The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-08-12
MOST COMPLETED.
HARVESTING REPORTS FROM
ALONG THE OMAHA.
The Rains Were General, But no
Damage Beyond Delayed Work
Resulted.

Ger from the station dgenGS, Indicate
that the harvest is drawing to close
The rains last week were general and
did little damage. A few threshing
reports are given, which shows heavy
yield and excellent quality Of grain.
The reports are as follows:
Mendota-All small grain is harvest
ed. Some threshing has been done,
averaging from Is to "a bushels.
Hamilton-Nearly all grain is in
stack, none threshed yet. Oat crop
is light, wheat and rye very heavy.
Rain last week did much benefit to
corn, late potatoes and pasture.
Shakopee-All grain is stacked. A
few farmers have threshed and the
average yield is estimated as follows:
Wheat Is to 20 bushels, rye Is to 30,
and oats about 80 bushels.
Merriam Junction - Harvesting
finished and stacking we'll under way.
Wheat promises good adverage yield,
probably No. l. The rain benefited
corn.
Jordan-Harvesting nearly all done
and threshing has begun. Winter
wheat averages 81 bushels, spring
wheat %, and oats As. Corn will be
fair crop.
East Henderson-Wheat is nearly
all cut and some stacked. Rain bene-
fitted corn, potatoes and pasture.
The crops of all kinds with favorable
weather will be the best they have
been for several years.
Blakely-All grain harvested and
two-thirds stacked. Spring wheat
turns out 20 to % bushels, mostly No.
l northern. The heavy rains were Of
great benefit to corn.
Belle Plaine-HarYesting Of small
grain is finished and stacking well
along. Grain is of excellent quality.
LIE Sueur-Small grain is nearly all
cut and some stacking done. A good
yield is assured, mostly No. 1.
Ottawa-All oats and considerable
spring wheat has been cut. Rains
benefited corn very much,
st. Peter-Yield of wheat is very
good, and mostly No. l hard. Pota-
toes have been damaged considerably
by insects.
Minneopa- is finished
except fax. and stacking we'll under
way. Rains were great help to corn
Lake Crystal-Grain is all cut and
stacking done. Rain has helped the
corn.
Madelia-Nearly all grain cut and a
good deal in stack. Threshing turns
out 10 to % bushels. Corn doing well
| Grogau-Grain is nearly all cut.
The hard rain will help corn very
much.
st. James-Grain is about all cut
and considerable stacking done. The
rains will help out the late flax.
Early sown fax is looking fine. Corn
is in good condition.
Butterfeld-M all grain but fax
and some wheat is cut.
Mountain Lake-Harvest in this
section is nearly completed. There is
but little stacking, and no threshing
done yet.
Heron Lake-Harvesting nearly
completed and crop good.
rewster-Wheat, oats and barley
in shock and good crop. Very little
flax is cut yet. Corn is better than
ever known here before.
Prairie Junction-Most all small
grain has been harvested. Wheat
shows good yield and good quality.
Barley is heavy, oates fair, and corn
looks good.
Bigelow-Wet whether has greatly
hindered harvesting. One farmer re-
ported damage of half crop by hail,
but he had only ten acres uncut. Half
the barley. but nothing else, is stack
ed. Corn, fax and late potatoes look
we'll.
Sibley, Iowa-The weather has been
too wet to do much stacking the past
week, but it is thought that the grain
in shock is not injured. Corn is look
ing strong and clean.
Ashton, Iowa-Small grain is all cut
and about third of it in stacks.
Corn is getting along nicely.
Sheldon, lowa-Grain about all har-
vested and some threshing being
done. One farmer had 38 bushels of
nice oates to the acre, SO pounds to
the bushel. Wheat is a good crop.
Corn will be heavy crop and pota.
toes are good.
Hospers, Iowa-Wheat is averag-
ing 20 bushels to the acre.
Sevey, Iowa-About half the grain
is now stacked and little threshed
Yield is not as good as expected,
wheat about Is bushels, oats 35, bar
ley 20. Heavy and frequent rains last
week retarded stacking and thresh-
ing a good deal and damaged grain
slightly in the shock, as some is be-
ginning to sprout. Corn is in fine
condition.
LeMars, Iowa-Small grain mostly
stacked. Have shipped four cars new
wheat, grading No. 2 northern. Grade
would have been better if wheat had
been held longer. A splendid crop of
wheat has been harvested in this
county and the average Of the county
will be at least Is bushels.
Vernon Center-Grain is Of good
quality and yield. the average yield
being estimated at Is to 20 bushels on
wheat. Corn, potatoes and vegetables
are looking fine since the rains. All
small grain is harvested and stacking
is in progress.
Amboy-Grain all harvested, but
very little stacking has been done.
Farmers report all grain in good con-