THROUGHOUT THE PRAIRIE RE-
GION TO THE WEST.
SUSTAINS LATE ESTIMATES.
GREAT NORTHERN REPORTS SHOW
THAT THE GRAIN is TURN
ING OUT WELL.
CORN PROMISES A GOOD CROP.
Although Cool weather Is Retard-
ing 1t in Some LOcalites-Other
Grains Good.

The Great Northern's crop reports
for the last week show that the crop Of
small grains. now about half harvested,
is fully I'D to the estimates of a week
ago while the quality Of the grain is
such as to assure the farmers of the
wheat region a good return for their
seasons work. A synopsis of the re-
ports is as follows:
BRECKENRIDGE DIVISION.
Observation-Disclosures fine. Small grain all
cut Threshing just commenced. corn anu
potatoes in good cond1lon. .., ,.,6
Long Lake-Small grain all harvested ana
partly threshed. All small grain ylelalng
fairly. Weather cloudy and cool during past
week. which is not favorable for corn.
Maple Plain-Wheat stacking about com
pleted and threshng progressing s 70 n aers
Other crops look well and will probably be
fair yield. Weather too cool to be hrst-
class. ,,,lotod
Threshiag full under way. Wheat ylelulhg
from 10 10 20 bushels per acre; graaains must
ly No. >. All other crops looking hne.
MoutpoSe-Harvest completed last week.
ThreSh.ng begun. Wheat is yielding from
Il to IS bushels per acre, and wlll grace
mostly No. northern. Weather past WegA
has been favorable for harvest ana thresn-
ing. Light frost past two nights. NO damage
reported. Corn and potatoes doing We'll.
Nayerly-Weather during the past week
Stacking all done and threshing commenced
Yield from 10 10 % bushels per acre. Corn
looks well. but late.
s Howard Lake-Harvesting al Done anu anu
threshing has commenced. Wheat yielding
from II to 20 bushels per acre; grading most
smith Lake-Haryesting all DONE Stack
ing well under way. Threshing just begun.
Wheat turning out from Il to ~ pusnels per
acre; grading mostly No. northern. Weatner
favorable Light frost two nights; no dam
age Corn doing well.
Cokato-Weather past week mostly clear;
cool. with one heavy shower harvesting an
done and over two-thirds of the stacking
completed. Some threshing from shock was
done this week, and the yield was i pushels
per acre. Elevators will not accept IT, on
account of its being so damp. me average
yield of wheat in this locality IS placed at
Is bushels per acre. Oats, 80 to 50; Corn
and potatoes will be a good crop, although
DasseI-Wheat and oats harvesting all done.
Stacking will be finished next week. Thresh-
ing commenced last Tuesday. wheat tnresneo
has averaged II bushels per acre. oats are
Z 'pec;ed to average 40 bushels per acre. Hay
crop will be better than expected a week
ago. Oh account of marshes drying up.
Weather during the past week has been TOO
cold for corn, which is not doing very well.
Darwin-Grain all cut and about one-third
of it SACKED. Threshing will commence to-
morrow. Yield will be about one-half of
what was at first estimated. Weather too
cold for corn to do well. Farmers fear it
will not get ripe.
Lftchfield-Wheat, oats and rye all harvest
ed. Wheat will average about ii bushels per
acre; about 40 per cent will grade NO.
northern and yield about 20 bushels per acre.
Oats yield about 80 bushels per acre. Weather
for past week favorable for threshing.
Grove Ctty-Harvesting all done; stacking
about Oue-third done; but very little threSh-
ing done yet. Wheat AVERAGING from y to
10 bushels per acre, grading No. northern.
Weather past week partly cloudy, with light
rains. -r+ -.- 5:-rzs-s -1s,
Atwater-Grain all cut and about one-fourth
stacked. Weather past week has been more
or less showery, so that the newly-cut grain
has cured very slow. This has delayed
stacking. Ground in good condition for plow-
ing. There has been no threshing done. ES-
t1ma.ed yield from 10 to u bushels per
acre for wheat; oats, 80 bushels. Other crops
doing well.
Kandiyohi-Au wheat cut and about fifty
per cent Of it in the stack. No threshing
yield. Wheat is thought to average about
10 bushels per acre. Other grain in pro-
portion. Corn and potatoes good crop.
and favorable. Harvesting is completed and
stacking. nearly done. Threshing will prob
ably commence next week. Estimated yield
OF wheat is Is bushels per acre. With warm
er weather corn will be good crop.
Pennock-Weather clear and cool light
showers. Grain almost all cut; some places
bushels wheat to acre. Grade, No. north
ern. Other crops in good condition.
Kerkhoven-Weather during the week was
favorable for harvesting. Harvesting well
under way and stacking in full blast. Wheat
will not turn out as well as reported a
week ago; will not average over 10 TO II
AIurdoek-Weather has been part cloudy
and cool. Harvesting Of wheat completed
yesterday. and stacking well under way. Flax
corn TO speak Of. Wheat will not yield
over u bushels to the acre, and farmers will
be satisfied if it grades No. 2.
De Graff-Weather since last report favor
able. Grain is nearly all cut and stacking
is under good Roadway. Farmers claim
acre, and will be no grade. Oats and fax
will be pretty fair crop. Threshing will COM
mence Monday.
Benson-Cutting all done. Stacking COM
menced. Some farmers threshing out of
shock Yield estimated at 10 to u bushels
per acre.
able: Harvesting two-thirds through. Some
stacking done. Estimated yield for wheat
now 10 bushels per acre; fair grade.
vescing two-thirds done. Estimated yield Is
bushels per acre for wheat
Mountaineering going on rapidly. An
Too much rain has damaged wheat more
than was az first estimated.
Donnelly-Weather cool and damp. Har-
Vesting delayed very much by storm of last
Saturday, which broke down grain badly.
Wheat will be all cut by today and win
probably about bushels per s1 acre. STACKING
commenced. No threshing done.
Herman-Weather cool and damp. Har-
VSSblns ABOUT NAIL oOHe. W4eaL not SO good
as reported last week; not over 8 or 10
bushels per acre. Other crops doing well.
Norcross-Harvesting progressing rapidly;
about one-third done. Wheat will average
about II or IL bushels per acre. Other
grains doing well.
notwithstanding OF wheat in full blast.
The yield will not be as good as expected
some time ago. account Of the rust setting
in lately in wheat. The average will be
about u bushels to the acre and Of pretty
fair quality. Other grains looking good.
Camp5ell-Weather past week cloudy and
cool Light showers. Heavy wind Saturday
caused a good deal of grain to crinkle down.
Grain cutting is about one-half done. Wheat
Is poorer crop than expected. Will hardly