The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-18
RAIN DOES LITTLE
DAMAGE TO CROPS
Northern Pacific's Weekly Re-
port Shows No Great
Injury to Grain.

The Northern Pacific's weekly crop
report issued yesterday, shows that
there will be fair grain yield in the
Northwest, in spite of the inclement
weather of the past ten days. Accord
ing to the report, no extensive damage
has been done. Threshing has been
brought to a standstill and some late
sown flax has been ruined. In the low
lands potatoes have been rotted by the
floods.
The greatest damage to the crops
was done in North Dakota Saturday,
where there was a heavy wind storm
accompanied by snow. In a few locali-
ties it is feared that the rain and snow
will cause the wheat in shocks to
sprout if warm weather follows the
storm. Corn has not been injured, but
the cool weather has done nothing to
mature the already backward crop.
According to the estimates of the
Northern Pacific's agents, the yield per
acre will be as follows: In Minnesota,
wheat, ten to eighteen bushels; oats,
twenty to thirty five bushels; barley,
thirty to forty bushels; flax, eight to
twelve bushels; potatoes, forty to sew
enty-five bushels. In Dakota, wheat,
wheat, eight to twenty-five bushels,
oats twenty to forty bushels; barley,
seventeen to thirty-five bushels; flax,
five to twelve bushels. About so per
The Report in Detail.
Minnesota Division, Main Line East and
South of Staples-Rains and cool weather
during the past week have had damag
ing effect on the corn, flax. hay and po-
tato crops Threshing is at standstill
and will be for a few days until the grain
dries The following average yields per
acre are reported of grains threshed:
Wheat ten TO fifteen bushels; oats, TWEEN
ty to thirty-five bushels; rye, ten to fifteen
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bushels; fax. eight bushels. Early po-
tatoes have nearly all been dug and av-
erage fifty to 100 bushels to the acre.
Staples to Moorhead-The weather was
unfaVorable for crops the past week. Con-
tinued rains have delayed threshing. Corn
has not been damaged by frost, but the
past two weeks have been so wet and cold
that it is maturing slowly. There should
be ten days of good weather to insure
fair crop. The average yields of grains
per acre reported threshed are as follows:
Wheat, ten 20 eighteen bushels; oats,
twenty-five to thirty bushels; barley,
thirty to forty bushels; fax eight to ten
bushels. Average yield of early potatoes
reported is fifty to seventy-five bushels
per acre.
ST Paul-Duluth Division-The recent
heavy rains and cool weather are report
ed to have done considerable damage to
the potato crop Farmers fear that late
potatoes are rotting in the ground 1t is
now considered that there will be only
half crop. Threshing has been practic-
ally at a standstill, but what grains have
been threshed averaged as follows: Wheat,
fifteen bushels; oats thirty-five to forty
bushels; barley, thirty to forty bushels;
rye, eighteen to thirty bushels to the acre.
Little Falls and Dakota Branch-Rains
nearly. every day last week stopped
threshing, haying and all farm work and
We're not beneficial to the crops. although
no damage has been reported 1t is esti-
mated that the wheat will run from ten
to fifteen bushels and oats thirty to forty
bushels per acre.
Fergus Falls and Black Hills Branch
Slight damage is reported to the crops
as a result of the wet and cool weather
the entire week with heavy wind on
Saturday. What grains were threshed
averaged as follows. Wheat twelve to
twenty bushels; oats, thirty-f five bushels;
barley, forty bushels; flax thirteen BUSH
els to the acre.
Red River Valley Branch-Threshing has
been delayed on account of the continuous
cent of all grains are threShed except
fax. Average yields per acre are as fol-
lows: Wheat thirteen to, eighteen bush
els; oats, thirty to forty bushels; barley,
thirty to forty bushels. What flax has
been threshed averaged nine to fourteen
bushels per acre.
ported to crops from the wet and cold
weather of the past week, with high winds
and snow on Saturday; Threshing IS
practically at standstill The following
average yields per acre are reported:
Wheat, fifteen to twenty bushels; oats,
twenty to twenty-five bushels, barley,
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fax, ten bushels.
Fargo and Southwestern Branch
Continued wet weather has been unfa-
Vorable for the crops. Farmers fear that if
dry weather does not set in soon that the
grain will grow in the shock, thereby re-
ducing it a grade. Threshing is at a
standstill. The following average yields
per acre are reported: Wheat. fifteen to
twenty bushels; oats thirty to forty BUSH
els; barley, twenty-five to thirty-five
bushels; corn, fifty bushels. Slight dam
age to flax reported on account of frost.
Casselton EXtension-The weather the
past week has been very unravorable for
the crops. Threshing is delayed. A
heavy windstorm on Saturday did some
damage around Nome, N. D. Slight dam
age to flax by frost is also reported. The
average yield per acre reported is as fol-
lows: Wheat, eighteen to twenty five
bushels: oats, thirty-fve bushels; barley,
twenty-six bushels; flax, twelve bushels.
Cooperstown Branch-The continuous
rains the past week retarded threshing.
Heavy frosts reported at Darcy and Bin
ford, n. D.. which did some damage to
as follows: Wheat, fourteen to eighteen
bushels; oats, thirty-five bushels; barley,
twenty-five to thirty bushels; fax, ten
bushels.
jamestown and Northern Branch-The
weather during the week was very I'M
favorable for the crops. Some damage is
reported to uncut flax by heavy wind and
snow storm on Friday and Saturday.
Threshing has been at a Standstill. What
grains have been threShed averaged per
acre as follows: Wheat. eight to twelve
bushels oats. twenty to twenty-five bush
els; barley, seventeen to twenty-five BUSH
els; flax, five to seven bushels.
Mandan to Dickinson-Rains the past
week have delayed threshing. severe
wind and snow storm on Saturday caused
some damage, especially to uncut flax.
Average yields per acre are reported as
follows: Wheat, twelve to seventeen
bushels; oats, fifteen to twenty bushels.