The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-07-15
UNPARALLELED.
Crops Exceed Anything Known
in the Past.
Reports Received from Agents OF the
Omaha Road Make a Most Favor.
able Showing.

tiOn agents along QlS ulVlslou VI oue
Omaha road by Supt. Spencer, cover
ing a territory extending from st.
Paul to Elmore, Mimi, Mitchell, 5.
D.. and Sioux City, Iowa, make a
snIendid showing. No damage from
any source, to amount to anything, is
reported anywhere, and with favor
able weather the largest crop of all
kinds gathered in years is predicted
from most points. The wheat harvest
will be general in two or three weeks.
The following are the reports con-
densed:
Mendota-All small grain looking
fine. No damage done by storms.
Shakopee-Never was the prospect
brighter for one of the best and
heaviest crops this county ever pro.
duced. The harvesting of barley and
and rye is about completed and is
full crop.
Jordan-All small grain is looking
fine, with good prospects Tor Dig
crop. Corn is nearly two weeks aneao
of last year.
Merriam Junction-Wheat and oats
are we'll headed, rye sand barely are
being harvested, corn is making re-
markably vigorous growth, and every
thing indicates beautiful crop. hay
ing is under way.
Blakeley-All of the winter wheat
will be cut this week. Spring wheat
is doing fine, and corn is growing very
fast.
Belle Plaine-Wheat Is looking hne
and no complaints of damage OF any
kind have been heard lately. The
hay crop is heavy, and corn is pro-
crossing rapidly and looks nice.
East Observation-Disclosures say that
if the weather continues favorable
they will haveeaigood crop. The hay
crop is little better than the average
this year.
LIE Sueur-Crops of all kinds are
looking very fine in this vicinity ana
promise large yield.
Ottawa-Crops are doing nicely;
Some rye is being cut and is expected
to weld 40 bushels to the acre.
Corn has grown wonderfully, small
grain of all kinds is doing we'll, anu
winter rye and barley are no" oe-
ing harvested.
Kasota-Crop prospects continue
excellent, and large yield is looked
for.
Minneopa - Crops are growing
nicely. Rye is nearly all harvested.
Corn is growing fast. Chinch bugs
are working some in places, 0ut no
damage has been done yet.
Lake Crystal-Prospects never were
better for good crops than at the
present time.
Garden City-Flax, oats, wheat ana
corn never looked better in this Sec
tion than at present.
Winnebago City-The crops are all
looking fine. There are Reports OF
rust in spots but not to any extent.
Blue Earth City-The prospects are
grand for crop reports. Everthlng Is
looking fine and doing nicely.
Elmore-All crops are looking line.
Madelia-The prospects are now
that we will have the largest crop we
have had for good many years.
st. James-Crops of all kinds are
reported to be IN fine condition.
Windom-The general crop outlook
continues very favorable.
Mountain Lake-Al small grain
has a very heavy growth OF straw ana
long heads, and very large yleld Is
expected. Corn and potatoes are also
looking nice.
Bingham Lake-Crops in this
vicinity are looking good, and much
of the wheat is the finest ever seen
here. An average crop or better Is
looked for.
Dupdee-Crops are all looking very
nice.
Avoca-With favorable weather
there will be a good wheat crop
Barley looks splendid and is begin
ming to ripen. Oats never was better
at this season and corn is doing very
we'll. Flax also looks COOK. G.
Worthington-If dry weather con-
tinues, the crop will be fifty per cent
larger than was ever had here before.
Wheat Is good, but barley and oats
are immense-nothing like it before.
Grogan-All kinds of small grain
could not look better, and corn is do
ing nicely.
Br6WSU6r-In6s COuulUiOh VI OIL
crops is about as good as could be de-
sired at this time,
Bigelow-Farmers are enthusiastic
over the crops and have no complaint
to make. All grain is advancing
rapidly.
Butterfeld-A fair crop is expected
with an average of Is bushels per
acre for wheat, and 40 to so bushels
for oats and barley.
Hadley-No complaints except from
slight rust in places.
Lake Wilson-Crops continue to
look fairly good. Mustard growth
seems to be increasing in this vicinity
and is a serious drawback.
Slayton-The crops in this vicinity
are the most promising in a great
many years.
Ash Creek-Wheat and oats are
coming on rapidly and give every
prospect of big yield. Farmers
think they will get the largest crop
they ever raised. Corn is growing
rapidly.
Adrian-The prospects are good for
the largest crop we have mad for
years. IS