The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-17


| The average yield of wheat is about u
bushels. compared to about 10 last year, with
the quality much better. Oats will be ahead
of last year in yield and quality. Corn is
/ about two weeks late but with fair weather
may come out all right.
Ash Creek. Minn.--Gra!n all cut and being
/ threshed now. Grade much poorer and yield
about one-third less than last season.
Rock Rapids, Io.-Small grain about one
half stacked. Wheat will only turn out about
one-half as much as last year, the average
20 per cent more. Barley and oats will only
| be one-half to two-thirds the yield of last
season. Oats will be a better grade. Corn
very backward; will take three or four weeks
| before It will be out of the way Of frost.
| ThreShing has begun.
Doom, lo;-Smal grain estimated from two
thirds to three-fourths as much as last year,
but grades much better. Following esti-
mated averages per acre: Wheat Is; barley,
q; cats, 80 bushels.
| NEBRASKA DIVISION.
| Jackson, Neb.-Wheat harvest Is completed
and stacking being rushed. Some threshing
done. Yield about rs per cent of last years
crop. Quality rs to so per cent better. Acre
age rs per cent larger. Corn crop is about
Is per cent Of last years crop: Acreage 25
frost for two or three weeks. Dat crop about
the same as last year in quality and yield
Acreage Is per cent smaller.
New Castle. Neb.-Small grain harvest all
| over and stacking about completed. Thresh-
ing has begun. Acreage greater than SO;
yield of oats double; quality good. Wheat
| ONSAASAH PSA
| good. No barley. Corn prospects 1attering.
Tekamah, Neb.-Acreage of smalB grain
about 10 per cent greater than last year.
Harvest completed and threshing under way.
| Yield and quality of wheat and oats better
than last year. Indications are that corn
will yield fully as large as last year.
| Coburn, Neb.-Harvesting all done here.
| Corn will be about one-half of crop. Wheat
will yield about two-thfrds of crop and oats
nearly full crop. Corn is said to be of a
Of the dry weather for the last couple of
weeks: Wheat and oats are of good grade.
+ Randolph do Neb-Rye, barley. wheat and
Some threshing out of the shock. Yield,
wheat 10 bushels, oats 80; grade excellent.
Average yield little under last year. Corn
in good condition and making rapid strides
| toward maturety. No more rain needed.
South Sioux City, Mountaineering done
here. Yield not as good as crop of SO, but
quality better.
Lyons, Neb.-Harvest of small grain is over
here, and grain all stacked. Acreage of
wheat double that of 1886, Yield, average
and quality gu extra good Corn all right, but
Wausa, Neb.-The wheat yield is disappoint-
ing and much lighter than SO, but will grade
yield than SO, but is of good quality. Flax
prospects are good. Corn also good. Small
/ grain all cut and stacking and threshing in
| full swing.
Bancroft, Neb:-Aereage of small grain 10
per cent more than last year. Yield 20 to Is
per cent more and grade better. Corn is in
! very heavy crop. Harvesting over. fSt.a
Oakland, Neb.-All small grain good yield
and good quality, probably 80 per cent better
than last year. and quality much better Har-
| vest over and grain being nicely taken care
of. Corn is little late, but doing we'll since
the rains. Do not expect as much corn as last
| year.
Herman, Neb.-Largest acreage of wheat for
years; turns out 20 bushels per acre Har-
yesting all done Prospects for corn never
| better. Oats an average crop.
Ca.houn, Neb.-ThiS years acreage of small
! grain in this vicinity is small per cent
larger than in 1896, especially wheat. Small
grain of all kinds will make good crop of
good grain. Corn looks well; will make a
large crop if not injured by early frost. All
small grain in stacks aud being threshed.
| Craig. Neb.-The yield of small grain this
year compared with last is about 20 per cent
better, and the grade one higher. Acreage
about the same Corn looks fine.
Florence, Neb.-The crop this year shows
quite an increase over last year, both in guam
tity and grade. Harvest is over in this vi
| entity.
Emerson Neb.-Wheat yield in this vi
entity is rs per cent Lighter than 1885, but
much better grade. Oats and barley so per
cent greater. Flax rs per cent less than last
| year. Harvest is over and threshing has
commenced. Corn is about 10 per cent lighter
than last year, and will not be out of the
way of frost for three or four weeks.
| Norfolk, Neb.-Crops in good condition this
year. About one-ffth more sugar beets, one
| fourth more wheat, one-fourth less corn and
chicory under cultivation than previous year;
POSeeSSS
| same as last year. but better quality Har-
vesting small grain is fairly begun, though
| frequent rains lately endangers wheat to
| sprout again.
| Hubbard, Neb.-Most of wheat is about
20 per cent over last year. Corn not so prom
isin ,g. as last year Other grain about same
! ity of small grain is very good.
I Hoskins. Neb.-Wheat compared with last
per cent less than last year Oats, quality
40 per cent better than last year. yield about
| the same. Barley and rye about the same as
last year. Flax yield so per cent less than
! over, and stacking progressing.
Ponca, Neb.-Corn crop is in fine condition
and promises heavier yield and better quai
ity than .ast year. provided frost does not
| reach it. The wheat crop is also fair yield
and good quality, if not better than '96. Oats
is very good crop. but will not COM
and threshng has commenced.
/ Pender, Neb.-All kinds of small grain will
! average 80 to 40 per cent greater than last
year, and of better grade. Harvest is over
! and stacking about finished. Corn is late but
! prospects favorable for good crop if no early
| frost
Magnet, Neb.-Harvest,ns is over now and
the average yield for oats is about 80 bushes,
and wheat about 10 to IL bushels. Some are
threshing out of shocks. Small grain is of
excellent quality. Corn is looking fine and
! will need more rain.
Winside, Neb.-The present outlook for a
large crop of is good. Wheat and oats
are of good quality, and yield about same as
last year. Harvest is about finished.
Wayne, Neb-Wheat yie,d to IL bushes.
Good quality. last year. II to 15 Oats 40 to
so good quality; last year 30 bushels. Very
poor. Cool weather retarding growth of corn
Favorable weather will make an average
crop. Stacking about finished; threshing be-
| gun.
Carroll. Neb.-Prospects for corn crop are
favorable for about half crop, as compared
! with 96. The yield of small grain is about
| the same, but quality is much better. Small
| grain all stacked and threshing progress sing
Blair, Neb.-This years corn crop will be
10 per cent less than last year. Wheat 20 per
! cent increase, and much better grade Oats
| about the same last year. Harvest of
| small grain completed.
| Dakota City, Neb.-Acreage of wheat esti-
mated about one-ffth more than last wear
Oats and other small grain about the same
| Harvesting competed. Some threshing done
| Yield of wheat and oats a trihe lighter but
quality much better than last year. Acreage
OF corn about the same last year in good
| condition.
Wakefield, Neb.-All small grain is har-
| vested, and quality much better than last
year, most wheat grading No. 2. Yied per
| acre for wheat about Is bushes. Oats better
| quality and yield than in 90 Larger acre
! age of both wheat and oats. Corn doing
| well.
Harrington, Neb.-Wheat acreage is larger
| than last year. Yield not as large nor quality
| as good grade Oats better grade, but very
| light. Very little fax. Large acreage of
| corn, but crops are late. Small grain partly
| stacked. Very little threshing done yet.