The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-08
NORTHWEST GRAIN
READY TO THRESh
Extent of Rust Damage to
Wheat VIII Soon Be Def.
nitesy Known

| eoiiuietoaS throughout the territory OF
the Northern Pacific, compiled by the
general freight department OF the road,
has been issued. The report is up to
| the last of August and shows that
| grain has all been cut. From the To-
| calities where previous reports have
been made the indications are for
somewhat better yields.
The report is as follows:
St. Paul & Duluth Division-Harvest-
| ing IS completed and threshing under way.
| AT center City wheat averages 20 bushels
per acre and oats so bushels. Stacey:
Wheat averages u bushels and oats 40
10 oA bushels per acre. Heavy rains lat
Ter part OF week delayed threshing and
] damaged potatoes considerably Several
| reports of rot have been received, caused
| by excessive moisture.
st. Paul Division East of Stainless
| harvesting of small grains is about COM
pieted in some localities and threshing
mas commenced Weather has been fa-
part of week Clear Lake reports some
| heids or oats have been threShed, turning
4 out from rs to 30 bushels per acre. Roy
fields turning out 20 bushels per acre of
| good grade. while others will not yield
over to TO- Little Falls reports aver
| age wheat yield Ii bushels per acre, and
oats about 35 bushels All reports indi-
cate good crop of potatoes.
Little Falls & Dakota Braneh-Favor-
|
probably. be completed this week. Har-
vesting is completed and threshing under
way. Swanville and Burtrum report wheat
eat from t. e bushels per or eood
| quality. Sank Center reports good crop
of oats, some fields yielding from 40 to
90 bushels per acre. West of Sank Center
| yield will not be as heavy and grade will
be lower
Minnesota Division, Staples to Moorhead
WEATHER has been warm and dry, fol-
~ JnE on n u,
| Harvesting nearly completed but very lit
tie threshing has been done. Estimates on
| the wheat yield run from to 10 bushels
per acre. but will be poor quality. Oats
and barley have turned out well, yielding
| from 80 to DO bushels per acre.
Fergus Falls & Black Hills Branch-All
| small grains are cut and stacking now
| under way. Threshing has commenced in
some localities. 1t is estimated that the
| wheat yield on this branch will average
from to Is bushels per acre of poor quail
ity Oats and barley will be about an
| average crop. Weather has been very
dry and rain is needed to put ground in
Red River Notwithstanding is well
advanced. although retarded by heavy
rains latter part of week. Several reports
of rust have been received. but previous
| to threshing cannot make an estimate on
| the damage from this cause. 1t seems to
be confined wholly to wheat. Oats, fax
and barley promise good crops
Dakota Division-SmaH grains are near
! ly all harvested and threshing will be-
gin this week. Work was delayed by
| heavy rains on the Both and 31st. Tower
| City reports average wheat yield in that
| vicinity will be about II bushels per
acre of inferior grade. At Sanborn some
wheat has been tllreshed, yielding from
10 to II bushels. Indications point to a
good yield of other grains.
| Fargo & Southwestern Branch-With
exception of flax all grain has been cut
and threShing is now under way. The
quality of wheat has been considerably
affected by rust. At Lisbon wheat is
yielding from 6 to % bushels per acre.
La Moure and Dickey report wheat aver
| aging 10 bushels per acre, barley from 80
to 40 and oats from 40 to so bushels of
good quality. Weather is warm and dry.
pleted but threshing has been delayed
by rain. Nome reports wheat crop will
average Is bushels per acre and will not
| grade over No. 2. Alice reports damage
by hail on the GOTH
Cooperstown Branch-Harvestin is well
along, but very little threshing has been
| done. Weather has been warm and dry
until the Both, when heavy rain fell,
which will delay work. Rye and barley
| at McHenry averaged 25 and 40 bushels
| per acre respectively. ThreShing will not
| be general before the 10th.
| jamestown & Northern Branch-Har-
| vesting is row under way, although re-
| tarded by rain the latter part of week.
Some barley threshed at Oberon yielded
| 40 bushels per acre. Estimates on wheat
yield run from 10 to 20 bushels and on
flax about Is bushels. No wheat has
Mandan to Dickinson-Threshing retard-
ed by wet weather latter part of week.
Wheat yield runs from II to 10 pusheis
Ger acre. Harvesting about completed.
Montana: Yellowstone VaHey-Wea Gather
| warm with more CIR less rain. Harvesting
completed and threshing commenced
so bushels per acre. Cutting third crop
of alfalfa commenced and yield will be
| heavy.
| and hot latter part cooler with heavy
rains. Harvesting and threshlng sun IN
progress and YIELD per acre NH pe f g faIf
| about completed and sowing OF winter
wheat commenced.
Missoula and Bitter Root valley valley -.
| and threshing in progress and yield about
| average.
| past week Threshtng about completed
| and average yield reported at about half
of yield last year.
i Idaho. Washington, and oregon; Nam
Line. Ellenburg to Cheney-We leather dry
| and hot Fhreshing nearly finished and
yield of winter wheat falling below pre-
vious estimate. Average will be about - -
to is bushels. Quality of both good
| Central Washington Branch-Threshing
| winter wheat about completed. Average
| yield from 90 to % bushels per acre.
| Threshing spring wheat still under way.
| Palouse Country-Haryestng spring
wheat is well, under way and d, threshlng
| commenced. Average yield Will De ABOUT
Is bushels per acre.
Clearwater Branch-Harvesting of both
| winter and spring wheat continues. Aver
age yield of winter wheat will be about
| % bushels and spring wheat % bushels
| per acre Quality of both good.
w. & C. r. Ry.-Harvesting two=thirds
completed; average yield of both winter
| and spring wheat will be 80 bushels per
1 acre of No. / quality, with the exception
of small section in Umatilla county touch
led by late frosts.
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