The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-06-11
WARM WEATHER NEEDED
Heavy Rains Have Greatly Improved
the Crop Outlook Along the
Omaha Line.
Corn Is Very Backward, and Frost
Has Done Some Damage TO
Small Grain.


Small Grain.
uperintendent Spencer'sr weekly
crop reports, received from the agents
of his division of the Omaha road
this week tells tale of con.
tinued cold weather and frosts. These
agencies have held the crops back,
but with warm weather. small grain
will put forth rapid growth and
make good crop. Corn is so back
ward that not much of crop is eX'
pected. Heavy rains fell all over the
territory last week and did a great
amount of good, leaving the ground
in splendid condition. The rains came
just at the right time.
The damage by frost was greatest
in the south central part of Minneso-
ia. In the extreme western part and
in South Dakota the crops did not
suffer much frosts, and are in better
condition than in this locality.
1t is thought that wheat will make
a fine crop, as it.is now well sto0led
out and can stand warm weather,
which cannot be much longer delayed,
from the nature of things.
The following is a synopsis of the
reports received:
| MAIN LINE.
Mendota-Wheat and oats looking
good.
Hamilton-Early potatoes and corn
frosted, small grain not damaged,
wheat locking fine.
Snakopoe-Corn backward, much
will have TO be replanted; wheat and
oats looking nicely.
Jordan-Garden truck badly FROST
ed, about half the corn cut, wheat
looking nicely.
Belle Plalne-Rains have improved
conditions of small grain, corn and
potates backward, suffered, from
| frost.
Blakely-Garden truck killed, rains
| have been most beneficial to wheat.
East Henderson - Crop prospects
continue favorable, corn backward.
LeSueur-Wheat and small grain
doing well.
Ottawa-The past week has been
poor for crops, considerable damage
from frost, some grain injured.
ST. Peter-Small grain looking fine,
corn backward but warm weather
will bring forward all right.
Mankato-Small grain looking fair
ly we'll.
Minneopa-Small grain in pretty
good shape except barley which was
badly frosted.
Lake Crystal-Small grain looking
good, corn growing slow.
Madelia-Small grain hurt by frost
in some localities, but thought it will
come out all right
Grogan-Small grain doing pretty
we'll. The rain revived corn
St. James-Small grain not looking
as we'll as week ago on account of
cold weather, Warm weather will
bring it out all right.
Butterfeld - Considerable damage
from frost. Some corn will be re-
planted. Small grain doing we'll.
Mountain Lake-Small grain doing
fairly well, though damaged by frost
in some places.
Wilder-It is conceded that corn
will be failure in this vicinity.
Small grain looks fairly well.
Heron Lake-Weather bad for every
thing except wheat.
Prairie Junction-Frost damaged
barley and oats quite bailey. Some
wheat looks poor.
Brewster-Corn badly damaged
from frost. Small grain not seriously
injured.
Worthington-Heavy rains, small
grain in good condition. Corn needs
warm weather.
Sioux Falls Junction-Crops have
made little progress in past week. In
low places all grain cut by frost.
Bigelow-Small grain looking we'll,
Rains good for wheat. Corn making
little progress.
Sibley, Iowa-Small grains in good
condition and making strong growth.
Ashton, Iowa-Rains have improv-
ed outlook for small grain. Corn crop
uncertain.
Sheldon, Iowa-Grains of all kinds
except corn improving.
Hosper Jowa-Pastures and small
grain look we'll. Corn poor.
Seney, Iowa-Corn made no growth.
Worms destroying much of it. Small
grains look fairly well.
LIE Mars, Iowa-Cold and wet
weather unfavorable for corn. Many
fields destroyed by worms. Other
grains looking well.
ELMORE LINE.
Garden City-Wheat in the lowest
places is badly damaged by frost. On
the higher land it looks better. Bar
ley was frozen off close to the ground,
but seems to be coming out again.
Rye was quite badly damaged. Early
sown flax was badly damaged. Oats
does not seem to Oe affected. Corn is
coming on again, but very slowly, on
account of cold weather. On the
whole, the prospects are not very
bright, and the farmers are feeling
greatly discouraged.
Vernon Center.-Crops of all kinds
were considerably damaged by frost
last week. Corn is not growing any.