Willmar tribune., 1904-07-20

developed. There are two dangers
that threaten this crop to some extent.
On account of the wetness of the early
part of the season the stalks are some
what weak, and heavy rains or winds
hereafter may lodge some OF It badly.
scorching winds may arrest the de-
velopment of the kernels, as this crop,
like all others, is about ten days later
than usual.
What has been said about wheat is
equally true of oats and barley,
Flax Is good, except on low lands,
where it is somewhat blighted. Pota-
toes are growing fast, and the yield
will be large, but unless dry weather
sets in there is danger of the crop rot
ting in the ground, or developing rot
that will continue after the crop is
gathered.
The yield of hay on uplands is un-
usually heavy, but the lowlands, ex.
cept where properly drained, are
flooded and much OF the hay cannot be
cut. Dry weather from now on till
after harvest would probably enable
the farmers to cut much of the low
land hay that cannot be cut now. The
rain has interfered greatly in the cur
ing and stacking of hay.
With dry weather and the absence
of scorching winds for the next two
weeks, the farmers OF Kandiyohi coun-
ty will undoubtedly reap a harvest
that will we'll repay them for the
years labor.
In order to get accurate reports
from every section in the county the
TRIBUNE several days ago sent blanks
to the different town clerks requesting
them to fill out the same and forward
the reports to US for this weeks pub
lication. The following returns have
been received:
K. T. Rykken, Dovre: Wheat very
good; probable yield 1S bushels.
Oats good lodged after last rain. J
Probable yield IS bushels. Corn,
prospects very poor. Don't think we
will get any at all. Flax fine; prob
able yield, Is bushels. Potatoes fair
ly good, but late; probable yield. 100
bushels. Small grain looks fine in
all parts OF Dovre.
E. S. Smithson, Roseville: Wheat
good; probable yield 20 bushels. Oats
good. Corn backward. Flax and po.
tatoes fair to good. Grain in western
part of township damaged by hail
Sunday night.
1. R. Snodgrass, New London
Wheat in fine condition with long
heads; probable yield 10 to Is bush
els. Oats big. Corn slow. Flax
good. Potatoes, excellent crop,
Probable yield 100 to 250 bushels.
Hail hurt part of crop in Burbank
Sunday. Fruit and berries of al
kinds are numerous.
Olof Mattson, Roseland: Whea,
good; probable yield, 20 bushels
Oats, also good; 45 bushels. Corr
late. Flax and potatoes good; prob.
able yield of latter, Is bushels.
A. o. Hedberg, Gennessee: Wheat
looking good, but two weeks late
probable yield, II bushels. Oats il
irst.c]ass condition.; probable yield
so bushels. Corn crop not very prom
ising; poor seed. Flax good on \higt
land; probable yield, Is bushels. Po
tatoes will be plentiful; probable
yield, 40 to 60 bushels. Poor seed II
corn compelled farmers to seed flax
which will be late.
J. G. Flann, Lake Lillian: Wheat
early sown, poor; late, good. Prob
able yield IL bushels. Oats, mostly
good; probable yield, IS bushels
Corn backward. Flax good; prob
able yield, 10 to Is bushels.
/ Alo Abrahamson, Edwards: Whea
good; probable yield, II bushels. Oats
land fax good. Corn backward. Po
tatoes very good. This includes al
kinds Of grain. Where land is Low
crop 10 poor.
! w. A. Strand, st. Johns: Whea
10 in good condition; probable yielt
per acre, II to Is bushels. Oats sls<
in good condition; probable yield, q
Ito 60 bushels. Corn very late; pros
poets poor for = good crop. Fla,
good, early seeded; late fax not q
good; probable yield, 10 bushels. Po
tatoes good on high land. AS tn
land 10 higher in the north half of th
town the crops there naturally Loo
better on account Of the large amour
OF rain. : -.