The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-21
LODGED AND RUSTY
Some Complaint OF this Nature
Comes In.
But as Yet, However, the Crop is Not
Much Damaged But Promises
Large.
Large.

The general tone of the crop reports
received by w r. B. Smyth from
Southern Minnesota points for the
week ending July 18th are good Some
rust is reported, but little if any dam
age has yet resulted therefrom, Many
fields have lodged more or less, but the
state of the weather for the next two or
three weeks will determine whether or
not this will do much harm, Barley
harvest is now on and the crop on the
whole is good, but the color is said to
be off in many places. Corn is coming
on fine, and six weeks of Or usual hot
July and August weather will put it
in good shape. The hay crop on the
whole is good one. The report in de-
tail is as follows:
Viola-Small grain is looking very
good, is lodged some, barley is getting
black in the head and will be of low
grade, corn is improving.
Rollingstone- All grain in good con-
dition and very heavy,sa good deal of it
is lodged. Barley harvest has begun.
Pipestone-Small grain generally
good, corn good but rather late.
Jackson-Wheat very good, rust on
leaves but not on stalk: Oats and bar
ley good, latter will be cut this week.
Flax good, corn that is plowed is good
Iona-Wheat rusting, other grain
good yu
Balaton-Wheat rusting, other grain
good, corn fine
Russell Wheat good but a little
rusty, oats, barley and flax good.
Waterville- Oats badly lodged in
places, wheat looking fine, corn grow
ing fast.
Amboy-Corn doing we'll, wheat bad
ly lodged and prospects poor for full
crop.
Heron Lake Oats and barley good
but lodged wheat rusty and lodged,
flax and corn good.
Ruthton-Oats rank and liable to
lodge, wheat will not be more than an
average crop, barley thin ON ground
but looks we'll Prospects for fax
good, corn growing fast, has, good
color.
Storden--Wh very good on high
ground, poor and low ground, other
crops good.
st. James Oats and wheat laying
fiat after rain.
Hayfeld-Oats and wheat heading
ing out looking fine. Barley heavy
crop fax middling, corn growing good,
Ellsworth--Oats and wheat good, bar
ley fair, corn good.
Winona Crops all looking good.
Edgerton-All crops good, grass fair.
Observation-Disclosures and oats good, bar
ley and flax light, corn good, grass fair.
Springfeld--All grain and corn good,
barley is much lodged.
Mountain Lake Small grain good,
corn improving.
Claremont-Wheat fair, oats rusty,
flax not very good, grass good,
Waseca- Wheat good, lodged in some
places; big share of the oats down fiat;
corn good, fax fair on high ground,
clover good, wild hay short.
Lake Benton-Wheat fair, low ground
damaged by rust. other small grain
good, corn fair.
Madison Lake-Oats and wheat we'll
headed and badly lodged. Barley near
ly all ripe, fair crop. Corn growing
rapidly.
Horton Wheat and oats heavy and
lodged; barley harvest in full blast; fax
and corn good.
Blooming Prairie Wheat and bar
ley good. oats damaged some by storm,
barley good, flax and corn fair,
Cleveland Wheat, oats and barley
have had too much rain, considerably
down; corn good.
Hayfield- Wheat and oats very heavy;
barly heavy and getting ripe; fax mid
ding, corn very good.
Worthington- Some rust on wheat.
oats and flax good, corn fair; barley is
very heavy.
Montgomery Wheat is A /, barley
and corn good; spring wheat will be fit
to cut in ten days.
Tyler-Small grain good, corn fair,
New Ulm-Wheat very good, oats
somewhat lodged; barley, fax and corn
very good.
Lamberton-All crops good.
MarshallI-Small grain and corn good ;
a little rust in the grain; barley being
cut.
Sleepy Wheat slightly damaged
by heavy wind and rain; oats badly
lodged: other crops good.
Canby-Wheat looking fine; oats and
fax good, corn fair.
Minneota-Wheata and oats fair, rust
ing; other crops good.
Madelia Wheat, barley and corn
good, oats badly lodged.
Lake Wilson Wheat good except on
new land where it has rusted some,
other grains good. corn fair,
Butterfield Wheat rusty, oats lodged
barley and flax fair, corn small.
Slayton-All crops good, some barley
will be cut this week.
Luverne- Wheat badly rusted,, oats
fair, barley not very good, flax and
corn good
st Peter-Wheat and oats badly
lodged in some places, barley fair, corn
good.
Stewartville- Wheat fair, oats down
badly, barley fair but down, corn good
ochester-Wheat, oats, barley and
fax lodged some, but most of it will be
harvested if we have good weather