The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-12
THREsHING IS QUITE GENERAL.
Frequent Rains Have Not Hampered
Farmers Very HUGH.

Farmers very Huch.
The following Northern Pacific crop re-
port on the Northwest shows the outlook
to the week ending Sept 8:
Minnesota Division-Weather very IA
Vorable: Threshing quite general Wheat,
average 5 to bushels. Oats Is to 20.
Corn returns promise well, and
danger from frost is past Potatoes in
fine Shape again. Crop will equal if not
exceed average. All kinds of farm work
in progress. Some cutting fodder corn,
flax and hay. Others blowing and seeding
fall grains. Flax harvest will be in full
blast in week or ten days.
ST Paul-Duluth DiVision-The potato
situation continues to improve, and indi-
cations now are that damage from recent
rains will be slight If dry weather keeps
up and no frosts are had. Estimates 1T
majority of points are still for two-thirds
CROP
Little Falls Branch-Few showers. but
weather, for the most part, good. Stack
ing finished, and shock threshing out of
the Way. Grain too wet to market. Corn
ripening fast. Potatoes doing pretty we'll
Late flax coming on nicely, and a little of
the early sown harvested. Haying con-
tinues and fall blowing begun
Fergus Falls Branch-A shower or two,
but clear and warm most of the week.
Shock threshing finished. Average, to
10 bushels per acre. Flax Is streaked
and fields run from poor to good. Fodder
crops, corn and potatoes and hay continue
to snow gains. No fear of food shortage
d. & M. Division, South of Boundary
Hard rains have stopped threshing and
ploWlng operations completely, and tied
up machines for at least week Shocked
and poorly stacked grains have been adj
what extent
Northumberland heavy rains have
put harvesting and threshing at a stand
still. Most Of the wheat is in stack and
VIII not pc damaged, but that in shock
mas ALREADY begun to sprout, discolor and
sheii, ana some loss will result Consid-
cradle hay has been rendered worthless
ON account Of sleughs filling up with wa
Dakota Division-The best crons an this
division lie in the country tributary to
the nrst forty miles or so of track. Here
threshlng has been general the past week
and the average yield of wheat. as nre,
viously reported, is about is bushels ner
acre Early fax harvest is about over
ana corn cutting begun. West of this dis
IIrlct Yields vary and are generally very
4b Fargo and Southwestern Branch-Good
Inreshlng weather has prevailed, but the
wee6 Is srd progressing slowly owing to
MegGy a gram and poor yields. Wheat ana
early max average five bushels to the
acre, and the returns from oats and
oaEley are small. Corn is looking well
ana nay is IN abundance W
James River Valley Branch-T 10.
ls ,,, coming along well, and barring FROST
VIII turn out the heaviest crop on the
s planc m Corn is doing nicely and will
90UIn p :, reauy TO cut Up towards James
from from fields where fax was sown. No
siI%0 age or feed is anticipated.
O. C9operstown Branch-Wheat threshine
Is Is about over and little more than retur5
OF SEED realized. Flax is improvine
t5round is in excellent condition for nlovS.
ing: Meadows fine. Plenty of haY. A
Few showers last week
jamestown and Northern Branch r1ar
vest OF wheat, barley and cats nearly
competed, and most of the grain put in
b Staek' ! Practically no threshing has
peen done to date on account Of rain
E a1ly fax will be ready to cut in an
Mohtana-Very little change in the sit
Ra dIS2 .a since last report. Weather has
peen favorable and all grains are hars
vested, Threshing continues and Yields
t fbTea week EEK ago hold good, Much
account of lack of machines. Large be az,
TdepoI gathered. Fall blowing has com trrs
Idaho, Washington and oregon-Har-
Nesting y, IS progressing rapidly through
thirds cut. Quality good. Weather first fsre+
class except a few light showers. - -