The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-25
HEAVY RAINS ALL OVER.
Last Crop Report of N. p. Gives
Conditions in Northwest.

Last Crop Report of N. p. Gives
Conditions in Northwest.
The following is the Northern Pacifics
ending Sept. 81 This is the last report
that will be sent this season:
Minnesota Division = Frequent rains
have further delayed farm work, and in
some cases caused its abandonment alto
gether Several frosts of greater or less
severity have occurred during the week
but flax and corn, excepting late soWn
remain unlnJured, and the latter but
Slightly affected
st. Paul-Duluth Division = Continued
wet weather has not improved the po-
tato situation any, but the root, having
matured, will sustain little or no addi-
tionai injury from excess moisture other
than where rottiHg had already begun
Little Falls Branch-Weather too much
unsettled to admit of much threshing
Flax is nearly all cut It's advanced
stage OF growth in most fields precluded
any serious results from frost Flowing
progressing steadily.
Fergus Falls Branch = Attempts to
thresh have been frustrated by rains,
greater part of the week. Some injury
reported to fax by frost, but not extern
slYe. Late pasturage is improving. Some
ploWlng being done between showers
u. & M. Division South OF boundary
Inc outlook here is even more dfscour-
aging than reported a week ago. Inces-
SAINT rams have made threshing and the
cutting OF flax almost impossible and
at the same time added injury of both
cut and uncut grains. Considerable fax
IS oYerripe and needs harvesting badly
some OF the late soNn was nIpped by
frost
Manitoba Division Gin Manitoba)-Har
Vesung, stacking and threshing are prac-
ucally where they were a week
ago Rains have been almost unceasing,
ana considerable damage has been done
TO grains Which are not in stack. Little
OF none OF the new crop yet marketed.
Dakota. DSision-No threshing done this
week Oh account of several heavy down
pours. Wheat and fax more or less af-
teeted by additional water fall, and the
latter has also been slightly damaged in
some localities by frost Nothing but
good, drying weather can prevent fur
Their loss
Fargo q Southwestern Branch-Forty-
eight hours steady rain the first part
of the week, and subsequent interrnit-
tent showers have caused threshing to
be abandoned. Wheat in stack, owing to
snort straw, has been injured Rain and
and the extent is conserVatively esti-
mated al % per cent. The little flax so
far marketed has graded rejected
James River Valley Braneh-Rains have
fallen here. Wheat and millet are thor
oughly soaked in stack, and some rot
ting and sprouting is reported. Standing
flax has not been injured much by frost
but some of it is late and can hardly
Over go per cent of the early sown has
been harvested to date.
Cooperstown Branch-While there has
been plenty of rain on this branch, and
several frosts as well. yet most of the
max has reached a stage of growth where
neither could effect the promising out
come to any great extent, especially since
clear days and drying winds have fol-
lowed. Cutting will begin at once if
weather continues good
j. q N. Branch-Threshing at stand
still for want of favorable conditions.
harvested grains are sprouting and
bleaching. Frost has not injured fax any
to speak of, and farmers are ready to
cut as soon as weather permits. A very
fair yield is expected. Flowing general
Montana-A few showers, but harvest
Ing and threshing about completed and
shipping begun. Seeding of fail wheat in
progress Ranges and third crop of
alfalfa coming on nicely. No threshing
Idaho. Washington & Oregon-Harvest-
ing throughout all districts will be COM
pleted in about ten days Grain is being
marketed very rapidly. Good weather
continues Oats and barley crops light,
as predicted