The Saint Paul globe., 1902-07-17
NORTHERN PACIFIC REPORT
SAYS CONDITIONS ARE GEN.
ERALLY FAVORABLE
WHEAT AND OATS HEADING N
OUT WELL, AND HAY HEAVY
Corn Is Showing Better Under Recent
Warm, Dry Weather-Rye Being
Harvested With Good ResuIts-Red
River Valley Report Is Very Encour-
aging. ..,...


freight department of the Northern
Pacific, announces that the promises of
the last report are being carried out.
Wheat and oats are heading out we'll,
flax and corn are we'll along, and
heavy crop of hay is being cut in many
sections. The report in full is as fol-
lows:
Report in Full.
Minnesota Division-Conditions have
been very favorable and crops have
suffered no setback during the week.
Rye IS now being harvested, with good
reSults-estimated about twenty
bushels per acre. Haying general.
81. Paul-Duluth Divisional heavy
crop of hay being cut and early po-
tatoes are now coming to market
Wheat and oats are we'll headed-rye
harvest begun. Weather warm, with
one or two good rains.
Little Falls & Dakota Branch
Wheat and barley well headed, flax in
blossom and rye ready to cut. Weather
warm and dry; good rain the night of
! the 18th. Haying is general, good yield.
Corn growing rapidly.
Fergus Falls & B. H. Branch to
OakeS-Weathe warm and dry; corn
growing rapidly, flax in blossom, and
other grains headed well. Heads are
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heavy yield. Haying is general.
Good in Red River Valley.
Red River Valley Branch-Conditions
have been favorable and crops have
advanced we'll Early sown flax is in
blossom, and other grains heading, with
prospects of good yield per acre. Corn
growing nicely under the influence of
warm, dry weather.
Dakota DiViSiOn-Weather warm and
dry, and no setback to crops is report
ed. Flax in blossom and other grains
heading. All crops are in most excel
lent condition. Haying in progress.
Fargo & South Western Branch to
Dickey-Al1 grains are headed we'll and
in prime condition. Corn growing rap
idly owing to warm weather. Plenty
of moisture.
Casselton Extension-Corn and flax
growing rapidly since warm weather
began, and other grains heading nice
ly; heads of good size and well filled.
Conditions favorable.
CooperstoWn Branch - Weather
warm and dry. Crops have received no
setback and are still in excellent con-
dition. Haying in progress.
Grains Heading Out Well.
Jamestown & Northern Branch
Early sown grains heading out well;
excellent condition. Corn growing rap
idly since the advent of warm weather.
Haying is now general; yield heavy.
No rain fell last week, but there is
still sufficient moisture.
Montana-Weather warm, with light
showers in some localities; have no
report of insufficient moisture. All
grains growing nicely; some oats being
cut in the vicinity of Bozeman, and
yield claimed to be about the average.
| Haying is now general; yield heavy /.
Idaho, Washington and Oregon-All
districts report favorable weather;
| grain of all kinds looking fine and
| ripening rapidly. Harvesting will be-
gin on main line in about ten days;
| other districts little later.
| Washington & Columbia River Rail-
way-Weather during the past week
has been very favorable to growing
grain, which is ripening fast. Harvest
will begin the middle of this week.