1887 Aug 17 Winona Daily Republican

Winona Daily Republican, 17 Aug 1887, page 2:

FACTS FROM THE FARMS

FROM 45 acres, Chas. Youngveen, of Vasa, has threshed 1569 bushels of barley. This gives an average yield of over 34 bushels to the acre.

THE flourishing town of Fremont was represented in Winona on Tuesday by Mr. John Henry, Mr. Joseph Greethurst and Mr. Philip O’Meara. In a few words regarding the crops Mr. Henry said their town would raise plenty of grain for all ordinary purposes and there would be no sacrifice of any of their live stock. Mr. Greethurst said that while the crops on some farms were good, others were poor, but the wheat crop was very light throughout the town. As he expressed it there is hardly a hundred bushels of good wheat in the whole town. Mr. O’Meara says that while the crops are light Fremont is not behind any town in the county.

SHERIFF ANDERSON of Goodhue county, who has just returned from an extended trip in the southern and western portions of the county, reports to the Red Wing Republican that in most cases the yield of wheat will be very small, and the coming year promises to be a severe one for some of the farmers. The rains of last week have done some damage in blackening the wheat, as many farmers had left their grain in shock for threshing, instead of stacking. The probabilities are that the acreage of wheat next season will be greatly reduced. Oats, barley and corn will be tried as substitutes and a considerable amount of flax will be sown. Tobacco is being raised in some sections in the southern part of the county, but the probabilities are that the acreage will not be increased, as the crop is in danger of early frosts. Probably very few will be able to engage in stock raising, as many will be compelled to sell at least a portion of the stock they now possess to help pay debts.