The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-05
RUST DAMAGE is
NOT 4 CALAMITY
Losses Enormous in Places, but
the Affected Area is Not
Widening.
The Three States Can Stand the
d Damage and Still Do Fal4,y
Well.

Special kilograms from correspond
ents of, 7 he ourn Ia in the
wheat fields of Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, show that where rust
has struck the crop, the losses are
very heavy. Many farmers will lose
half their crop, and much wheat land
will be plowed up. Former reports
of damage are fully confirmed in al
most every case.
With reference to the total yield of
the three states, the special reports in
dictate that heavy as are the losses in
the districts affected, the situation on
the whole does not warrant fear Of
calamity.
There has been no widening or ex-
tension of the affected area, and un-
less the rust spreads beyond the limits
of the area now covered there will
be opportunity for a good average
crop on the whole.
Inquiries directed to points outside
| the bad districts fail to draw reports
of the spread of the rust.
| Applying the damage situation to
the three states, Minnesota has lost
about ten per cent of her crop, South
Dakota fifteen to twenty per cent and
| North Dakota five to fifteen per cent
This is very serious loss, but 1t
still leaves room for fair yield on
the whole.
Jones Is Conservative.
H. v. Jones returned this morning
from the wheat fields Of North Da-
kota, to await the action Of the rust
on late wheat before making hnal es-
innate as to the yield. With refer
ence to the general outlook in the
northwest he said:
by the price of wheat judge that
the grain trade is assuming that there
will be no wheat crop in the north
west. This is a period when conser-
two will
northwest will have a very good wheat
crop as to bushels, but for a large
area quality will be deficient and for a
considerable area it will be low
grade. In my judgment we have
been getting a boundary on the rust
ripening so rapidly in eastern Mime
sofa that, while rust has struck it,
think the wheat is out of the way OF
damage. Most of it from Meeke1
county east should be cut today and
the sooner rusted wheat is cut, the
better, no matter what it's present con-
sdition may be.
North Dakota has some beautiful
4 wheat of high average that is out OF
the way of either rust or frost
The special kilograms to Tn {
Journal follow:
Minnesota.
Crookston-A tour Of the greater
portion of Polk county and parts O.
Marshall show that no damage tt
, wheat and oats from the So-callet
= black rust has been done in this sec
ton. A few pieces Of oats show ret
| rust, but no more than is usual eac]
year. The crop prospects are excel
lent, tho some Of the small grain |
f rather late. Some wheat fields prom
: Use to yield as high as thirty bushel
an acre.
3 Frazee-Black rust has seriously at
t tackled the wheat in some sections o
< Becker county. The heavy dews a
: night are thought to have somethin
e to do with the rust The weather
s damp and cold for August. This
retarding the corn.
Observation-Disclosures Is not seriousl
injured by rust and is we'll advance
t and ready to cut. The damage b
: rust is from to 10 per cent and
8 confined to late sown grain.
d Breckenridge-The damage to tn
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