The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-06-30

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Lakefeld--Small grain and grass
good; corn little below average.
Elgin-Small grain good, corn fair.
Blooming Prairie Crops, except late
flax looking good.
Janesville-W Wheat in fine condition;
oatt looking good, barley heading out;
corn fair. Haying will commence about
July 1st.
Edgerton--All crops good, but need
dry weather
Claremont-Wheat rusty; oats and fax
poor; hay good.
Waterville--Small grain of all kinds
looking fine; spring wheat heading out;
wild hay in bad shape.
Iona-Crops good
Horton-Wheat and oats heavy, be-
ginning to head; barley mostly headed
out; flax good and in bloom; corn doing
WELL
Good Thunder-Crops of all kinds too
heavy,
Faribault-Small grain good corn
better than it has been; grass growing
good
Lake Crystal-Rain is injuring the
crop Too much water in the meadows;
rust beginning to appear in places.
st James Weather of late has been
favorable for wheat, oats and barley,
and prospects can be called good. Flax
and corn fair; grass good.
StoCden-Wheat and oats very fine
barley, fax and grass good; corn fair.
Elysian-Wheat, oats and barley in
fairly good condition. Corn not in
very good shape. Grass badly dam
aged by water.
Mapleton-All crops doing we'll.
Grass damaged by rain.
Lewiston-Small grain good, corn
backward, grass fair.
Owatonna-Oats and wheat fair, in
some localities good, Flax fair except
ing in low places. Corn poor. Grass
good except where under water.
Sleepy Eye-All crops good.
Adrian-Small grain is in excellent
condition. Corn very backward. Hail
in small patches. but did very little
damage.
Madelia-Wheat and oats good Bar
ley and fax fair to good: corn poor,
grass ldlI u SOOu.
Pipestone-Small grain and grass
good. Corn late but doing we'll.
st. Peter-Oats and wheat good,
corn fair, grass partly destroyed on
low land.
Rochester-All small grain good,
corn fair.
Russell-Wheat looks favorable now.
not ho, 40
rather small yet, but improving.
st. Clair-Wheat, oats, flax and grass
good, corn fair.
Montgomery-Wheat good except in
some low places; oats heading out; bar,
ley good, corn good but needs cultiva-
ton; grass good, but marshes wet.
Ellsworth wheat, barley and
corn fair. Flax and grass good
Luverne-All crops good and grass
best in years Grain standing up good.
Winona-Oats, wheat and barley
fair. Some sections badly struck with
hail Flax badly washed. Glover good
where not winter killed. Timothy fair
but not heavy.
West Concord-Small grain all very
good, with favorable conditions will be
the largest crop in many years. Corn
fair, grass good,
Ruthton-Wheat very heavy. Oats
growing fast, barley looks good. Flax,
corn and grass good.
Jasper-Oats, wheat and barley
never better, flax and corn good, grass
best ever saw.
Fulda-Small grain and grass good,
corn fair.
Balaton-Oats, wheat and barley i'm
proving. Flax and grass good, corn
fair.
Springfeld-Small grain good. corn
fair, grass good on high ground, low
ground too much water.
Sanborn-All crops good.
Nicollet-Oats, wheat and barley in
excellent condition, fax very poor, corn
and grass fair.
ButterfeId- grain and corn
fair, grass good.
Lake Wilson--Wheat oats and bar
ley fair, flax and corn late, grass good
Cottonwood small grain is look
ing fine and doing well, grass is fine.
Slaytou-Oats and wheat good, barley
heading out and is fine, some corn looks
we'll, some backward, grass best in
years.
Heron Lake-Small grain too rank
fax and grass good where not under
water.
Minneota- Small grain and grass
good, corn coming on nicely.
New Richland-Oats. and wheat
good, barley, corn and grass fair, fax
poor.
LeSueur-Wheata average, oats. bar
ley and grass good. fax light, corn
good on high ground, wheat and oats
rusting some.
Mountain Lake Grain and grass
good, corn poor.