The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-05
RUST DAMAGE IS
not A CALAMITY
Continued From First Page.

Rust has not hurt it on high ground
except where the straw was very
heaVy and was beaten down by
storms. Wheat on low ground is
the whole there will be an average
crop. Harvesting will commence next
week.
Wheaton Fields that promised a
yield of from 20 to % bushels Of
wheat an acre three weeks ago, are
now waving tracts of rusted, shrunk-
en- straw and heads in many cases
not filled at all That the wheat yield
of Traverse county will not exceed I
40 per cent Of what was promised is
certain. The stretch of country lying |
just south Of White Rock and extend
ing south, thru the towns of Monson,
Lake Valley, Croke and Tara, are the
most affected.
South Dakota.
Woonsock et-Wheat probably dam
aged one;-half from black rust. Con-
ditions are worse than first estimated.
Some fields are fairly good, but the
majority is poor. Cutting is being
pushed rapidly to prevent falling. The
wheat acreage is. fully 20 per cent
smaller than usual and buyers say the
grain will average from No. 8 to no
grade. All other crops are excep-
tionally fine.
Lake Preston-A conservative esti-
mate of the damage toathe wheat crop
in this vicinity by rustsis SO per cent.
Many fields will not be fit to harvest.
Others will give a fair yield; but all
wheat will be shrunken.& Barley and
oats are good, but not as heavy as
last year.
RedfeId-Black rust will reduce
the wheat crop in this county from
SO to IS per cent. In some places
the crop is a total loss. Rank, heavy
wheat not fully matured is injured
the most. Wheat that ripened quickly
on account of the drought is the best,
and early wheat is better than the
late. Macaroni wheat seems not to
| be affected.
Salem-Farmers, real estate men
and grainbuyers estimate the damage
to wheat from rust at from SO to Is
per cent. Numerous fields will never
| be cut. A few are not affected. Adam
Hauser, a buyer, says the damage to
the farmers in yield, grade and price
will be- at least rs per cent. w. iss2f.2isa
Huron-The condition Of the
wheat crop is practically unchanged,
except, perhaps, a slight increase in
the damage from rust. Harvesting in
many fields has been entirely aban-
doned and only about. SO per cent Of
to macaroni wheat is reported here.
The acreage of this variety was in
creased, while other varieties de-
| creased.
Sioux Falls-Rust is not the only
thing which is damaging wheat, ac-
cording to discovery made by a
farmer named Williams of this coun-
ty. He reports that his wheat heads
contain small red bugs, which appar-
emily are doing damage as well as the
rust. " Il ss
h Cant onn ia rme rs aye II SEQ tooi
find that what
snifcent wheat crop has been prac-
tically ruined by black rust. Some
fields are hardly worth cutting. The
a uplands are damaged more than the
i fully so per cent and some say even
a more. Oats, barley and corn" are
in fine condition.
Mitchell-A portion of the wheat
crop of this county has been affected
by black rust which made it's appear
It was caused wholly by the heavy
morning dews. The damage is. sesti-
mated at about Is per cent. Many
, pieces are not affected. The crop of
barley and oats is the heaviest in
years, the latter in many instances
acre. TFat8S & s5s sFss ~y sFi.s.a
!, Miller-G Grain men estimate, the av-
: erage wheat yield of Hand county al
10 bushels an acre. Late reports
however, are that rust has ruined
, much Of the wheat.
: De Smet-The damage to crops by
! rust in Kingsbury county will aver.
age 25 per cent at least, and some
estimate SO. Corn is growing finely
and will be beyond frost by Sept. 1C
if present conditions continue.
North Dakota.
Valley City--Wheat in Barne!
y county is In bad shape on account O.
black rust, which seems to be in {
majority Of the fields. It can safel.
be stated that the crops have depre
ciated 25 to SO per cent in the las
week. Farmers are just beginning tt
z learn what the rust is, and have com
| menced to bring in samples of thei
grain. There is a general feeling tina
if wheat averages eight to ten bushel
to the acre it will be better than ex
pected. A week ago wheat LOOKED
good for a twenty-bushel average. 4
8 Carrington-Crop conditions her
are excellent. No rust is re
e ported and careful inquiry reveal
: none. Slight damage is concede'
7 from wilt to flax on old ground, bu
such acreage is small. Barley harves
r is just commencing.
: Wahpeton-The early wheat
Is damaged most. Some late Whea
: near here only slightly damaged. L
: the southwestern part of the count
) black rust appears, making som
:. fields show total failure. Conserva
: tive estimates place the damage TO
= this county at one half. The Inter
5, national Harvester company report
y indicate that it is doubtful if tn
= average yield for the county will
. more than that.
= Grand Forks-Rust is ccnfine
7 to the late wheat, which represent
about % per cent of the acreage
= About half of this is infected wit
: rust and smaller percentage is G
the killing variety. Rust has devel
oped on many fields in the last fe'
days, and grain men say it is differer
from the rust that has always bee
charged to too wet and too he
81 weather.
at ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is damaged 5
per cent byrust in this territory. Earl
seeding trusts the worst, some with n
Mt berry and some with a plump berr
,e that will shrink in ripening and brea
" down under a high wind. A few piece
IN fof late seeding look we'll. Much de
n ponds on the weather Tor the me-
nel ten days.
a. Milnor-Rust has damaged tt
t. crops from Is to so per cent. Prev
o. Gus to this, the crops never locke
he better, and some fields are yet IN goo
he condition.
% Hankinson-Damag to wheat
fl rust in this territory is estimated
nj SO per cent. Straw that looked GOO
h. for 25 to 80 bushels two weeks az
ia will hardly pay for cutting. Ear