The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-23
CROP PROSPECTS.
They Still Continue Exceedingly
Fine.
Corn Improving. Grass Suffered Cor
siderable Damage From Rain
in Some Places.

ceived by w. R. B. Smyth, under the
date Of June 18th. The week of fair
weather has been most beneficial The
general tone is that crops look fine, but
from few localities comes the state
ment that the growth is too rank, and
lodging is likely to result. Barley is
now heading out, and promises fine
crop. Corn is still given as backward,
but has shown great improvement and
only needs dry hot weather to bring it
rapidly forward. In some places it is
reported as considerably damaged by
the recent rains. Grass on the whole
is said to be heavy crop, only a few
points reporting it light. The low
grounds have suffered considerably
from flooding. There are few reports
of damage by hail, but as yet not to any
serious extent The report in detail is
as follows:
Montgomery = Spring wheat good,
winter wheat light, oats, barley and
grass good, corn good on high ground
New Richland = Wheat good, oats.
barley and grass fair, corn and flax
poor.
Lakefeld-Small grain good, only too
rank; corn two weeks behind
Viola-Wheat very good, oats quite
heavy. Early barley heavy. Some
flax good some poor. Corn in rather
poor shape. Grass good.
growing rapidly, an abundance of
grass.
MISUNDERSTANDING looks fav-
orable now.
Amboy- Conditions of small grain
improving; some fields of barley headed
out.
Jackson = Wheat very heavy; oats
good; early sown barley heading out;
fax good, corn improving; tame grass
best in years.
Madelia-Small grain and grass good,
grass backward.
Claremont = Wheat fair, oats and
grass good, fax poor.
Madison Lake-Wheat fair, needs dry
weather; oats heavy; grass badly dam
aged by high water.
Good Thunder = Crops of all kinds
looking we'll.
Janesville-Wheat very heavy; oats
looking good; barley good; fax mostly
drowned out; corn fine; too wet for
wild grass.
Kasson-Small grain and grass good;
corn fair.
st Charles-Wheat fair; oats, barley
and flax good growth and stand corn
looks very we'll; grass light crop.
Eyota-Wheat and oats good; barley
too much rain; flax not very good; corn
not extra; grass good.
Plainview-W Wheat and barley fair;
oats, fax and corn poor; grass good.
Rochester-Small grain good; corn
and grass fair.
Faribault Wheat first-class; oats
good but apt to go down; flax not very
good; corn very good at present; grass
all right.
Storden--Wheata and oats very fine;
barley and flax good corn not so well;
grass fine
St. James--Oats, wheat and barley
too strong growth of straw. Good
many people say grain looks fine, but
are afraid we will have poor yields and
poor quality of grain this year on &C
count of our growth of straw. Corn
cannot be cultivated yet; grass good.
Edgerton = Small grain good; corn
and grass fair.
Wheat and oats looking good, corn
growing fine; meadows flooded by late
rains.
Mountain Lake - Small grain and
grass good; TOO wet for corn, expect
half crop.
Stewartville-Allc crops growing fine,
never in better shape if dry weather
continues.
bayfield, Wheat, oats, barley and
grass looking good; fax light; corn
backward.
Lewiston Small grain good; corn
backward; grass fsir.
LIE Sueur--Wheat, oats and grass
good; barley average; flax poor; corn
good on high ground.
Cottonwood--W to heavy in some
places; oats and barley looking good;
flax improving; corn looking better,
grass fine.
Heron Lake-Wheat, oats and barley
too rank, the latter is lodging; flax on
low ground is under water; corn late;
grass fair.
st. Clair-Small grain good; corn
fair; wheat and oats the best l ever
saw.
Sleepy Eye--All crops good.
Lamberton- Grain and grass good;
corn fair.
St. Peter Small grain fair; corn
SMALL grass partly damaged by high
water.
New Ulm-Grain all very heavy.
Springfield Small grain and grass
good; corn quite small but looks fair.
Wheat and oats never better;
barley commencing to head; flax good;
corn getting better; grass never better.
Canby-Wheat looks fine; oats good;
fax good on high ground, corn fair;
grass very good.
Balaton-Wheat improving; oats and
barley fair; corn way behind for the
season; grass good; weather more IA
vorable the past week.
Tyler-Small grain good; corn pick
ing up; all crops much improved during
past few days
Lake Benton Small grain good grass
good; corn fair.