The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-05-19
STILL GOOD.
Small Grains of all Kinds in
Southern Minnesota.
Rains Were Beneficial, but Delayed Corn
Planting.-.Little Damage From
Frost Reported.

Following we give the weekly crop
report as received by W. R. B. Smyth
from his agents through Southern Min
nesota for the week ending May Is.
Wheat in nearly every instance is look
ing fine, and as a result of the cool
weather has stooled and rooted we'll.
Oats are also generally reported good.
Flax and barley, especially the former,
do not seem to be sown quite as gen.
orally as in past seasons, and sowing is
not completed in all instances Both
these grains where up have suffered
some from the frosts of last week.
Corn planting has been completed only
in few sections, some places report as
half planted, and others not any. In a
few localities the ground is just being
plowed for it. Its completion has been
hindered by the rains With few ex-
ceptions grass is reported fine With
the exception of here and there a piece
of flax or barley, very little damage is
reported by frosts. No reference is
made as to whether fruit. was damaged
or not. On the whole the outlook is
most promising. Following is the re-
port in detail: e~
Lamberton--W Wheat and oats good:
corn not planted yet; grass good. Too
much rain.
Edgerton-Wheat, oats, barley and
grass in good condition.
St. Charles little wheat sown;
oats larger acreage than last year and
look we'll; barley about same as last
year and looks we'll. Corn not all
planted. Glover badly killed, timothy
fairly good.
Windom-Wheat, oats and barley
fair
Elysian-Wheat and oats making slow
progress. weather too cold. Grass good.
Elgin--Wheat, oats and barley good.
Plenty of rain,
= Trosky-Wheat, oats and barley look
ing fine; barley acreage increased, oats
and wheat about same as last season.
Sanborn--All crops growing finely,
Canby-Wheat coming up fine with
favorable weather; oats good; flax very
nice; not much barley sown; corn just
planted Grass doing fine.
Pipestone-Wheat and oats doing
splendid; barley fairly good. early sown
frosted; corn about half planted; grass
has fine start. A.
Viola--Wheat, oats and barley fair;
flax not very good; grass good but
needs rain. 81
Plainview-Wheat, oats, barley and
flax fair grass poor. "
Spring oats and barley
good; flax not sown; pretty cool for
corn; grass good on high land
bayfield, oats barley and
just planted grass growing nicely, best
crop outlook for years.
Rollingstone- Wheat, oats and barley
in fine condition; grass good and corn
just planted.
Lewiston-Wheat, barley, fax and
grass fair; oats good.
st. Clair-Wheat and oats good; fax
fair; grass good and corn planting not
finished.
Vernon Center-Wheat, oats and
barley good; flax not much sown; corn
planting finished. Heavy rains
Norseland-All growing crops good.
Green Valley-Wheat and oats look
fine; barley fair. Just commenced
planting corn. Plenty of rain.
Russell-Wheat and oats in good con-
dition; 20 per cent less wheat than in
9S: barley now seeding.
Jackson-Wheat very.good and larger
acreage than in '9S; oats good, acreage
about same as last season; flax good on
old ground, poor on new: corn
three-fourths planted; stock doing well
in pasture.
LeSueur-W heat good and oats favor
able, planting corn; tame grass almost
failure, wild good.
Janesville-Wheat looking fine; oats
little thin; barley fine; Corn about
half planted: grass looks we'll.
Rochester-The farmers are not kick
ing so should judge all kinds of grain
and grass doing tip top, Crop pros
poets good here
Madison Lake-Wheat looking good
and stooling nicely; oats doing well,
but weather rather cold; corn about
half planted; grass not doing very we'll.
Owatonna- Wheat, oats, farley and
flax in good condition; corn acreage
will be larger than last year; wild grass
good, tame winter killed.
Waterville Spring wheat good, also
oats and barley Some corn planted,
acreage same as last year; grass good.
Montgomery--W Wheat looking SPLEEN
did, acreage same as last year. Oats,
barley and grass good.
Claremont-Wheat, oats, barley and
fax fair; corn will be late; grass looks