The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-20
G. n. CROP REPORTS
CORRESPONDENTS l. ALONG THE
LINE CONTINUE TO SEND EN-
COURAGING NEWS.
SOME POINTS ARE TOO WET,
BUT THEY ARE FEW Al COMPARED
WITH THOSE THAT ARE
NOT.
RYE READY o HARVESTING.
Wheat Heading Out in IL Way to-
Indicate IA satisfactory
Yield.
RYE READY FOR HARVESTING.

From almost every point along the
main and branch lines of the Great
Northern road reports of IN encourage
ing nature were yesterday received at
the office Of the general superintendent
regarding the crop conditions. From
each OF the divisions. with the allow
ance for slightly different climatic con-
ditions, word ONE that with about
enough rain TO fill the needs of the
growing crops, with plenty of warm
weather, the ground is in excellent con-
dition to furnish nutriment for a
steady, substantial growth. In a few
instances the cold weather earlier in
the summer has retarded the grain, but
in all cases it is progressing we'll, even
il slightly behind last year. There are
a few cases where slight hail and hard
rains have damaged wheat and the
smaller grains, but in no appreciable
amount.
On the Fergus Falls division the al
most uniform report is warm weather,
just enough water, and crops in fine
condition. In some sections the rye is
beginning to be harvested, while the
news is that the wheat is heading out
in a satisfactory manner giving indi-
cations of a goodly yield. h is true
even where the season is a little slow.
At Sank Center the word is, crops
were never better, while at Alexandria
the local prophets say as large a crop
of wheat as could be looked for; oats
only fair.
The Fergus Falls man says that the
ground is in splendid condition and
thai all the grains are from ten to fiji
teen days in advance of last season
and are coming on nicely. At Ground
House they have had bad luck, and
much of The crop has been spoiled by
hard hail storms. The farmers at Spi-
Ger are satisfied that the yield will be
good, while slight damage has been
done at Richmond, although there is
no sign of rust. At Park Rapids the
crop is even with the season, heading
we'll and promises to yield something
like twenty bushels to the acre. The
Pelican Rapids crop is growing sturdi-
Iy, is some ten days ahead of last year.
while at Elbow Lake rust has made
its appearance.
h Breckenridge division enjoyed
rain and shin in about equal uan
titles. but not evenly divided. Fol- ex-
diublt, cBOuI Id1L lIT PAOpCI y OAiC
part of the division was pretty we'll
wetted down, while the rest of it re-
ports clear and warm. The latter part
Jared the better. At Long Lake, for
example, the ain has spoiled the corn,
n has made it too wet for haying.
The Montrose people say that high
water and wet weather have put corn
and potatoes behind and delayed the
haying. The rye harvest has begun,
and they are hopeful. with good
weather from now on, of a pretty fair
yield. At Waverly not as wet as the
preceding week, corn late and thin, but
growing fast under the warm SUI Hay
rather wet. Wheat and oats doing
well. From Smith Lake, Cokato, Dassel,
Darwin, Litchfield and Atwater comes
the report hat the weather has been
clear and warm, with the result tha
the grain is getting in fair shape. The
haying in some of these places is de-
layed by wet fields; corn and potatoes
are improving since the hard rains are
over.
At KandiyOhi the ground is in bet
ter condition, barley is ripening, oats
and wheat are heading, being some ten
or twelve days ahead of last season.
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begin their harvesting until about Aug.
10, or a week later than last year. All
grains, they say, are heading out we'll.
and with good conditions will yield
fairly. The rye harvest will begin
this week.
Tho Benson grains are doing nicely
In spite Of a little rust in the wheat.
In the lowlands the crop is a bit back
ward. Corn is doing we'll Morris has
had some showers, but the ground is
in good condition, and the wheat is
coming on with good promise. Too
rain has somewhat hurt the flax
crop.
At Breckenridge the agent reports
that not very much better could be ex-
pected in the way Of a good wheat crop.
On the Willmar & Sioux Falls branch
the conditions lave been such as to pu1
the crops in general from a week to
. ten days behind, in spite of which thew
are getting on as we'll as could be ex-
pected. This same thing is true to q
certain extent on the Watertown and
Huron line, although on certain parts
of the line the arm weather and ex-
cellent soil has pushed matters UP near
ly to the season.
With the single exception of Browns
Valley on the Browns Valley branch,
all stations report favorably, crops we'll
advanced and holding promise of a
fairly big yield.
In most cases on the Northern divi-
sion warm and clear is reported for