The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-06

but it is thought that the most of it
will straighten up,sO that the damage
will not be serious. Flax promises to
be good crop, and barley is good in
color and quality.
Rushmore-Barley is about all cut
and the oats harvest has commenced.
Thursday nights hail storm totally
destroyed good many fields of small
grain and corn, and great many
more will only be about half crop.
misunderstanding is in full
blast. In quantity, the wheat will be
about the same as last year, oats a
little more. No damage from storms.
Valley Springs-Barley is about
all cut and the wheat harvest is just
beginning. The estimated yield OF
wheat is II to Is bushels per acre,
barley 40, oats so. The hail storm
struck six miles north and extended
about ten miles north. Inside OF
this area the loss runs from 25 pei
cent to total loss, some farmers los
ing everything.
Beaver Creek-The main strip
covered by the hail storm was five
miles wide and nearly everything
standing was destroyed. About al
the barley and half the oats was cut
and saved. Wheat and corn is in most
cases total loss. The south STRIP
was about three miles wide and about
half of the standing crops were des
trOyed. Where there was no hail
the crops will probably be all harvest
ed by the end of this week.
Luverne-The hail storm is esti
mated to have taken one-third of the
crops OF this county. The damage i:
all in the west and northwest part OF
the county and comes to about Ghree
miles Of LuYerne on the west. North
east and south, the crop is all riEhi
and wheat will be mostly cut Lhis
week, and is estimated 70 20 from L
to 10 bushels per acre, The UiJ crni
| remarkably we'll. and the prospect j:
for good crop.
Sioux Falls, S. D.-The crop will
average fair, being good in some
| places and in others pour. Barley
and some oats are cut and these crops
are very good. The wheat harvest il
commencing.
Montrose, S. D.-Barley is mostly
harvested and the wheat and oat!
harvest will be quite general the
coming week. Grain is we'll filled
and will yield well according to the
amount of straw, but will be con
siderably lighter than last year. Late
crops are all doing timely.
Sibley, Iowa-Most of the barley anG
oats are cut and wheat is ready tt
cut. Corn continues to do we'll. Very
little damage from storms.
Hosper, Iowa-Wheat and oats art
about all cut. Prospects are favor
able for an average corn crop. NJ
damage from storms.
Seney, Iowa-Grain is all cut, ex
cept a few fields of late oats. Thresh
| ing begins the first of the week. Corr
issdoing well.
Carnes, Iowa-Cutting is all done
Corn is doing nicely.
Ashton, Iowa-Harvesting will b.
completed by the first of next week
| Threshing is not expected to com
mence in earnest for three weeks, a.
large majority of the farmers will
stack their grain. A little threshins
of barley has been done, the yielt
averaging 25 to 80 bushels per acre
The kernel is small and highly color
ed, and not up to last year in qualit!
or yield.
Sheldon, Iowa-Corn promises a biz
crop. Small grain is light on tn
ground, but with fair heads, and will
be good crop. Rust has injured
barley some.
LeMars, Iowa-Wheat is nearly al
cut and will average Is to Is bushel
per acre, and of good quality. Dat
are a fair yield and better qualit.
than last year. An average crop O
corn is expected. Considerable whea
will be threshed from the shock
Loaded car of new wheat Aug. 2nC
for Minneapolis.