Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-25
Average

Tue otate mas largely increased, but l have no
accurate tables before me of the amount.
WHAT FARMERS HAVE DONE.
The valley of the Red River of the North
has proved to be the natural home of the
wheat cereal of the United States Here the
most astonishing yield is reached, and here is
the place for the wheat farmers of the country
to locate. The land is still quite cheap, being
$3.50, S. and SIS per acre, but the day will
speedily come when it cannot be had for less
| than $50, $40 and $50 per acre. The valley is
fifty miles wide in many places and $40 miles
long. The soil needs no manure and will raise
twenty-five crops in succession without dim
| mutton in yield. The best evidence, however,
| of the fruilfulness of the soil is what has been
done and not what can be DONE
Messrs. Dypvlck and Kvella, of Red River,
| raised on 100 acres of land 1890 bushels of
| wheat, an average of Little over SO bushels
per acre. Mr. Ole Ammonson's farm yielded
35 bushels per acre, the lowest yield being %
bushels. Mr.. William Craswell raised 131
bushels Of wheat on four acres, the average
| being 1924 bushels per acre.
l.. Had]ey, of Fargo, reports yield of
| 1,53S bushels of wheat on Is acres-an average
| OF 23A bushels per acre; and another of $40
bushels of wheat from 80 acres-an average of
% bushels per acre.
John Mosher, on 800 acres of wheat, had a
yield of 9,l5S bushels-an average of 30K
bushels. On the same farm he had 9 acres in
| oats, which yielded 495 bushels-an average of
55 bushels per acre. From 10-acre field of
fax he gathered 1913 bushels of fax seed.
E. T. Olesoa, on Is acres of wheat, cut
576 bushels-an average of 34H bushels per
acre.
Mr.. o. Holman, on 80 acres of wheat, cut
1000 bushels.
Mr.. Hans G. Oleson, on 40 acres, cut 294
bushels per acre.
Harry Isrealson, on u acres, cut 81 bushels
per acre.
G. s. Barnes on one field had yield of A
bushels per acre.
MIR. Samson cut AZ bushels per acre on his
| farm, and Mr.. James Duckworth 4S bushels.
OTHER PRODUCTS OF THE SOIL.
Much testimony might be added; but this
will suffice to show that the valley is rich be-
yond description in soil. Not only wheat, but
corn, oats, barley, clover, timothy, fax and
hemp grow we'll in the Red River valley. In
1861 no less than 162, 722 acres were planted in
corn in the State of Minnesota, and in 1877 it
had increased to 3SS,70S acres as product
For eight years the average yield of earn per
acre was 32H bushels per acre. In 1877 not
less than 1855, $3.50 bushels of oats were
grown in Minnesota, the average on the land
planted being 39A bushels. The lowest aver
age yield of oats per acre in Minnesota for
nine years has been 2Sk bushels. The aver
age rye yield of the State is Is bushels per
acre; barley, 81 buckwheat 1917. Timothy,
clover, flax and hemp grow well in nearly
every part of the State. For long time it
was believed that Minnesota was too far North
to raise fruits, but OF late years it has been
found apples, plums grapes, crab apples,
strawberries, raspberr.es, currants, gooseber-
ries and many other fruits grow well in the
State. have eaten the apples, and know them
TO- be OF havor 1as crop OF this
203. 439 young trees, and 1,219,3M unbearing
trees were growing.
STATISTICS.
The following table about the products of
Minnesota will give the reader more informa
ton than I could give him by writing COL
umn. It is well worth studying, and is cor
rect, believe, with the exception of the yield
of wheat in 1877, which is set down too low !: