The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-05-19
SMALL |>&s GOOD
Outlook Through Southern Min
nesOta Fine.
Wheat, Oats aud Barley Making Good
Progress. Acreage About the Same
as Heretofore.

The following crop report for the pres
ent week for Southern Minnesota has
been received by W. R. B. Smyth, gen
eral agent of The Mccormick Harvest
ing Machine Co. from their agents
through the south portion of the state.
From this it will be seen that all small
grain is looking well. There is not
much comparison made with the early
condition of last year, but where there
is, it is most favorable to the growing
crop. But little fax is yet up, and in
some places it was just being seeded at
the time of this report. Corn planting
is commencing, and by the first of next
week will all be in. The early condi-
tions are most favorable for a fine crop.
One thing is noticeable that there is no
complaint of dry weather throu ghout
the section reported
Faribault- and oats are look
ing good.
Norseland--Wheat, oats, barley and
grass looking we'll.
st. James-Wheat looks nearly as
good as last year. Oats and barley
same. Flax and corn not put in yet.
Iona-Wheat and oats good.
Kasson-Wheat and other small
grains looking fine.
Rochester-Small grain looking splen-
did Wheat acreage 25 per cent less
than last year; fax so per cent less;oats
20 per cent more; barley 80 per cent
more Corn planting commenced.
Owatonna-Al small grain in good
condition.
Winona--Winter wheat in good con-
dition; spring wheat and oats coming
up nicely; barley, fax and corn not yet
in; blowing for corn.
Ruthton--Wheat has a good start
and looks well. Other grains not up.
Jas per-Wheat and oats looking good.
Other grains not up. Plenty of rain so
far.
Good Thunder Wheat. oats and
barley looking fair but backward.
Acreage about same as last year. Clover
has winter killed.
Mountain Lake-Wheat and oats fair.
Madison Lake-Wheat and oats look
ing we'll, also grass.
Heron Lake-Wheat, oats and barley
doing well; fax not very good. Corn
planting not commenced.
st. Peter-Wheat, oats and barley in
good condition.
Canby--Wheat outlook fine; flax good;
corn not planted yet.
Sanborn-Soil too wet to give any
benefit to crops.
BalatOn-Wheat. oats and barley up
fine. Flax and corn not in yet. Fine
season for all small grain.
Waseca - Wheat, oats and barley
good.
Rollingstone-All small grain stands
good at present, also grass and clover.
Springfield Wheat, oats and barley
looks good Other grain not in. Grass
good on high land. Low lands too wet
for good crop.
Hope Wheat very good Oats just
coming up AMI barley being sown.
Grasses of all kinds looking we'll.
West Concord Wheat, oats, barley
and fax looking well. Will average
about as last year.
Plainview-Wheat, oats and barley
fair Grasses poor. Some farmers
blowing up their meadows.
acknowledgement, good, best in
years Oats looking fine and large
acreage. Barley also looking we'll,
acreage small as is also fax Grass
best in years
: Sleepy Eye-Wheat, oats and barley
looking good. Flax not yet sown. Wild
grass looks good.
Elysian-Wheat doing fairly we'll, has
not stooled much yet. Oats and barley
much the same. Wild grass looks
WELL
Pipestone-Wheat and oats very
good stand, Barley not all up Early
sown looking good. Grass good.
Amboy-Wheat, oats and barley have
good stand and are doing we'll Corn is
being planted. Grass doing WELL
Lake Crystal-Wheat oats and barley
looking good.