The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
DELAYED BY RAINS
THRESHING is RETARDED IN SOME
PARTS OF THE WHEAT
BELT.
GREAT NORTHERN SUMMARY
M REPORTS FOR LAST WEEK
SHOWS AN EXCELLENT YIELD
HOWEVER.
JACK FROST is VISITING SOME.
His Appearance Has Been Observed
In a Number of Rich Grain
Growing Districts.

The weekly crop report to the general
freight department of the Great North
ern road up to Saturday, a summary
of which is given herewith, shows that,
while wet weather has delayed thresh-
ing in some communities, on the whole
the conditions through the great
wheat belt traversed by that line are
not disappointing, and will, for the
most part, fulfill the claims made for
them since the crop reached it's full
fruition. Che stations report Us fol-
lows:
BRECKENRIDGE DIVISION.
Notwithstanding all done around this
vicinity two weeks ago. The yield was as fol-
lows: Wheat, Is to 20 per acre; oats, % to 80;
good quality. Corn will be a fair crop. Very
few potatoes raised, just enough to supply
each consumer residing here. Weather since
last report very warm except one day. No
rain.
Long Lake-Weather past week has been
cloudy and cold. Grain in this vicinity all
threshed. Yield was good, but poor grede.
Farmers busy blowing. Ground in good coo-
dition. Corn doing well and will be out of
the way of frost in a few days. Corn on
high land safe now. Potatoes a good crop.
Maple Plain-Weather past week has been
very warm and damp, delaying threshing.
Threshing of small grain nearly three-quarters
done. Corn is now about out of the way Of
frost. All fall blowing nearly finished.
Delano-Owing to the continued rains,
threshing has been delayed and grain consid-
erably damaged, and in some instances where
the grain was poorly stacked nearly ruined.
Elevator men do not care to handle very great
quantities., owing TO the poor condition., conSe-
quently there has been and is but little grain
being marketed in this vicinity. Threshing,
however, Is now progressing and, with IA
vorable weather, one week will about finish.
Corn in most instances Is an immense crop
both in quality and quantity. Potatoes are
not as good as were expected.
MISUNDERSTANDING SinnQ 1act rnnOrt hQG
been very wet. Threshing delayed badly.
Many farmers have met with quite serious
losses on account Of grain spelling in stacks.
Corn is doing well; one more week and 1t
will be out of the way of frost Potatoes
have ripened earlier than usual, and will not
be an average crop. The soil is now very wet.
Waverly-The weather the past week has
been partly cloudy, with frequent rains.
Threshing is being delayed by so much wet.
yielding about 20 bushels to the acre. and is
grading most No. 2 northern.
Howard Lake-Weather since last report has
been very warm, with heavy rains, excepting
yesterday being cold and heavy frost last
night. Condition of ground rather wet, which
is delaying blowing to a considerable extent.
Threshing about two-thirds done. Grain not
already threshed is being seriously damaged
by rains of past week, and grade will be very
poor, Corn damaged considerably by last
nights frost. Flowing about half done.
Smith Lake-No threshing done the past
week on account of continued wet weather;
some grain, both in stacks and shocks, Is in
very udu COLuIIlOu, anu uHlSSS we SSI uIy
weather soon a large per cent of it will rot.
The corn crop will be immense if the frost
holds off two or three weeks. Quite a heavy
frost last night, but no serious damage re-
ported as yet.
Cekato-The weather the past week has
been mostly cloudy and rainy. No threshing
done since last report. Farmers claim grain
Is being damaged in stack by wet weather.
Grain already threshed yields Is to II. bushels
per acre and grades No. 2 northern. Corn
and potatoes are a fair crop. Two-thirds
blowing finished,
Dassel-The weather the past week has been
warm and wet. Threshing has been delayed
oy daily showers. Wheat in stacks has been
damaged some by the wet weather. Corn is
/ rather light crop, but good quality. Pota-
Toes will be a fair crop; will be harvested in
lbout two or three weeks.
Darwin-The weather the past week has
been very wet and cloudy. Grain and hay
Ire damaged a good deal by too much rain.
