The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-07-07
DOING WELL.
Crops from All Points Reported
Fine.
Some Rust Reported, But No Especial
Damage Yet-Dry Weather
Wished For.

in excellent shape. Barley is all head
ed out, and in some localities is turning
Wheat is heading out, and averages
we'll Corn is improving finely. About
al the complaint of crops now comes
from the low ground, where the large
amount of rain which has fallen lately
has more or less injured the crop. The
report in detail is as follows:
Blooming Prairie-Crops good, ex-
cept late flax.
Elysian-W Wheat, oats and barley
good. Corn was damaged by the rains,
but is doing better than last week.
Grass was damaged by the rains.
Horton Wheat headed out and is
fine; barley heavy and beginning to
ripen. Flax and corn good. Barley
harvest will commence about the mid
die of the month.
Kasson-All small grain and grass
good; corn doing nicely.
Nicollet-Wheata and oats in excellent
condition; barley fair to good; flax
poor; corn and grass fair
Lake Benton Small grain good; corn
fair. Considerable complaint of rust in
oats and wheat.
Cleveland-Wheat, oats and barley
better than last week. Corn doing we'll.
Grass was practically drowned out.
Cottonwood Wheat and oats looking
we'll; barley and grass good; flax i'm
proving; corn doing we'll
Jasper-Wheat commencing to head;
oats looking good barley all headed;
flax good; corn getting better; grass
never better.
Hayfeld-Wheat and oats looking
healthy; barley good; flax fair; corn
growing nicely; tame grass heavy. -
Iona-Small grain and grass good;
corn not very good.
Alpha-Wheat, oats, corn and grass
good; barley looking better; corn good
but poor stand.
Rollingstone-Whe and oats good;
barley very heavy; corn fair; flax poor;
haying nearly finished.
Viola-Small grain very good; corn
improving; grass heavy.
Claremont-All small grain good.
Montgomery-Spri wheat in bios
som, looks good; oats, corn and grass
good; barley good on high ground.
Janesville-Wheat about all headed
out: oats very heavy; barley fair; flax
fair: corn coming on fine; grass very
heavy.
Worthington-Th The crop is fair; pros
poets good; too much rain.
Heron Lake-Wheat, oats and bar
ley good, but too rank; flax good; corn
fair only.
Sleepy Eye-Wheat good; last weeks
weather helped the crop out wonder
fully.
St. Peter-Small grain good; corn
fair.
Russell-Some rust in wheat; oats,
fax and grass good; barley fair.
Pipestone-All crops good.
Balaton-Wheat good but some rusty;
oats good; barley fine; flax and corn
fair.
New Ulm-All crops very good.
st. Leo-Small grain good; flax fair
to good; corn good.
Minneota-Grain and corn good.
Marshall-Wheat, oats, barley and
grass good; fax fair; corn fair and get
ting in better condition.
St. Clair-Wheat and oats good fax
and corn fair.
Mountain Lake-Grain good corn
improving.
Lake Crystal-Wheat. oats. barley
and fax good, but needs dry weather.
Slayton-Wheat and oats good; bar
ley headed out fine; flax very fine; corn
some good, some too late.
Lake Wilson Wheat on new land
rusted quite badly, on old ground good;
oats and barley good; flax dieing out
on old land; some on new land good;
corn is doing well.
Butterfeld-Small grain fair; corn
small.
Adrian-Wheat good, but too much
rain; corn very backward; tame grass
very poor.
Amboy-All small grain very heavy,
and need dry weather in order to insure
good crop.
Luverne-Crops good; corn growing
fast.
Canby-Small grain good; corn rath-
er slow.
Faribault-Wheat, barley and fax
good; oats and corn fair.
Storden-Wheat and oats very fine;
barley and fax good; corn fair.
Springtield-Sm grain good; corn
fair; grass good on high ground.
Stewartville-All crops are good.
LeSueur-Wheat, barley, corn and
grass good; oats average; fax favora-
BILE.
Rochester-All crops doing well.
Eyota-All small grain except flax
good; corn coming out good.
Waterville-Wheat all headed out
and looking fine; corn growing fine;
hay is fine.
Waseca Wheat good, some very big;
oats heavy; fax thin; tame grass good;
wild grass light.
Madelia-Small grain good; corn and
fax poor
Edgerton-All crops good.
Ellsworth Grain and grass good;
corn fair.
Rev, P. S. Davies and family have
moved to the city from Russell and will
live in the house which they recently
,,nrobacad on Fraser street. in West