The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10
THREsH1NG THE GRAIN.
N. p. Report shows; 1t to, BE Back
ward, at Some Places. a

N. r. Report Shows 1t to BE Back
ward at some Places. II
The Northern Pacific crop report for
the week ending Sept. 9 Shows threshing
siniseveral stages on the various divisions
and branches OF the ROAD. =" Following
iS stf1e report: - an 90 az
y Minnesota Division-Threshfng Is still
backward, as the work has been hin,
dered more or less in different districts
by rain. Reports from, eight stations
Where threshing has been done indicate
els per acre for wheat One agent
sreports ioats yielding twenty-five bush
els another thirty-fVe bushels per acre.
fGoGnt is generally reported -sripe and be-
yong danger from frost,r and fax us a
I Little FAILS & Dakota Br Silcih. b. he
Work of stacking small grain is almost
dohe e ad Of wheat Tsrg + eIa as
to twenty bushels per. acre. quality not
up to the average sea son, the grade be-
ing mostly No. northern. Oats; thresh-
bushels per. acre. Threshing has not
made good progress, the work . having
been interrupted. now and then by rain.
Corn is being cut; and this. will be a
good crop. Flax will give fair returns.
Considerable blowing has been =. done,
quite a little new land being opened up.
:; Fergus Falls Branch-The weather o.
the past week was favorable ard good
progress has been made in taking care Of
the crops. Stacking lis. all Z. done and
threshing, from the shock about COM
p1eted. Returns Indicate an "a, average
yifed of fifteen bushels per acre for
wheat Flax, Corn and potatoes are
fair, crops - .aes.sste ,-3<J@sg,! 80 tiss5
|: Manitoba Division (South Of Canadian
misunderstanding is well under way,
the past week, With the weather general
~ Favorable Wheat yields an average
of ~ sixteen bushels per; acre::t.T1A small
percentage of 1iaK;s osts arfdt barleya re
mains uncut. Considerable blowing. .ha $
been done and farmers will be: in good
shape for the next crop. -,
In Manitcba-The~ grain is. nearly all
cut and the work Of stacking ana threaf1-
ing making good progress, great many
farmers hfnsEdifect from the shock.
Returns from the threshers Indicate
yields fullYsep to Expectations and pre-
'! Dakota 1BiSfsionE ather has been
quite faeorable since last 2;rep2rt, and
most OF the whea t.Ias been tlreshed.
Flax sfss iscut and some of 1t. threshed.
All cropsssre considered sse.l4uH TO the
'I Fargo :szasld So ufflWesstern Branch
Threshingssfrosn. the shock IS now prac-
ticallY. saYer and the threshers are pusys
gocd yield and quality sbuTs fax isf3a rat n
er poofscrop.
james River valley Branch 7-The weat tn
er durln&1ftIle past WeShsW dSsuiS gnu 70
vorable FOR threshing grain. IL he f1ghest
yield of wheat reported Is eighteen push
els per acre. but aNerags R sgt,t by
will not exceed half that quantity per
acre Fla&SzSwilf be a lightserop. J.
CooperstaWI! Branch-4Thse past week
was a faGora bic one f6Fsthreshing and
good progress has been made. Wheat Is
Yielding from. fifteen to,tMenty bushels iie,
No. / northern Most ofsthe fax has been
cut and-seme threshed, eyielding,$ten 70
fifteen bushels per acre.
jamestown and North 1Branch-Ihe
weather having been favorable during the
pasfIweek the: farmers have made good
progress with ezs.harvest4s.All OF the
wheat has been cut, and thfeshlng IS
well under way, yields running from
twelve Ito twenty-five bushels per aCrs;
Some oats and barley, and a great zeal
Of fax, remains to be cut but mess; crops
are in first-class condition and hea%y
Yields are expected -, III
Montana-In the Gallatfn valley harvest
is well under way and thresnlng VIII III, re re
general next week. A good crop OF sInaIii
grains will be harvested. The only oa IAN
ger to be apprehended now is from the
frost. which, as yet, however, has done
no damage. In the Bitter Root valley
harvesting has made good progress DUR
ing the past week. Wheat and oats are
nearly all cut and shocked, and it IS eS-
timated that the yield will be slightly
less than last year. West of Mlssoula
the rains have been a detriment to mar
vest work Around Livingston the crops
are in good condition and an average
WELD is looked for.