The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-11
GRAND SONG
All Reports Tell Of Immense Crops
of Cereals. ="
FARMER THE GENUINE "PLuTE'''
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.s Breaker-Missouri River
Counties in Glover.

Specials to The Journal.
Brandon, Man, Aug 11.-The coming
harvest Of the Canadian west promises to
be one of unprecedented proportions and
far above the average expected, During
the past few weeks the progress of the
crop in the northwest; has been marvellous.
The binder will heard in: all parts:of
the territories and Manitoba inside of two
weeks. For the first time in the history
of the country the elevators kept open all
the summer and large quantities of last
years wheat are still coming in. Some
of the companies have given notice that
they will close for a. week before thresh-
ing in order to give the; elevators their
annual cleaning. - -: -'"' .'.~
; Pierre, s. D., Aug 1.-THE: 'Onida
Watchman, at the county seat Of Sully
county, says. "Not for several years has
better crop Of small grain matured in
by farmers. The yield fof. oats is estimated
from forty to sixty bushels, and wheat
from fifteen to thirty, owing to how and
when sown. Harvest is now on and be-
fore the end of the week wheat and oats
will be cut. The rains and warm weather
have forced corn ahead so that good
crop is assured. The hay crop. is i'm
mense: sully county farmers will be
Minot, N. D., Aug. .11.-Wheat, oats, bar
ley and flax in Ward county are far ahead
of similar grains In the Red River valley,
and the yield to the acre here will be
greater than anywhere in this section of
the state. The, warm. weather Of the past
few weeks has ripened the grain and made
the harvest earlier: than WAS first: looked
for. . -. sy>s7 s..sr4s ,
Mayville, N. D., Aug. 1.-THE past few
weeks have been excellent, for the crops
and the situation is in @every way salts
factory. Early sown wheat is in fine shape.
Later wheat is doing we'll and the other
crops are looking fine. Hail has done no
damage in the Immediate: vicinity of this
city The machinery: business is good.
Threshing outfits, harvesters, ETC., in large
numbers are leaving the city every day.
Probably little harvesting will be done
short of week or ten days.
Steele, N. D., Aug. 11.-Harvest has be-
gun and grain is in fine shape. Rye and
barley are being cut, and probably nc
crop was ever better here. The weather
has been almost ideal, and grain has
ripened steadily, with good filling: condi-
| tions prevailing. Some wheat Will be cut
this sweek. AS most Of the big sloughs are
full of water, or at least too wet to cut
little shayings on the large ranches has
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| and abundant. sN
Bismarck NJ D., Aug. 511.-The Missouri
slope will harvest what promises to b.
the best crop in its history this fall. Tht
weather, has been almost Ideal through
a the season and manyEof the#new settlers
from other states have a remarkable frs
years =crop. indfcates;a renewal o
the land "boom'' another season and
still larger flow of immigration. .
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Rock Rapids, Iowa. Aug. Harvest i
over. except "a few very late pieces o
wheat. Harvest and stacking hands zhav
received as high as ST. 50 a day and.boar
and help is very scaEes at that. In som
localities the section hands have quit wor
and gone to the sharyestI fields and tn
I foreman will supply. their places with boy
of 16 to II until the stacking is over.
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