The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-30
CROP NEWS IS GOOD
Lyon County Expects an Average
Yield Of rs Bushels.
NO SERIOUS DAMAGE BY STORMS
ALI About HutchfnstOn There Is Talk
~ of Good Wheat and
i-f.-s. Plenty of 1t. 1--l
From a. STAFF Correspondent.

From a. Stan Correspondent W.,
Marshall, Nina, July 3o,-Favorable wealth
er during the past two weeks has reduced
the percentage of crop pessimists In this Sec
tien Of the state. While Lyon county has not
been forced to contena with the adverse con-
ditions ruling In June to the same extent
as Pipestone county and other districts far
ther south, 1t had grief enough early to con-
vince many Of the local prophets that the
county was face to face with a low average
wheat yield. But the crop is disappointing
many OF these. While the southern half is
promising nothing large, the northern half
generally has a good yield in sight which
will make the average for the county rea-
sonably good. William ,Gieseke, president OF
the Marshall Milling company, feels ,conh-
dent that Lyon county will average fifteen
bushels Of wheat on an acreage probably
little smaller than that Of last year. 80
Wheat in RenYille and Mcleod counties
is looking we'll. Mcleod countys crop Is
probably distributed with less discrimina-
tion as to section than Is usually the case
What is called the timber section IN the
eastern, and especially the northeastern part
OF the county, has some OF the best OF IT,
The big district of which Hutchinson is the
center will average we'll. There are some
complaints Of weeds and rust, but these con-
stitute a small element. . H.
There Is not station on the Milwaukee
road in RenvilIe county but Is we'll pleased
With it's prospects for harvesting good crop
OF wheat. Bunalo Lake says it has the best
prospects In ten years, with probable aver
age Id its district of eighteen bushels. Hec-
tor has been slightly trimmed by hail, but
Its standing crop Is In good condition. Bird
Island, olivia. Danube, Renville and Sacred
Heart all claim to be talking conservatfyely
when they say eighteen bushels The same
prospect generally continues into western
Chippewa and eastern Lac Qui Parle and
Yellow Medicine.
The Coarse Grain Invasion.
In these counties the friend of wheat can
feel that he is at last on fairly well-fort1ned
ground. The invasion Of the feed grains, so
aggressive in the southwestern counties, is
less noticeable in the counties Just referred
to and in most Of them hardly perceptloie
Corn and oats are growing in favor IN Lyon
county, and there may be some loss IN that
Quarter as in Lincoln to the west. The de-
crease In Mcleod, If any, is hardly worth
discussing, and the same can be said OF
Renville which, In 1899, was credited with
225. 900 acres of wheat. Yellow Medicine and
Lac Qui Parle, which in 1899 had combined
wheat acreage of nearly 100000. are standing
by their record we'll. In this con-
+nection It may be interesting to note that one
OF the leading officials OF the Minneapolis &
St. Louis a man of good Judgment, VINO mas
given the subject considerable study, believes
acreage this year on the Watertown Iine OF
that road. =
Carver county grain has suffered conslo-
erably from hail and wind. Oats and barley
are badly damaged, making It an impossiote
fob for tho binder In many instances.
Generally speaking, southern Minnesota mas
done itself proud in this years oat~ crop.
Some magnificent averages can be expected
when the thresher begins work. AS rule,
the crop Is clean.
Barley harvest in the southwestern coun-
ties is progressing we'll. In this immediate
section there are many complaints OF dam
age materially affecting the color and the
grade. -
p With favorable weather wheat harvest Will
he general early next week: The binder fs
already at work in some fields. Some thresh-
ing machines IN this part OF the state are
already at work on rye.
Corn has made good progress In two weeks
Iowa men on their way back from Soutn Ia
kota, land hunting, say that South Dakoea
and southern Minnesota corn looks as thrifty
tGs the Hawkeye article.>
The recent hailstorm which, passed through
this section of the state, extended from Cot
tonwood on the Great Northern southeast to
Sleepy Eye, varying greatly in Its destruc-
gtiyeness It traversed a path averaging from
three TO four miles wide. Some total losses
.are reported in the district west OF Green
Valley, but they are comparatively few.
w. E. Davis.