Some grain stacks are rotting on top, and
some are starting to grow. Corn is about
ready for cutting, and will be a good crop.
The ground is very wet, and it is impossible
10 pillow in many places where grain was cut
his season.
Litchfeld-The weather the past week: Rain
every day up to date. Farmers and thresh-
srs claim that stacks are badly damaged by
wet weather. Only about 10 per cent
t~hreshed, yielding about 10 bushels per acre;
has been grading mostly No. 2 northern, but
lear wet weather will make most of it re-
lected. About 60 per cent of blowing is done,
Grove City-Weather since last report
sloudy, considerable rain and warm. Thresh-
ing delayed on account of too much rain.
Grain is looking very well.
Atwater-The weather the past week has
been hot and Showery, so much rain that nc
threshing has been done. Ground is so WEI
that great difficulty Is found in moving ma
chimes. Weather today clear and cool. Ma
chimes will begin Monday if weather remains
favorable. Corn is about one-half out of the
way of frosts. Fall blowing one-half done
At least one-third of the ground is too wet
and cannot be plowed at present.
Kandiyohi-The weather the past week ha:
been very unfavorable for threshing. 1t has
been so wet that no threshing has been done
as it is impossible to move threshing ma
chimes on the fields owing to amount Of wa
ter. Corn will be a fair crop. Potatoes arr
a very good crop.
Wilimar-It has rained every day since las
report. No threshing has been done. TIL
ground is very wet. Corn is considered on
is a fine crop. Oats are also good, and arr
averaging about 20 bushels per acre. Flax l
about all harvested; Wheat average in this
vicinity 8 to u bushels.
Pennock-Past week, fore part warm. heav!
rains; later part, cool, heavy rains. Thresh
ing entirely stopped. Corn and other farm
produce is doing we'll. Too wet to plow-
Kirkhoven-Weather the past week ha'
been cloudy and rainy, which has delayed
threshing nearly the whole week. Grail
rejected. Very poor and not averaging owe
eight or nine bushels per acre. All othe
grains out of way of frost as far as 1 cal
learn. Hay badly delayed by rain.
Murdock-Whea is turning out very poor
ly. Threshing has been suspended the pas
week account heavy rains which have don
much damage to fax recently cut. Corn i
no crop to speak of. Wheat going tel
bushels to acre, averaging No. 2, 3 and re
jected. Flax will average seven and eigh
bushels to acre.
De Graff-Waather since last report ha
been cloudy and cool, with several heav,
rains which damaged any grain that wa
in the shock badly. Had heavy frost her
last night, which damaged any flax that wa
not ripe. Threshing is in full blast, blu
grain is turning out poor. About ten bu
shells is considered good yield here this year
and it grades No. 2, 8 and rejected.
Benson-Rain has delayed threshing con
s:derably the past week. Very little done
Wheat threshed out of shock grades No. ]
it will go No. ?. Corn doing very well; ais
potatoes. Heavy frost last night. No re
ports OF damage received as yet.
Ciontarf-Weather past week has bee
threshing done on account of wet weather
Harvesting and stacking completed, an
threshing in full blast this morning. Whea
will go about thirteen bushels per acre, an
fax a fair crop. Oats a fair yield. Flax /
good grade. Wheat rather inferior to tn
crop a year ago. VIII grade about No. 2 an
some rejected.
Hancock-Weather past week hot t
cooler with heavy rains. Threshing badl.
delayed on account of rain. Average yielt
wheat estimate fourteen bushels per acre
the past week all threshing is at a stand
still. The storm of last Sunday did con
siderable damage by blowing down the grail
stacks and scattering them over the fields
The yield will fall Considerable short as an
%ticipated, averaging about from ten Il
twelve bushels per acre, and quality is yer!
poor, grading mostly No. 2 northern.
Donnelly-Weather past week too damp TO-
threshing. Very little done. Wheat aver
aging about eight bushels per acre -anl
low grade.
ing nearing completion. Too much rain dur
ing past week for good threshing. Whea