The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-25
some DRY; SOME WET
Graceville Country Must Have Rain
Soon or the Grain Crops Will
Suffer Greatly. !.
Across the Line in the the, MILESTONE
Valley, s. D., Everything Is
in Prime Condition.

Specials to The Journal. h u = = a. VI 81
Fergus Falls, Mimi, June 25--Grops lin
this vicinity are looking fairly WE'LL but
are not making the Roadway that they
ought to, owing to- the dry weather. Small
grain Is thick and well rooted, but Is
likely to head out without attaining proper
height. Corn is backward. The call for
rain is UNIVERSAL 49,
Graceville, Mimi, June 25.-Unless rain
falls in the next few days the crop of
small grain in northern Big Stone and
southern Traverse counties will suffer
greatly. Except for a few local showers
ther has been no rainfall for five weeks.
Many fields, northwest of here will only
yield one-half a crop West Of here, on
the Dakota side of Big Stone lake, the
wheat Is brown and stunted, and many
fields are beginning .tos head out. On ac-
count OF the prevailing cool weather corn
has made slow growth in this vicinity. I,
Milbank, S. D., June 25.-Never in the
history of the MILESTONE valley, including
Grant and Roberts counties, have crop
prospects been finer than at present. Most
parts of the valley have been favored
with frequent rains. Corn is the only
crop which did not give the best promise,
but it now looks remarkably good. There
will be big hay crop. - 8
Huron, s. D., June t25.--A splendid rain
covered this part Of the James river val
ley Tuesday night. The rains have put
the ground In fine condition for breaking,
and much Is being done. Grass IS again
growing rapidly, and an ample hay crop is
assured corn is making fair progress,
while wheat and other small grain are in
excellent condition: Farmers are securing
harvest help, but there is reason to be-
| lieve the demand will far. exceed the sup
ply. 80, - -,
Lisbon, N. D., June 25.-This county
| has had an abundance of moisture. Crops
Of all kinds never looked better and the
prospects are A T. Erroneous reports of
crop conditions, which stated that Ran
| som county was in. the dry section, have
been sent out. There is no foundation for
such, as the situation is perfectly salts
factory. A big harvest is practically as
sured. z:<:.a ar - -.s..7.., =;
| Pierre, s. D., June 25.-About two
inches Of rain has fallen in this city since
Saturday night, and there have beer
heavier rains west of here. =. ,-'--..sz.
| Sioux City, Iowa., June 25.-The crop re-
ports Of the Illinois Central railroad findi-
| case that a cessation Of rain is impera-
lively demanded by the corn crop. The
weeds are growing as fast as the corn,
while the farmers cannot enter the fields
| to cultivate. -.
The reports of agents of the Willn1ar &
Sioux Falls railroad is more optimistic
| is in part as follows:
iWillmar to Yankton--The small grain
could not be in better. condition and tht
warm weather is causing a rapid improve
ment In corn. On the whole, everything
looks very promising and with continued
favorable weather we may look for. {
heavy yield in all grain and root crops. +,
nicely and farmers have finished plowina
the first time, putting. the. corn in gooc
condition. IN mosf all localities the farm:
efs report good. pr6spests, tho the crop Il
about ten days late! ei"The% small grair
never looked better. 90 - -"