The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-08-04
DAMAGED BY HEAT
Prospects Not as Good as Some
Ten Days Ago.
Wheat Some Rusty and has Blighted
Some LocaIities=.-Other Small
Grain Fair.

The crop report as received by W. r.
B. Smyth from Southern Minnesota
paints for the week ending July Oath
shows that wheat has suffered some
from rust and considerable from the
heat during the past ten days. Oats
is badly lodged in places but is said to
be filing fairly we'll. The barley har-
vest is about completed and the crop
on the whole is good, but the berry is
covered in some places. Corn is forging
ahead in great shape and now bids fair
to be good crop. Haying is about
finished and is good crop with few ex.
ceptions, The report in detail says:
LeSueur-Wheat damaged by heat
considerably, oats some damaged, corn
looking fine.
Horton - Wheat blighting some,
straw heavy; oats good, will be har-
vested this week; barley nearly all cut
fax and corn good.
Claremont-Oats no good, wheat
poor and rusty, fax fair,
Janesville-Hot weather doing some
damage to wheat, oats mostly lodged,
fax poor.
Heron Lake-Oats, barley and fax
good; wheat filling well, will be good
average; corn late.
Slayton-Barley, wheat, fax and
corn good; oats good but some down.
Lake Wilson-Oats, wheat and bar.
ley good fax and corn fair.
Mountain Lake-Oats good but badly
lodged in places, wheat good but rusty,
barley mostly cut, flax and corn good.
Amboy-Oats and barley badly lodg
ed, wheat filling fairly WE'LL corn doing
fine.
st. Clair-Flax and corn fair, wheat
and oats good, but lodged in some
places; barley fair.
st. Leo-All crops good.
Canby-All grains damaged some
by hot winds and drouth.
Tyler-Small grain good in most
places, corn is getting right to the
front.
Balaton-Wheat some rusty, other
small grain and corn good.
Marshall-Sman grain good, flax
fair to good, corn good.
Lake Benton Oats good and other
crops fair.
Minneota-Wheat and oats hurt by
hot winds, barley mostly cut, fax and
corn good.
Montgomery-Oats and barley good,
corn extra good, wheat good but some
report of blight.
Waseca-Oats good where not TOP
heavy, wheat good though some is
blighted by heat, corn good, fax fail
on high ground.
West Concord Oats, wheat and bar
ley all very heavy and badly lodged
rusted badly in places; wheat is damag
ed by extreme hot weather; fax and
corn good.
Russell-Too warm weather to make
good wheat, barley, corn and fax fair
CIeveland-Will begin cutting wheat
and oats the 25th, corn splendid.
Winona-Crops in good, fair shape
corn doing nicely.
Rollingstoue-Barley all cut, oat
and wheat almost ripe, will be read.
for the knife next week.
Waterville- grain was badl,
lodged by the storms but is filling IL
in good shape.
Stewartville-Wheat turning little
oats lodged but all right to fill, fla,
good.
Viola-Wheat somewhat rusted, oat
heavy and lodged some, barley lodges
and crinkled down, fax heavy and corr
showing up good.
Ruthton-Wheat will be ready to Gu
in five days and oats in ten days, fla:
good and corn doing well,
Cottonwood = Wheat looking fine
oats almost ready to cut; barley il
shock and fine crop, fax fine, corr
needs rain.
Ellsworth-All crops good
st. Peter Oats, barley and corr
good, wheat fair, fax light.
Storden- Oats and wheat very fin
except in low places. other crops yer.
good.
Pipestone-W Wheat doing fairly well
has been most too hot for it to ill well
oats good; fax generally good; barle.
| very SOOQ, Cutting III Iull UldSI, CUT
doing well, some pieces beginning t,
silk.
Jasper-Wheat mostly good but som
pieces blighted, other crops good.
Madelia-Oat badly lodged barley
fax and corn good: wheat damaged by
heat and rain.
Lamberton-All crops good.
Wheat good, oats LODGED
a considerable, other grains ant
corn good,
!, Luverne-Wheat fair some rustins
badly, oats good but some are rustins
barley fair, fax best in years, corr
good.
Adrian-Wheat and oats very good
barley damaged especially on low
ground, fax good, corn very good.
Elysian- Wheat, oats and barle,
good, latter mostly cut, corn good.
Madison Lake-Wheat and oats
nearly ripe, heavy and badly down
corn excellent.