The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-07
GOOD CROP OUTLOOK
HEAVY RAINS CAUSE SOME ALARM,
But PROSPECTS ARE
PROMISING
NOW IS THE CRITICAL TIME
II Remainder of the Season Is Fa-
VOrabIe, the Northwest VIII
Produce an Enormous
Crop of Grain.

Produce an Enormous
Crop of Grain.
Up to a few days ago the conditions
for a record-brealling wheat crop III the
Northwest never looked mere favorable,
but some alarm is NV being felt on &C
count of the continued wet weather The
situation is not by any means serious up
to date as the grain fields are In hne
condition and indicate a most bountiful
yield, the only danger Deing in the fire.
Quent recurrence Of heavy rains
In a careful review Of the crop situa-
ton, which covers many portions of the
Northwestern grain belt the Minneapolis
Journal finds that the fields present a
splendid appearance, and, barring any
calamitous happening between now and
the short time intervening between har-
vest, a bOunteouS Yield is assured.
The several conditions which have
pIesaged a nne harvest have prevailed
TO an unusual extent ever since seeding
time and only in the past few days,
since the heavy rains, has the situation
looked otherwise than most hopeful AS
compared with a week ago the pros
pective yield may be placed a shade
lower than was indicated at that time
and while no further gain may be looked
tor, the country viii be satisfied if the
present indications reach a fulhllment.
At best the present is a critical time,
and the next ten days will tell the
story.
THIS is A CRITICAL TIME.
The Journals exhaustive study finds
thai this Is the most critical Time Tor
MI.taL. The H. NJ W elK or ten Gays VIII
tel the sLery. AS the SITUATION eAIsts %
uay there IS po4nu4uI yield IN slgnt.
Against It some un-at OraUIe Influences
are arising. Looming over the who're
ueld tneIe are IOuuu some MINOR IN
stances OF injury from cat worms, and
.OuaI complains of damage from hail and
.uSJ. IN H. instance nave these COM
s1alnts been SENSATIONAL, nor are they
"Iuespread, YET taken collectively, they
snoW COnSIueraO4e area OF damage.
GraSShOppeIs are a menace in the Red
river valley. Cool weather and the per-
slstent cOmpauVe Efforts OF the farmers,
aided by the growth OF small parasite
mat kills the hopperS, have held down
-Ielr development and prevented serious
Nalnage IRON TINS source to date.
-tusL and NOT winds are to De feare1
What is needed to insure the heavy yield
IS a period OF warm, breezy weather
still and very not weather would be Dad
as IL would undoubtedly breed rust
Most important OF ali, however, Is the
tacL that the northwest GOES not want
any more ram at ms time. Already there
mas been more Jnan enough, anu IN many
PAGES serious damage mas been done
~ too mucn rain.
There Will he an early harvest this
year. Wheat IS now headed out along
me lines OF me Northern Facihc, and at
some points IorLhSf norm. IN southern
Minnesota the crop is close to maturity,
anu 1t is prODapie harvesting will DesIn
early as Jhe.1oth IN some localities.
On the wnOIe me NOrLnW est wheat crop
IS ~ STATE OF maturity beyond tue aver
asS lOr TINS date.
Corn has SHOWN improvement and in
general IS in better ConultlOn tnan a
week ago.
Barley and oats have held up well, and
the promise previously indlcated has been
lGly maintained.
spring rye IS well along everywhere,
and winter rye VIII be ready for harvest
a lew days. The flax acreage mas
suffered from loo much moisture and a.
Jack OF sunsnIpe. Tie development is I'M
wen and the acreage spotted. There has
,roDaLiy been but little damage of au
4rela. able nature, and with weather
~onult.uns laN oI4ng from now on flax wall
snow gain eek hence.
The nay crop viii De very heavy.
The reports which follow are from
Journal cor. esponaents IN well distribuL-
81 shipping cen.ers throughout the three
spring Wheat states. They are as nearly
impartial and fair as ii is possible ID
make them, being based on personal eX,
animation and Greet interviews with ths
farmers.
Me Northwest is quite thoroughly COW
cred in the tOuoWing reports ana fair
,dca of the crop situation may be derived
uom them:
OVER THE STATE.
Albert Lea, Minn-The crops are all
looking wen and promise a good harvest
OcLas. onaI pieces OF wheat are excepted
- many instances are seen where that
-- am IS not only tim upon the ground
J4t short and unless the weather is eX-
eceLCIy favorable viii give only small
-SId. Iue past Two weeks have witness
- d WJnGe4lul growth in corn, and the
ANS Of the past two weeks have been
Neiy D~n-u-IaI to WId &. ass meadows and
ASSUMES. Haying is quite general now
IA Viii be rushed TO get 1t out of the
way OF harvest that Will be here in three
- IOur weeks at the latest, this depend
HS l~Ig~ly upon the weather Some WIN
~ ~ is Almost ready to cut, but the
tcr~aGe planted TO that crop was small
-nlncn Luss have not been repoI ted as
'-r4O~s, but there are many potato bugs
'Au arIs green is being used eXtensi ely
y Anne. S.
Map.e,on, Minn.-Crop conditions in the
'"eO.-cln part OF Blue Earth county We're
ever oelter. The rains of the past week
ave helped out corn, and it is pushing
% ward III nice shape. Wheat is in SOLE n
stand, the heads of good length, and
4 Ia opelly h4led in will yield a fine crop
IS too carly yet to say as to how 1t VIII
Ill Barley has commenced to turn and
'hl be ready 10 cut very soon. Oats are
also commencing to turn and promise a
'ely Iair crop. There is very little flax
IS year.
Wlllmar, Mlnn.-The crops are looking
ne IN Iact, the best for years. Wheat
heading out well. The recent rains
" and prospects We're never better. All
4 s Of grain promises a good yield
W-Ih favorable weather Kandiyohi coun-
y viii produce the heaviest wheat crop
many years
iookston Minn.-Crop conditions In
.C.< and adjoining counties are not AL
settler what, the farmers could wish
N to be. and the prospect of a hummer
LEI is not good. There are two elements
work that will reduce the yield in the
ISCnIes OF Marshall, Polk, Red Lake,
20 man and CLAW rbpca A.
anI l"ng-continued rains and the pres
nee OF grasshoppers The first is gen
RAJ except in the eastern portion Of
ok county. A large proportion of the
ana Is now flooded, and late-sown crops
many localities are under water while
me early sown are standing in water and
-ulhIng yellow. Experts say the loss wi !
re above 20 per cent and MANY are MAJ
'ng the los sat so per cent The homer
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