New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-07-29
Crop Reports
Indicate Loss
PROMINENT FARMERS REPORT
ON CROPS IN SURROUND
ING TOWNS.
RUST DAMAGES FROM ONE
FOURTH TO THREE FOURTHS
OF WHEAT.

(. Practically all the farmers in the
territory surrounding New Ulm are
unanimous in declaring that we have
had plenty of rain to last for another
two weeks and that this weather is just
what they want for the proper filling
and maturing of the corn crop, so we of
the sweltering town must be satisfied
to accept the unbearably hot days for
the good of the greater number. A
number of the prominent farmers of
the county were interviewed by Review
reporter on crop prospects and all of
them agreed in saying that this weather
is perfect for this time Of the season.
In general, they also unite in saying
that the rust has considerably damaged
the wheat crop altho the reports vary
as to the amount of damage done.
In Milford the farmers have an
especially heavy burden to bear this
year as the hail hit them so hard as
the second crop that came up on the
hailed out strip has been attacked by
red rust. In addition to this, the black
trust has done great damage to the
~ heat, which, according to Henry Meyer
asSf that Town, will be only about a
quarter Of a crop. Oats and barley
are better and corn, there as elsewhere,
is fine The wheat is all very light
in quantity and poor in quality. Crops
will all be harvested this week.
Alex Waibel of Sigel tells a similar
story; says both black and red rust are
prevalent and crops in Sigel even where
the hail did not strike will be very poor.
A few fields. he says, are not damaged
badly but the average will be poor.
= Wherever the farmers reported crops
we'll harvested, with stacking begun,
it was noticeable that they also had
better reports concerning the amount
of damage done. Fred Wellner of La
fayette spoke very cheerfully Of prospects
and said the rust in his vicinity had not
hurt the crops very severely and that
in general things look good, with corn
an exceptionally fine stand.
Math. Walser of West Newton re (,
ports crops all cut in his vicinity. He
thinks there will he about half crop
.9of wheat, grading in quality probably
He also says that the barley has been
affected by red rust. West Newton,
it will be remembered was in the hail
strip.
John Reinhart, Jr. of St. George
says things look pretty fair. He expects
to get crop of IL to IA bushels of wheat
with a good crop of oats and bumper
crop of corn. The rust is not very
bad in his neighborhood.
One of Courtland's representative
farmers, Fred Foss, estimates that in his
neighborhood the farmers will harvest
about three quarters of crop with
everything good but wheat. They will
all be thru cutting grain at the latest by
today in that vicinity
In Cottonwood John Reinhart says
that what the hail did not take the
black rust has just about spoiled. The
wheat has no prospects at all for decent
crop. The kernel is small and of low
grade. Crops in general there, except
corn, are very light.
A group of New, Ulm business men
on return trip to New Ulm from the
Cities said that they counted no less
than IS binders at work in the fe! Is
and that the nearer New Ulm they came
the buster the farmers seemed to be-
This sounds good and would indicate
that after all, conditions might be much
worse.