The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-03
FINAL CROP REPORT.
Wheat Averaging About as Expect
ed, More or Less In Differ
ent Localities.
Corn Progressing Finely But Needs
Two or Three Weeks More
Without Frost.

division Of the Omaha road. They
show that stacking is nearly complet-
ed, and that some threshing has been
done almost everywhere. In some
places wheat is yielding better than
expected, and in some places less. 1t
mostly grades No. ?. Other small
grain is yielding we'll, but barley is
off color, owing to the wet weather.
Flax is good crop.
The interest now centers mostly
on corn and it is race with the sea-
son. If frost will hold off two or
three weeks longer crop fully up to
the average will be secured. 1t will
not be .out of danger at any point
within a week.
The reports are as follows:
Hamilton-Corn will need about
two weeks more of favorable weather
to mature.
Jordan-Wheat averages Is bushels
per acre, rye 20 and oats 81. The
average grade is about fifteen per
cent lower than last year. Corn pro-
misses to be good crop, but will need
couple OF weeks yet to mature.
Merriam Junction-Wheat will
average II bushels per acre and oats
80 to 40 bushels. Wheat will grade
No. 2. Corn is in good condition and
promises good yield. If there are
no heavy froSts for two weeks the
greater part of the corn will be safe.
Blakeley-Wheat is turning out
from s TO 10 bushels per acre. Oats,
ed. Corn is growing finely and if
frost holds off Two weeks longer there
will be the best crop of corn ever
grown here.
Belle Plaine-Wheat is averaging
IL bushels per acre. Some fields run
as high as 20 bushels, and some as
low as to 3 bushels. Rye and oats
are good yield. Corn needs from
two to three weeks of favorable
weather yet. 1t is growing nicely
and promises good crop.
East Henderson-Wheat averages
10 to Is bushels per acre, mostly No.
2. Potatoes will be about half an
average crop, Corn will be good full
crop.
st. Peter-Wheat is averaging bet
ter than was expected except where
chinch bugs damaged it. Some
wheat has yielded as high as 25
bushels. Oats are also turning out
very good. Wheat mostly grades No.
2. Corn is looking very we'll and pro-
misses TO be good crop.
Minneopa-Grain is yielding little
less per acre than last year and is
somewhat poorer grade. Corn is
growing nicely, but is little back
ward.
Winnebago City-Corn is looking
fine and will be good crop.
Madelia-Wheat is turning out
from 10 to 20 bushels per acre, grad
ing nearly all No. or lower. The
grade will be better later, after the
grain has gone through the sweat.
Corn is coming on very well.
Mountain Lake-Wheat averages -
bu. per acre, land now grades No. 2 and
3, but after being thoroughly dry it
will probably run a grade better.
There will be decrease of ten per
cent in the average yield per acre,
compared with 1896, but as the
acreage is much larger there are more
bushels OF wheat. Rye, oats and
barley are running about the same as
last year. Corn will be about three
quarters Of crop.
neutrality-suspicious. is not turning
out as well as expected. The quality
is very poor, and the yield is running
from 6 to IL bushels per acre. Oats
are turning out fairly WE'LL but is
1ioh in irrh &c in
condition, but will need two to four
weeks time to ripen.
Hadley-Threshing returns are dis
appointing. Wheat averages seven
bushels per acre and Of poor quality
Oats is yielding about as expected,
which is better than last year. Barley
is yielding we'll, but is very dark and
will be poor grade, on account of
wet weather. Flax is in fine condi-
tion, and the cutting Of il will be
general this week, Corn is doing
well, but will need about ten days yet
to mature.
MagnOlia-Wheat averages 8 10 II
bushels per acre and of fair quality
Other grain yields about the same as
last year.
Rushmore-Grain is turning out
fairly we'll. Corn is doing well.
Valley Springs-Corn is all right
and will make good crop. Very
little threshing done yet.
Lime Creek-Wheat is running from
z to Ii bushels per acre, oats 80 to so
bushels, barley 25 to As bushels. Corn
is doing finely.
Lake Wilson-Very little threshing
has been done. One farmer had 256
acres of wheat threshed that went
five bushels to the acre. Another
now threshing expects eight bushels
per acre, and this is about the way it
will run here. The grades are No. 3
and rejected One farmers oats
averaged % bushels.
Brandon, S. D.-Only one party has
threshed part of his wheat around
here so far, it running eleven bushels
per acre. Corn will make fairly good
crop if frost holds off a week longer.
Spencer, S. D.-The yield of wheat
is fully as good as looked for earlier
in the season One field Of 500 acres
near town yielded over Is bushels per
acre and graded No. l northern. One
field of 20 acres six miles north went
IL bushels and graded No. 2. Another
field five miles south of town went 10
bushels and also graded No. 2. 1t is
thought the average yield will be
IL 80 h.