The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-27
grading and northern. Oats and fax

grading and northern. Oats and fax
| poor crops
Kidder-Weather past week has been fine
and threshing progressing rapidly wheat ay-
erages about ten bushels per acre: Flax
| eight and oats twenty-five bushels; all poor
| quality. Wheat grade No. and northern.
| Burch-Weather past week clear and dry
| Threshing nicely under headway. Yield very
| light, from three to six bushels per acre ana
| Of poor grade,
Amherst-Weather clear, fne. Ground in
good condition for plowing. Threshing pro-
ghesshg slITy @ vioinitv iof want In oi to this time
Wheat wheat average M age about six bushels per acre.
No fax or millet threshed yet
Claremont-Weather past week Dry ana a
| mild Shock threshing about complete anu
stack threshing begun. Wheat about SIX
! bushels per acre; grading and o..
! Putney-Weather clear and mild Ihresh,
ing we'll under way. Stacking completed ana
| some plowing being done. Wheat light and
| grading No. northern mostly.
| Aberdeen-Weather clear and mild no ram
Wen under way. Yield will not average over
| five bushels per acre, mostly all No. 2 ana
northern. Potatoes will be fair crops
FERGUS FALLS DIVISION.
osseo-Threshing three-fourts completed;
| no change in estimates of average yields
| Rogers-Grain three-fourths threshed CON
siderable done this week on account OF hne
weather Marketing will be half over Dy
| Nov. 1.
St. Michaeps-Rye and wheat turning out
! thoroughly well; not much thresned IN this
| vicinity yet.
Monticello -Threshing all done; no frost
| yet.
Clearwater-Little wheat threshed to date;
| only 800 bushels has been received at ele-
vators; probable average IL bushels; ratner
| low grade
since last report Corn Will be gooa crop
| IDi oI-o OrnOrpSSinP SLOWLY.
Farmers busy with corn. Very little grain
coming in Two frosts during the week.
| Clear Lake-Good week for threshing
Wheat averages 13 bushels, elevator men
saw barely Sc pounds to the bushel; good
| berry.
St. Joseph-Threshing still on. Farmers are
not selling but holding for better price
Avon-Sixty per cent of threshing done;
yerv little wheat SO far marketed. Corn is all
safe.
Freeport-Threshing progressing slowly;
wheat averages Is bushels.
Sauk Center-Threshing progressing slowly,
owing to wheat having been stacked when
damp; grade lower than usual in this vi
cinity Farmers disposed to hold.
West Union-Threshing progressing nicely;
yield will be 12 bushels. Farmers so far are
not shipping.
Osakis-No special news to offer for crop
report. Threshing under good headway;
weather good Wheat is not being marketed
as fast as was expected; yield II bushels.
Nelson-Grain coming in now is dry; 70
per cent of it No. 1. Wheat receipts will run
1,50O bu per day for next few weeks.
misunderstanding progressing fast;
weather fine; wet weather injured wheat in
shock so that it has reduced the grade; aver
age yield about Is bushels.
Garfield -Threshing progressing rapidly; re-
liable reports average Is bushels, 80 per cent
grading No. l.
Brandore-No rain to interfere with thresh-
ing; wheat not turning out expected; aver
ages Is to 20 bushels, grading No. 2.
EUaD SvilI
averages 10 bushels. Corn is out of the way
Of frost.
Dalton-Threshing progressing rapidly;
grade and yield about as previously reported.
Fergus Falls-All shocked wheat threshed;
no shipments have been made.
Carlisle-Weather very favorable Wheat
is not holding its own in grade; about 55
pounds; Is bushels per acre.
Rothsay-Weather favorable; about one
third threshing done; not much marketed
yet.
Foley-Abuot so per cent of wheat has been
threshed; weather favorable.
Bridgman-Very little grain for market
around here, and not much threshing done
to date.
Milaca-Threshing half finished; not much
difference shown in yield from what has been
previously reported
Princeton-Threshing nearly completed;
average about IA bushels. Heavy frost in
jured corn and potatoes.
Richmond-Threshing has commenced; but
little wheat is brought to elevators on ac-
count of soft condition; elevators careful in
taking new wheat, and the grade is unsatis-
factory to farmers, mostly No. 2; wheat is
shrunken and yields 10 or II bushels.
Roscoe-Threshing pushed but have only
been at it couple of days; some yields about
as high as Is bushels but the average will
be IA.
Barnesvile-Threshing just commenced;
yield reported to cover a range from 10 to II
bushels; grades No. 8 and No. and re-
lected; light weight. No new wheat mar
keted.
Spicer-Crops lighter than first reported;
yield 13 bushels; grades No. and rejected;
test, 40 to 50 pounds. Weather very favorable
for threshing
Long Prairie-Threshing half done; no dam
age to crops. Ground in good shape for fall
work
Browerville- about done; wheat
coming in rather slow, farmers are doing
their fall plowing. There will be no heavy
movement of wheat until after they are
through.
Clarissa-Threshing three-fourths done;
yield, 20 bushels. Farmers are selling
Eagle Bend-Sixty-five per cent of grain
threshed; somewhat shrunken; weight, 81
pounds; grades No. 1; considerable of it is
of lower grade; 8 to Il bushels per acre.
Wadena-Seventy per cent of grain
threshed; no damage reported. Weather fine
for farm work.
Menshga-About As per cent of grain
| threshed; too dry to plow to advantage
Park Rapids-Since last report weather has
been favorable and threshing rapidly pushed:
| 20 per cent remains unthreshed
Elizabeth-Th in this locality about
two-thfrds done, and If favorable weather
continues will be completed in ten days.
Pelican Rapids-Weather continues dry and
warm; one-half threshing done average
| yield, II to Is bushels, grading No / and No
z northern, with two to five pounds dockage
on account of foul seeds. Farmers are not
shipping. Some farmers have stopped plow-
ing on account of ground being too dry
ELBOW Lake-This far in tbreshing shows
the average yield to be about 10 bushels per
acre, but of poor quality; but small part
OF the threshing has been done. however 1t
much different when threshing is completed.
as to yield and quality, than at present
| shown.
NORTHERN DIVISION.
Glyndon.seventy-iye per cent of threshing
done; piowing general weather cool.
Felton-Threshing so per cent done: average
| II bushels; grade 1 and 2.
and clear.
Relette-No change since last ranort os to
yield or grade.
Beltrami-Threshing nearly done; yield 10
bushels; weather dry.
Crookston-No change In WELD or grade.
! plowing 80 per cent done.
Angus-Seventy per cent threshing done
average IL bu; weather COOL
| blowing well along
stephen-,Threshing done in ten days; plow-
| ing we'll along.
DOHdIuSOu-f dTEn6TS pl0WlnG, threShinS
| nearly done.
| Kennedy-Shock threshing all done; weather
| fine.
| Northcote- -Threshing 65 per cent done and
| plowing general; rain needed
| St Vincent-Threshing 75 per cent done;
| weather warm and dry
Fisher-Threshing well along; yield 10 to 12
| bushels.
Misunderstanding done in five days; yield
| IA bushels.
Sabin-Seventy-fve per cent of the thresh-
ing done; weather favorable.