The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-07-31
Hail Caused Some Damage Last Week
in Limited Areas.
Corn Is Promising, But Is at Least
Two Weeks Late.
There Will Be Increase of Twenty Per
Cent in Small Grains.
From Wednesdays Daily.

The Chicago & Northwestern Rail
way crop report, as given by The Wi
mona Republican Herald, is as follows:
Since our last report with the excep-
ton of local hail at Kranzburg, Gary,
Lake Benton, and Verdi, we have had
favorable weather. The following sta
tions will have prospects reduced as fol-
lows: Kranzburg, 800 per cent; Gray,
10 per cent; Lake Benton, 25 per cent /;
Verdi, 10 per cent; Auroro, 40 per cent;
Brookings, 20 per cent; all above sta
tions except Aurora will have more grain
than last season.
Present Conditions -There has been an
improvement since our last report, and
yields will be increased on account of
such favorable conditions. Grain in
many places and representing a large
area of our territory is as heavy as it
will stand, but not lodged.
Harvest-Rye is now harvested, bar
ley harvest is now general; oat harvest
began Monday and will be general
August l; wheat and flax harvest from
August to s.; will be general August Z.
All grain is beyond any danger except
loss in quality if we had continued rains
during harvest.
1 have divided the territory as fol-
lows:
A. Winona to Owatonna and all
branches.
b. Owatonna to Sleepy Eye and
branches.
C. Sleepy Eye to Verdi and Tyler line.
d. Tracy to Gary and Evan to Mar
SHALL
E. Verdi to Huron and Sioux valley.
f. Gary to Doland and Groton line.
G. Huron to Worthwhile, Faulkton and
Washington.
H. Washington to Pierre and North
vile to Ordway.
/. Faulkton to Gettysburg, Iroquois
to SanOva.
j. Ordway to Oaks and Canova to
Yankton.
We consider territory represented by
ID, E, F as the best, and at present esti-
mate possible yield per acre: Wheat
20 bushels; barley 25 bushels; oats, Dc
bushels; flax Is bushels: corn. healthy
and of fair promise.
In territory B, c, j, next in order the
estimate now is: Wheat, l6 bushels;
barley, % bushels; oats, 35 bushels; flax
Is bushels; corn same as D, E and F.
A is principally barley and we esti-
bate barley, 80 bushels; oats, 30 bushels;
fax, Is bushels; wheat, Is bushels; corn
very good.
G and I are next in order and we esti.
mate: Wheat 10 bushels; barley, II
bushels; oats, 25 bushels; very little
flax, IL to Is bushels; corn small variety
and good.
II is last in order and represents the
only really poor territory; we estimate
Wheat, bushels; barley, Is bushels;
oats, Is bushels; no fax; corn, small
variety and above the average; acreage
small grain very light.
Summary l903-Therc will be an in
crease this season compared with last
season of 20 per cent small grain. Wheat
same acres. Increase yield Is per cent;
barley increase acres Is per cent; in
crease yield 20 per cent; flax, decrease
acres 25 per cent; increase yield 70 pei
cent; oats increase acres 10 per cent
increase yield 20 per cent; corn, same
acres; now promises crop.
This makes a total Of 20 per cent III
crease in all grains over last season eN
cept corn. Last seasons corn crop was
failure, SO if the present crop natures /
will be an exceedingly large increase o
| corn over 1902. 1t is too early now t.
form conclusions regarding corn yield
1t is simply promising, healthy and max
ing rapid growth, and is now fully tw'
weeks late and fields on low ground un
even and poor, but it was nearly al
planted on high ground.
Minnesota-Th increases are in bar
ilev and oats. Slight decrease is show
in wheat and flax, corn is about the same
The above is an average and shows
good increase in yield.