The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-09
RATHER WET.
That Seems to be the Only
Trouble for Crops Now.
Corn Coming on Fast, Small Grains
are Rank. But Low Grounds
..s. Too Wet.

".. Too Wet.
The crop report for the week ending
June 9Th, received by w. R. B. Smyth
from Southern Minnesota points indi-
cate rank growth of small grain, that
grass on the whole will be fine crop,
and that corn in most localities is COM
ing on finely. In some places it is be-
ing cultivated, and a few points report
it as just coming up. Replanting has
made it late in some localities, and a
few farmers have plowed up their corn
fields, or portions of them and sowed
fax. With few exceptions the general
concensus of opinion is that prospects
were never better at this season of the
year for a big crop than at present.
The only trouble at present is too much
rain and the danger of too great a
growth of straw. The low grounds are
too wet, and in places crops are nearly
drowned out. Dry, settled weather
with occasional showers is what is now
needed for time. Following is the re-
port in detail:
Hayfeld grain looking fine,
very heavy stand. Corn looking good,
| blowing it first time; tame grass good.
Ellsworth-Wheat, oats and barley
good, corn fair, grass good.
Heron Lake-Wheat oats and barley
too rank, wet weather is bad, fax good.
Corn will not average half, grass good.
Pipestone-Wheat and oats good,
barley doing well, fax up nicely. Still
sowing on sod, corn mostly up, some
beginning to pillow, grass good.
Norseland-Wheat, oats and barley
very good; fax fair, and corn coming
fine; grass improving. The past week
has brought everything out nicely.
Jasper-Wheat, oats and barley never
better; fax just coming up; some fields
of corn thin; grass good.
Luverne-All small grain good corn
not very good, too cold and wet; grass
good
Belle Plain-Wheat good; oats fair,
too wet; barley fair; fax and corn just
coming up; grass good.
| Lakefeld- of all kinds look
well, and plenty of moisture. Some
corn land has had to be replanted on
account of too early planting.
Fulda- Small grain and grass good;
corn fair.
| Vernon Center-Small grain splen-
did. never looked BETTER corn just com
ing up; grass good
Wheat, oats and barley
good; flax fair; corn not up; grass good.
Rollingstone-All small grain in fine
shape; fax and corn out and doing we'll.
Mapleton-All small grain looking
fine; clover winter killed. Prospects
good for heavy crop.
Lake Crystal Small grain and corn
good; wild grass good.
Windom--Wheat, oats, barley and
fax fair.
Elysian--Wheata and oats good; corn
looking good; wild grass doing well
Faribault-Wheat, oats, barley and
fax very good; corn coming up very
fast.
Kasson-Small grain and grass good
corn late.
st. James-Wheat, oatss and barley
fairly good; improved since last report.
Flax not all seeded and corn not all
planted; grass good.
Storden-Small grain doing fine; corn
not so well; grass fair. Looks now as
though it will be one of the best crops
for years.
Lake Wilson-All small grain good;
some corn has been replanted; grass
good.
New Richland-Wheat good, oats and
barley fair, also grass.
Waterville-W Wheat and oats looking
fine; corn is doing fine; grass good.
Good Thunder-All crops looking
we'll; too much rain.
Wheat looking better
than for some years past Oats looking
fine; barley good; flax not very good;
corn all up and looking fine; grass COM
ing on fine.
Stewartville--Crops of all kinds are
in fine condition and there will be lots
of straw. Tame grass has improved the
last week.
Eyota-- Wheat, oats and barley good;
flax not extra; too much rain for corn
grass good.
Horton-Whe oats and barley extra
heavy; fax and grass good; corn fair
where seed was good.
Rochester-Prospects for all kinds of
grain and grass never better.
Claremont- Wheat, oats and grass
good, barley fair, fax and corn poor
too much rain.
LIE Sueur-Whea the best for years,
ioats good, fax acreage small but good