The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-07-12
Minnesota Crop Bulletin

The severe drought has been etrectualx broker
Il the s saa
showers. TN late 4 the week. though in Polk
splendid rains as sry a. june So TIN
a t res were moderately high til the last day.
have benz nerT Dsns on 70 July rs
potatoes. pastures. wild grasses. forage crops,
f max ana fruits; and Of some value. depending
especially the northern half Of "s the staes.
rains. and others had ALREADY. been plowed for
forage or other crops. or cut for hay but some
Snder better
Improved BY the rains by lenghthening Of the
filling A fair crop q winter rye l. nsariy al
in shock. and q moderate winter wheat crop is
south. and oats are ripening Flax Is IRREGULAR '
put II Is improving, and larger crop is expected
poor crop Of hay is being cut. though ss the
work is retarded by the rains which have spoiled
spown & to corn %nts end inlet n are
Will be grown for seed. Chinch bugs are num-
eae1na IN tho aorn he,s they
A corn and az oefssoss are
-. RED RIVER VALLEY.
Kittson County-The drought was broken by
and lax will be benefited but the rain came too
late Tor early sown grains.
Marshaii-Nsarly an inch and a half Of rain fell
on the LIST This. with another rain the 6th
greatly improved the crops. There Is no longer
the average and cattle will improve ~ -
Polk-Heavy showers have now wet the ground
considers BIZ improvement In late sown nara srs,n
but q large amount Of wheat il too far ad-
amount Of forage crop. has been sown sinss
the rains
Norman-A heavy rain on the 9Th will benefit
max and other late crops Wheat IL filing out
nicely. Potatoes look we'll. Barley will be light
a1a hay tGss5 5eSr much an,n.
being the rainfall for the week. All .concede that
poor: potatoes good. There viii be plenty Of hay.
lowed by cool weather. have made a marked I'm
s 70 g. lat.
Rs% EsfsA 5000 oSns r. on 18th and 7th
will help wheat In filling. Wheat will be half
CROP oats ai S1 HsEa E's snc eas n. light
fell during the past week. A remarkable change
for the better has. taken place. especially in
Troverse0Hesvy rains on the sth Helped ~d'' tn.
pastures and meadows Grain /. nearly eli
Grove ae ana xsr
half a crop Of. wheat and oats. and in some some
cases q full crop Of corn and potatoes. Pas
lures and moving lands have improved greatly.
Chisago-With abundant rains. wheat and oats
crop Wild meadows will yield half a crop Of
hay.
Wilkin--ifeavy rains beginning on the morn
ing Of July have frightened crop prospects
but have come too late to save the greater
part Of the grain and hay. 1t will help corn
potatoes anu garden stun greatly.
Stearne-Two to three inches Of rain over the
Wheat looks we'll in most parts Of the county
While the lighter soils may not yield more than
one-fourth Of crop. the clay will yield three
foprths. -
eherburns-Ths late rains have soaked the
ana oats are doing nicely. Corn, potatoes ma
grass are growing rapidly. There are good
prospects for heavy crop OF corn and potatoes
ing the week, and everything is growing rapidly.
fair crop may now BIO expected.
heavy showera and everything Il improving. q.
pssially pastures and sWeedowIs !Qats and late
sCaxvsr-oood rains helped pastures. corn and
grass. Chinca Bugs ass doing coneld0rehie dsm-