The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-01

Okla county. They will average 125 bu to
the acre.
kanabec county-Wheat, IS bu; oats, 40
bu; barley. rs blu; flax, blu. Ten thousand
bushels of potatoes are planted and Will
average 125 bushels to the acre.
Washington county-Wheat, Is bu; oats,
40 bu barley, 35 bu. Rye is excellent, the
best in years.
Swift county-Wheat, 10 bu; oats. so
bu; barley. Is bu; flax, Is bu.
Itasca county-Wheat, 80 bu; oats, go
bu; barley, 80 blu. Vegetables and cereals
of all kinds will yield large average.
Blue Earth county-Wheat. Is bu; oats,
40 -bu; barley, q bu; flax, bu. Small
grain is not even, but is generally con-
sidered to be better than last year, Corn
is <no>So good. IS = Z
Roseau county-Wheat, 20 bu; oats, 35
bu; barley, 80 bu; fax, 20 bu. Crops gen-
orally, in good condition a.
blu; barley 40 Blu; flax, 10 bu.. Timely
rains in north half of county have in
sured a good crop. Many fields looking
like 25 to. 80 blu wheat. Drought in por.
lions of the south half has reduced. what
promised early in June to be a record
breaking crop to only fair promise:
Polk County-Wheat, ID bu; oats, 70 blu;
barley, 80 bu; fax, IL blu.
Rock County-Wheat, IS bu; oats. 30 bu;
barley, 40 bu; flax, Is bu; corn, 40 bu.
The above estimates are for the whole
the 10th inst. one-fourth of the acreage
was destroyed. The acreage of corn in
Rock county is fully 10 per cent less than
in recent years. This is due in part to the
heavy losses in that crop last year on &C
count of frost and to a general shortage
last spring of good, dependable seed corn
This reduction in corn acreage is added
mainly to oats and barley. The total acre
age for grain in this county has been con-
siderably reduced by more general seed
ing of large tracts to clover and timothy
AS a whole the crops are the best ever
raised in this county.
Big Stone County-Wheat, Is blu; oats,
40 bu; barley, 80 bu; flax, blu. Acreage
same as last year.
Mile Lacs-Wheat, 20 bu; oats, As bu;
barley, 25 bu; flax, Is blu.
Stevens County-Wheat, IA bu; oats, 40
bu barley, 35 bu; fax, II bu. The crops
around Morris are very good and promise
part of the state were DESTROYED by hail.
Fillmore county-Wheat, II bu; oats, 80
bu; barley, 25 bu; fax, 10 bu. The acre
age is about the same as last year.
blu. There is about 10000 acres planted
to potatoes and the crop will average $50
bu. to the acre.
Scott county-Wheat, % blu; oats, 40
bu; barley 35 bu; fax 20 bu.
Benton County-Wheat, % bu; oats, %
bu. The crops in Benton county VIII be
fair sized. Owing to chinch bug large
tracts of wheat have been damaged and
oats also have been raided The insect
has made it's appearance mostly in Min
den town. where the soil is not so heavy.
The wheat in that section is estimated to
yield only about s to 10 bushels per acre.
In Langola wheat and oats are withered,
owing to the intense heat Of the last ten
days when the heading process was going
on. Yield will be about 10 bushels. Bar
ley and rye are being harvested and a
very fair crop is the result. twenty-five
bushels to the acre is expected in some
quarters
in and that is not doing well owing to the
lateness of the spring conditions for
planting and then followed by the dry
SPELL
Graham township is the banner wheat
belt of the county and the acreage is
large in that particular section. The
yield promises to be immense. A smaller
acreage of wheat has been sowed this
season than for many years. The farm
ers claiming that diversified farming is
more profitable.
The potato crop in this vicinity will be
a bumper one. Bugs in some sections
are reported to have done much damage,
but the crop as whole will be above the
average.
sherburne county-Wheat bu; oats,
20 bu. Chinch bugs are doing great dam
age to wheat in this county and, owing
to this pest. the acreage of small grain is
small.
40 bu; barley, 20 blu: fax, No bu. If wet
weather continues these figures must be
reduced as to yield.
stearns county-Wheat, "A bu; oats,
AZ pu, Udfley, oU Du, lax, IL Du- -CElIlcn
bugs ruined per cent of wheat crop.
Winona County-Wheat, Is bu; oats, 45
to SO bu: barley, 20 to rs bu; fax, II to
Is blu.
Houston county-Wheat. 90 blu; oats,
so bu: barley, 40 bu; fax, II blu. Condi-
tons at present are most fattering for one
of the biggest crops ever gathered in
Houston county and the above estimate
is conservative.
Freeborn county-Wheat. IA bu; oats,
IS bu; barley, % bu; fax, Is bu. A con-
siderable acreage was flooded and there is
no crop. Many farmers have sown no
wheat this year
Martin county-Wheat, 70 to Is bu;
oats. 40 bu; barley, 20 bu; fax, 10 to Il
blu. An increased acreage of corn was
sown, and it is as far advanced as is
usual at this time of the year.
Traverse County-Wheat IA bu; oats,
20 bu; barley, % bu: flax, II blu.
Douglas County-Wheat. Is bu: oats, 80
bu; barley, % bu; fax, II Blu. The crop
will in all be good average.
Goodhue County-Wheat, Is blu; oats,
40 bu; barley. o.
Steele county-Wheat, 18 bu: oats, %
bu; barley. 35 to 40 bu: fax. Is hu.
Yellow Medicine county-Wheat. Is bu;
oats. SO bu; barley. 80 bu; fax, 9 bu Some