The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-22
COMBINE TO HELP ALONG THE
GROWING CROPS OF THE
NORTHWEST.
GREAT NORTHERN'S REPORT
SHOWS THAT THE GOOD EFFECT
OF SUMMER WEATHER is BE-
ING FELT.
SMALL GRAINS ARE PICKING UP.
Most Encouraging News Comes in
From Nearly All POints-GrOund
in Good Condition.

The detailed crop report from the
various divisions of the Great North
ern road for the week ending June 10,
has been issued, and shows very en-
couraging state of affairs for the far
mers. On each division, the CORE
spondents report with but few excep-
tionS, that the hot weather and refresh
ing showers have done much to coun-
teract the effect Of the rather frosty
spell of weather, which set all the
crops back little two or three weeks
ago. The tenor of all the replies sent
in would indicate that already the bene
fetal effect Of the summer weather is
becoming apparent in the steady
healthy growth of the wheat and other
crops. The small grains suffered quite
a little from the cold, but, are picking
up as rapidly as can be expected. The
corn is still a trifie backward and will
stand a lot Of torrid weather before
it is husked.
On the Willmar division of the road
the reports show that the ground is in
good condition, the cereals are picking
up. but will be helped by little more
sun. At some points like MOntrose,
Waverly and Delano the rain has been
plentiful and may have set back the
corn. Along the line of this division
the, crop will be a bit late At MAYER
the wheat and oats are coming On nice
ly with the corn and potato crops a
little.g1ate. At Hutchinson the small
grains are progressing we'll and the
prospect fair for a good yield.
Warm showers and reasonably hot
weather seem to have been the rule on
the farms along the line of the Breck
enr1dge division, and the returns show
that the grain and other crops will be
a little behind their usual time but
with good weather from now on will
come out all right. From Kerkhoven,
Morris, Degraff and other places in
that section Of the state comes the
news that the ground is in excellent
shape and the grain heading out in
the most encouraging fashion. At
Pennock they have just a little too
much rain to suit their needs. while
from Benson it is reported that the
prospect for good wheat crop never
was better.
Showers have been pretty regular on
the Willmar and Sioux Falls line with
the result that the grain is shooting
out very fast encouraged by the warm
sun. Corn is here as on the other
branches, late, owing to the frosts
At Appleton and Holloway on the
Watertown and Huron lines the crops
are something like two weeks behind
on account of the late season and cold
wet weather.
From most Of the towns on the Aber-
deem and Glendale lines, come word Of
generous rains, but at Claremont, mois-
ture is needed for the growing things.
Wet weather has had the call on the
Fergus Falls division, and the news
is that the small grains are growing
fast, potatoes are looking up, but corn
is having hard struggle to keep with
in sight of last years time The wheat
outlook, speaking generally, is encour-
aging. Way up in the Northern division
rain has prevailed, and with a few ex-
captions, where the agents are not in
cllned to be optimistic, the reports are
very favorable, in some cases showing
the crops to be in advance of last year
The Dakota division, perhaps, sends in
the most encouraging report OF the con-
dition of things. The people living
along the line of that division, have in
most cases to report that their crops
are from a week to two weeks ahead
Of the season and growing with good
ground and good weather.
The report, as a whole, shows much
better for the farmers than any Of
the former ones this season.