The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-17
YIELD ESTIMATES
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|
able Corn and potatoes looking we'll. and
all prospects are good for a good crop.
Mayer-Weather fair and cool since last
report. Ground in good condition. Wheat
and oats all cut and stacking has commenced.
Wheat estimated at rs per cent average yield.
| Oats a splendid crop. Corn doing nicely and
behind season.
Lester Prairie-Weather since last report
| generally fair and cool. One shower Grain
! about three-fourths cut and stacking COM
menced. Wheat average about IT bushels
| and oats about so; fair quality. Corn coming
| in good shape. Potatoes promise good crop.
Silver Lake-Cutting all done here. Rye
and barley all stacked and wheat being
| stacked. Rye, oats and barley good crop.
| Wheat very poor; some parts poorest ever
| raised. Threshing will commence Monday.
Corn looks fine and growing fine. Potatoes
! are good
MISUNDERSTANDING almost completed.
Stacking commenced and seem threshing done.
me average yield will be about Is bushels
| per acre. Weather mostly clear and cool.
WILLMAR AND SIOUX FALLS LINE.
| Raymond-About two-thirds of harvesting
done. Ground in fine condition. Weather
during last week has been favorable to the
pected.
Clara City-Weather past week favorable for
corn and grain. Harvesting half done. Poor
Acknowledgement for past week has been
favorable Harvesting will be finished in a
Few days Some farmers have started stack
ing wheat. Wheat will be of poor grade and
will average about 10 bushels, and oats about
81 bushels pc racre.
Granite Falls-Harvest about two-thirds
done. A small yield and poor grade is ex-
harvest in this vicinity.
Haniey Falls-About rs per cent of grain
cut. Some farmers are finished and COM
menced stacking wheat. Had a bad hail
storm Sunday, which did considerable dam
age to grain not cut. Yield will not be as
bushels.
Observation-Disclosures in full blast. Weather
past week very favorable for crops. Thresh-
ing Will commence in about week. Average
yield OF wheat will be about 10 or II bushels
oats about 20 or 80 bushels per acre.
Marshall-Small grain all cut. Some stack
ing done. Heavy rains past week have dam
expected, and that of low grade mostly: heavy
rains prevented heads filling properly. Corn
and max x, doing nicely; promise fair crop.
favorable for harvesting on account of too
much rain: Harvesting is about half done
Some shock threshing will be done first part
of week. F
Florence-Harvest is about half done.
Weather has been cool. NO damage has &C.
Cured the past week.
Ruthton-One heavy shower since last re-
port. Harvesting well under way. Farm
ers report average wheat yield viii not
exceed eight bushels per acre. Corn, oats,
being done.
HolIand-About one more week good wealth
er will finish harvesting. Wheat will not De
very good grade and will average about -
bushels per acre. Weather since last report
not very favorable, on account of rains. other
crops will be fair. Corn is doing nicely.
Pipestone-Good yield of barley oats and
fax assured. Wheat not expected to average
over or bushels
Jasper--The first of the week was wet and
unfavorable for harvesting. Last of this
week has been fairly good, and harvesting
has been pushed rapidly. This week will
about finish cutting, and some stacking is
already 90 vic ic
Il bushels.
Sherman-Weather favorable. About so per
cent harvested Prospects now about $50, 600
bushels grain for this station.
Observation-Disclosures past week favorable
Grain nearly all cut, excepting that damaged
by hail The utmost effort is being made
to harvest all possible; 10000 acres cannot be
cut, 80 per cent of the crop, all Of which was
damaged by hail, will yield to bushels
wheat. Other grain propitious.
Sioux Falls-Barley, oats and wheat nearly
all cut. Some threshing being done. Wheat
average 10 bushels barley and oats 30 bush
els per acre Harvest delayed little by wet
weather, but no serious damage done. Corn
doing well: promises large crop.
Lennox--Favorable weather past week.
Small grain all cut. Stacking well under way
threshing begun. Wheat runs from to IL
bushels; barley and oats 20 to 80. New wheat
grades No. 2; barley grades low; oats fair
Corn crop will be good if frost holds off.
also for stacking. One heavy rain. Ground
in very good condition. Corn and potatoes
doing well. All small grain cut. Half of
yield will be about Is bushels; grades No. @
Viborg-Weather favorable Small grain is
about cut Stacking about two-thirds COM
Is averaging about 10 bushels per acre and
good quality. The corn crop will be good if
no frost.
Irene-All grain is harvested except flax.
Threshing is we'll under way and new grain
coming in. The acreage of small grain is
larger this year than last, but yield is small
fhn1, last
present 10 to IL bushels per acre; oats 35
bushels per acre. Flax and corn growing fine
Weather past week part cloudy, cool, with
little rain.
Yankton-Harvest completed Weather the
past week favorable for stacking. Threshing
commenced and new wheat being marketed.
crop. expected. Wheat turning out good
quality.
WATERFOWL & HURON LINE.
Appleton-About so per cent of harvesting
done. No stacking done yet Weather favor
able No rain the past week =
Ahomt progressing fast
as promised, on account not well filled, but
will average from II to Is bushels per acre
Other grains good. Weather past week clear
Bellingham-Grain cutting very nearly done.
Stacking began yesterday. Later estimates
bushels per acre. No threshing done yet.
Nassau-About 80 per cent Of harvest done
and some stacking. The yield will not be as
good as was thought, but expect from II to
Is bushels per acre Of wheat. Other small
grains an average crop is expected. Weather
generally cool. No rain.
Albee-About So per cent Of harvesting done
Stacking began yesterday. Wheat will aver
age from Is to 10 bushels per acre. Weather
clear and nice.
South Shore-Barley harvest completed:
wheat harvest just beginning. Oats and fax
doing well. Grain will average as follows
Wheat, j: fax. 10; barley, 25 and oats 80
bushels per acre All other produce doing
nicely and will yield we'll Weather past week
favorable. No rain, and mild.
Watertown-About so per cent Of harvest
ing done. Wheat will go from to Is bushels
per acre. Flax and oats doing well. Some
heavy rain In fore part OF week. Weather
moderately cool and cloudy.
HazelEPast week part fair and warm. Fa-
vorable to ripening grain and harvest Is pro-
crossing nicely. About 30 per cent Of wheat
cut. Wheat badly shrunken down with the
NY and will not average over six bushels per
acre. Flax looks fine and will average about
IL bushels.
Vienna-Barley stacking under Roadway
VIII yield about 80 bushels per acre. Wheat
about half cut. Will yield from 10 to Is
bushels per acre. VIII commence cutting oats
and max next week. Will be heavy crop
unable 70 give yield yet.
Willow Lakes--Harvesting well under way
Weatner favorable Wheat will yield five to
nine bushels per acre.
Huron-Harvesting progressing fairly we'll
Somewhat delayed by rains Will NOT finish
| for some time yet. Estimate of yie!d TO
10 bushels on an average.
BROWNS VALLEY BRANCH.
| Choklo--Cool and dry. Ground in good con-
| dition for all crops. Crops little behind sea-