The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-08-06
REAPERS ARE SINGING.
Harvesting Along the Omaha Will
Be Nearly Completed This Week.
Much Damage From Chinch Bugs
and Hail in Some Sections.

SupOl III CuuOuO SPShSSA avn ohS
agents along this division of the
Omaha road tell of bountiful har-
vest. Except in the southwestern
part of the state, the wheat and oat
harvest will be about completed this
week. The yield and quality will not
vary much from last year. Flax and
corn continue to do finely.
Detailed accounts of the damage
done by chinch bugs in the Minnesota
valley and by hail in some of the
counties are given in
some of the reports that follow:
Hamilton-Wheat harvest has be-
gun. Some fields badly damaged by
chinch bugs. 1t is thought that the
damage amounts to about One-fourth
of the whole crop. Other crops are
doing well.
Jordan-Some rye will be threshed
the latter part of this week. A
great deal Of wheat and oats will be
cut this week, chinch bugs ale work
ing quite bad in wheat and oats. Corn
and potatoes are growing nicely.
Belle Plaine-There is some COM
plant Of chinch bugs and too much
moisture. The prospects are for fair
crop of all grains. Corn Is growing
rapidly. -
East Henderson-Hay will be about
three-fourths the usual crop. Rye
and barley will average 20 to 80
bushels per acre. Farmers will harvest
their wheat and oats this week, Oats
are fair crop. Some claim that the
wheat will not be over half to three
tourths Of crop, On account Of
chinch bugs and rust. Corn is looking
well.
LIE Sueur-Harvest has begun and
promises favorable yield except in
some localities where hail and chinch
bugs have done damage.
Wheat harvest has begun;
some farmers have cut their wheat
before it was entirely ripe on account
of the rapid progress of the bugs.
Corn is doing very well.
Minneopa-Harvest is we'll under
way. Chinch bugs have damaged
wheat about ten per cent. Rust on
some oats, but not bad.
Lake Crystalline condition of
crops is good. There are complaints
of heavy wheat being blighted some.
Considerable grain has been cut.
Winnebago Clty-Harvest has be-
gun. Very slight damage to wheat
by chinch bugs. Crop outlook is
fiattering.
Grogan-Harvest will be completed
this week, unless it rains too much.
Wheat is reported light, barley and
oats fair.
Madelia-A good average crop of
wheat, oats and fax is expected.
Corn is doing we'll. There is some
blight and rust, but bad only in some
localities.
St. James-The wheat and oat
harvest began Thursday and will be
finished this week, and what has
been cut is very good.
Mountain Lake-A good share Of
the grain will be harvested this week,
and an average yield of all small
grain is expected. The straw is very
heavy. 1t is thought that part of
the wheat will grade No. l, but the
largest portion No. 2.
Butterfield-Oats is nearly all cut
week. Some grain was laid down by
Friday nights storm. The yield will
not be as much as last year, but
pretty close, nor will the quality be
as good.
Avoca-Barley is an average crop.
Some oats is harvested and will be
better than last year. Wheat is not
ripe yet and prospects are not so
favorable as week ago, owing to
something killing the heads. Some
claim it is the Hessian fly. Corn con-
tinues to do well.
Worthington-Oat harvest is under
way and wheat harvest will COM
mence this week and the crop will be
up to the average.
Adrian-Storms have lodged some
standing grain and delayed the har-
vest. a.4
Magnolia-The present outlook is
not so encouraging as a week ago.
The hail storm area was three to five
miles wide and ten or twenty miles
long, and wherever field Of grain
was struck it was totally destroyed.
Crop conditions outside Of the path
of the storm are exceedingly favor
able. The barley crop was all har-
vested and out of danger.
Bigelow-About eighty-fve per
cent of the oats and barley are in
shock. Wheat harvest will begin
this week. Some barley and hay was
somewhat damaged last week by be.
ing rained on after being cut. Rain
has hindered the harvest considerably
Corn is looking well.
Pipestone-The barley harvest is
about half completed and a good
yield is looked for. Friday nights
wind storm injured oats, barley and
wheat slightly, but the area of the
storm was small. Threshing will not
begin before the Goth.
Woodstock-The barley harvest has
begun and wheat and oats are ripen
ing fast.
Brewster-Barley and oats are be
ing cut and the crop is considered al
| average one. Some wheat will be cu'
this week. Corn and flax are doing
| well.
Slayton-Unless damaged by rail-
the crop will be fully as good as las
year. The oats and barley harvest Il
we'll along, and wheat will be cut TIT
last of this week. Flax and corn ar
growing finely.
| Hadley-HaryeSt will be genera