The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-05
CROPS SUFFER FROM
TOO MUCH MOISTURE
Harvesting and Threshine Are
Greatly Delayed by Heavy
Rains.

Threshfng and harvesting in the
Northwest has been greatly delayed by
the heavy rains of the past week. Ac-
cording to the Northern Pacific's week
ly crop report. which was issued yes
terday. the yield of grain in the North
western states Is an average one. but
mucn damage Is now being done by
the rains, delaying the harvesting and
threshing of wheat.
corn, along the lines Of the Northern
RACING. will not be even fair crop.
1t Will take at least two weeks of
warm weather to ripen the grain. and
this cannot be expected. In fact the
ightss are so cool that a heavy frost
Is expected at any time
me potato crop has also suffered
from the rain In the low lands the
crop will be a failure, as the ground is
SO moist that the tubers are rotting.
Hay, too, has been injured by the wet
weather, but nevertheless the hay crop
will be large one.
What the Report Says.
Minnesota Division: Main line east
and south of Staples-Harvesting of small
grains is nearly completed. Heavy rains
nave retarded stacking, and very little
threshing has been done. Warm weather
first part of the week was favorable for
corn VIII need two more weeks of warm
Weatner before corn will be matured.
indications are for large yield of pota-
toes. wet weather has injured some hay.
although in some places the crop will be
good
Staples to Moorhead-Harvesting more
particularly threshing, has been practic-
ally at a standstill on account of heavy
rains the past week. Threshing will be
Wen under way this week if the weather
nicely. Corn is improving, but will need
Two more weeks OF warm weather before
IT natures. The following conservative
Mills wheat, ten bushels. oats thirty-two
bust els to the acre; Perham wheat,
twelve bushels, oats twenty bushels to
the acre; Luck, wheat seven bushels to
the acre; Audubon. wheat fifteen to eigh-
teen bushels to the acre; Winnipeg juno
ton, oats thirty to thirty -five bushels to
the acre.
st. Paul-Duluth Division-Harvesting Is
nearly completed and threshing has COM
menced. At Centre City wheat is aver
aging twelve to eighteen bushels to the
acre; oats fifty to sixty bushels of a good
bushels, oats thirty-five bushels to the
acre. North Branch reports weather too
cool for growth of potatoes, not more
than crop Is Stacy
the acre. Potatoes are doing well on the
high land, but indications are that they
will rot on low land on account of the
rains. Haying is progressing slowly.
years and all of good quality.
Little Falls and Dakota Division
Heavy rains have retarded stacking.
Threshing is. at a standstill. Corn is
backward and needs two more weeks of
warm weather for maturing. Fall plow-
ing has commenced.
Fergus Falls and Black Hills Branch
Farmers are complaining of too much
moisture, which has damaged the grain.
Underwood reports average yield expect
ed; wheat twenty bushels. oats forty
hf1ca 70 ha wheat
fourteen bushels to the acre.
Red River Valley Branch-Heavy rains
have. delayed threshing. Grain Is nearly
all in shock except fax. Expected wheat
will average fifteen bushels to the acre.
Dakota DIVISIONAL grain except flax
has been harvested and is in shock. Heavy
rains during the past week nave been I'M
favorable for the crops. Latest reports
indicate that the weather is clearing and
if it continues clear threshing.. which has
been delayed on account of rains, VIII be
quite general.
Fargo and Southwestern Branch-The
weather the past week has been unfavor-
able for crops. Heavy rains every day
have caused harvesting. thresh1ng ana
ports are that the weather is clearing,
and preparations are. being made for
threshing. Flax is doing nicely.
Casselton Extension-Heavy rains dur
ing the week have. stopped threshing.
Latest reports show that weather is clear
ing and drying shocks nicely Indications
are that threshing will be quite general
Cooperstown Branch-Harvesting of all
grains is completed except fax. Rains
during the week have delayed threshing:
Jamestown and Northern Branch-AH
grain is harvested except fax. Rains
have delayed threshing Flax Is doing
Mandan to Dickinson-Co Continued rains
during the week have been unfavorable
for crops. Threshing has been at stand
still.
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