The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-29
CROPS LOOK WELL.
Weekly Reports From Along the
Great Northern,


Great Northern.
A generally satisfactory showing is
made by the reports of the various
division superintendent to the general
superintendent regarding crop cOndi-
tons along the line OF the Great North
ern railway. The reports for the weeks
ending June &C. tell Of weather largely
cloudy and with a temperature in the
majority Of places, moderate. Almost
without exception the ground is re-
ported to be in the best Of condition,
and though in some places the season
is more or less delayed, nothing is indi-
Gated to change the opinion which is
now rapidly becoming general that the
crop prospects for the current year,
are most excellent.
In respect to the delayed season
small grains apparently enjoy posi-
ton less advantageous than that of
wheat, and potatoes also are not as
far along as on the corresponding date
last year. Along the Willmar division
showers and generally cloudy weather
have been the rule. From Atwater it
is reported that corn is gaining over
the cold weather, wheat is about five
days behind the last season, but with
warm weather there promises to be a
good crop At Kandiyohi all grains
are about ten days behind the season,
but are looking we'll. No complaint
is made from any point on the division
as to the condition Of the ground, and
the two individual reports mentioned
are fair illustrations Of the average
conditions. Osseo on the Fergus Falls
division, reports an abundance of rain
accopanied by hail, but no damage
was done to the growing grain. Corn
and potatoes are a trifie later than
last season, but the small grains are
in exceptionally good condition. Big
Lake, on the same division, complains
of a lack of sunshine. but reports all
other conditions favorable.
Reports vary as to the stage of the
season, but the average indicated is
not far from that of the Willmar di-
vision.
Along the Breckenridge division, re-
ports of cloudy weather are almost
universal. Corn appears to be more
backward than wheat, but on the
whole there is less complaint of delay
than for either of the two divisions
already mentioned.
From a number of points advances
over last year are shown. From
Browns Valley on the Browns Valley
branch, it is stated that grain is COM
ing on finely, though still about
week behind the season. Aberdeen re-
ports some lack of rain, though the
ground is in fair condition and the
crop is making excellent progress. On
the Northern division more towns re-
port a season up to or in advance Of
last year than complain of delay. The
weather has been generally favorable,
and the condition OF the ground report
ed from good to excellent.
Canton reports the season five days
delayed, and that seems to be the
maximum of the entire division.
Several points on the Dakota division
report lack of rain, but from none
Of them is there serious complaint.
Wheat is making rapid progress, and
at no place does the season seem to
have been delayed more than a week
or ten days, while advances as high as
two weeks are shown by the reports
from individual districts. At Mayville
grain is commencing to head out, and
the weather is favorable.