Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
NORTHWEST CROP FAIR
Outlook is Good For Average
Yield in Minnesota and the
Dakotas
WEATHER CONDITIONS BETTER
Corn Doing Nicely in Minnesota =
Barley and Wheat Have Headed
All Small Grain Looking Well-crop
Is Little Late in North Dakota
Flax Promises Good Yield.

| ly crop report from along the lines o.
| the Northwestern road west of Wi
mona, shows generally encouraging
conditions. The report is as fol
lows:
| During past week weather conditions
have been excellent for growing crops
on our line. General light rains ir
South Dakota and Minnesota, and ir
yet the week can be classed as gener-
| ally dry with moderate temperature
excellent growing weather. As result
of such good weather conditions, crops
! of all kinds have made satisfactory
growth. Corn is doing nicely and i;
| now depends largely on month of Sep
TENDER, or a late frost, TO produce q
corn crop. 1t is healthy, from twelve
to twenty inches high as it stands
Barley and wheat are headed; oats
| nearly all headed, and all small grain
looking we'll. Barley harvest will COM
mence by August l, followed by wheat
and oats.
Many sensational reports have been
sent during past week regarding green
bugs. We can state there are no bugs
in South Dakota and western Mime
sofa. There are bugs in Redwood
as Rochester, and from Rochester to
Winona, they have been quite numer-
Gus, but in no case or location do we
know of any damage by so-called green
bugs.
Lakota. N. D., July 16.-Crops are
not considered entirely satisfactory
thruout Nelson county and this vicini-
ty AS a rule all kinds of grain are
from two to three weeks late. but for
the past two weeks have been coming
along fast and are catching up. There
has been an unusual amount of moist
ure so far during the season, and on
that account many of the fields are
very weedy.
Wheat is thin. but gives fair indi-
cation of heading out wen. Those who
the best judged predict that the yield
"Atl lioL CACCcu lWClNo DuSIlelS 10 Lie
acre, but many consider that the yield
will not be less than fifteen bushels,
and a few place their estimate as high
as eighteen.
Flax promises to yield we'll. Oats
are coming along nicely, but the crop
is late. Harvesting will not COM
,mence until two weeks later than last
year.
Madison, Wis. July 1e.-The fear of
Wisconsin farmers that the green
bug" which is creating havoc in the
wheat fields of the SOUTH has invaded
this state and attacked the oat crops.
is unfounded, according to Professor j.
G. Moore. agronomist at the college of
agriculture of the University of Wis
consin. Extensive investigation of the
fields affected has revealed the fact
that rust is responsible for the poor
condition of the oat crops, and the
green bug found on many plants in
some districts are but common aphides.
Appleton Mimi. July 162F'ine show
ers Saturday and Sunday put an end
to the longest dry spell' that this
section had known in several years.
Altho vegetation was not in need of
moisture, the recent rain is considered
more beneficial than otherwise. Small
grain of all kinds is backward and at
best promises less than an average
yield. Corn is now doing phenomenal
stunts and may mature in spite of it's
tardy start.
Barron. Wis, July 16-The green bug
has struck Barron county and is de-
stroying the oat fields. August Nell
son, farmer from the town of Clin-
ton, says there will be no oats to har-
vest in Barron county unless the pro-
gress of the bug is checked.
vermiNion, S. D., July 1e.-R F.
Lyons of this city is probably as we'll
posted in regard to the corn crop of
the state as any man in South Dakota.
He has been investigating prospects
for several weeks and finds that in
many localities the corn is very late on
account of e. late spring.