Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-06
AGRICULTURAL INFORMATIOY

| Gathered from Reports Made by Farmers
to Secretary Young, OF the State Board of
Immigration.
Reports from all the cultivated counties
of the state have been received. They in
dictate that only about 964 per cent. of
the wheat planting had been done on April
80. Farmers were combining to plant,
however, but the prospect now is that an
area equal only to SO per cent. of that of
1882 will be planted this year. Wet
weather and the condition of the unsown
ground tends to delay planting still longer,
and Minnesota farmers understand that
late sown wheat is likely to encounter a
hot dry spell about the time is it matur
ing. Hence, they will hardly persist in
sowing beyond few days longer at far
thest.
A still less percentage of oats were
sown up till May 1, not more than rs
per cent. of the proposed area; but with
this CROP it is different and it will probably
continue to be seeded until the whole ex-
tent of land intended is put in. 1t is
believed that the acreage will be equal to
1161@ per cent, that of 1882.
About 1878 per cent. of the land intended
for barley was sown up to the close of
April, and while it is doubtful whether the
full amount reported April 1, as set apart
| for this crop will be sown, it is the gem
eral opinion of the correspondents that it
will, and that the acreage will exceed by
per cent. what it was last year.
The reports respecting rye are so
meager that an opinion can hardly be
| formed as to the extent of the spring SOW
ing. There is said to be a greater acreage of
winter rye sown than last year, and the
area of the two varieties will probably be
an increase of l or per cent on the
acreage of last year.
Unless the season shall prove far less
propitious than there is any reason to sup
pose, the acreage of corn to be planted
will exceed that of 1882 by at least ID per
cent. There is some expression of appre-
hension that seed fit for planting may NJ
| be procurable, but this is confined to I'll
limited locality and is not general therg
| by any means.
| 1t seems to be the impres on elaongst
| farmers that the numbur- % acres devoted
to sorghum will also be increased, though
but slightly.
The backwardness of the season has af-
fected grasses, both wild and cultivated,
unfavorably, and pastures and meadows are
from 10 to Is per cent. inferior to
what they we're this time last year. Cattle
and stock of all kinds continue to be re-
ported in excellent condition, but dairying
and creameries are suffering somewhat on
account of deficient pasturage.
The following notes by correspondents
may be of interest:
Anoka county-Prospect OF fruits and
berries good; apples fair.
Big Stone-Plautiug of forest tree, two
hundred groves in good condition.
Blue Earth-Plums and berries promis-
ing; cultivated groves in good condition;
about 125 of them.
hippewa-Prospects for fruit and
berries fair.
Dodge-Cold weather does not appear
to have injured fruit trees and berries.
Fillmore-GoOd prospect for all varieties
of fruit grown here.
Freeborn-Pastures very backward.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and pastures IN
usually fresh and green owing to the album
dant snow protection. Cultivated groves
doing we'll, but few in the county.
Acknowledgements for a full crop of
crab apples, three-fourths of standard ap-
pies, red raspberrles half crop, full crop
of other berries and wild plums.
Isanti-Apple and plum trees do not ap-
pear to have suffered from cold.
Lac qui Parle--Prospect for fruits and
berries up to average, planted groves
broken down considerably by snow drifts,
otherwise doing we'll, and half as many
more will be planted this season if time
permits.
LIE Sueur-Fruit prospects fair.
McLeod-Forest tree groves in good con-
ditien, planting this year will not be ex-
tensive.
Martin-Outlook for fruit good, forest
tree groves thriving, and twice as many
will be planted this year as last.
Morrison-Fruit trees and shrubbery in
good condition.
NicolIet-Prospect for apples discourag-
ing; for grapes fair; plUms wild and tame,
and berries good; cultivated groves look
ing we'll, except that good many trees
(also apple trees) are broken down by
snowdrifts; not many forest trees will be
planted here this spring.
Olmsted-AppIe trees have suffered seri-
ously by the winter; grapes in good condi-
ton and shrubbery the same.
Otter Tail-Fruit trees and shrubbery in
| good condition; planted forest trees do
ing well and about tie usual number will
be planted.
Pope-Apple orchards of improved
crab varieties are largely on the in
crease in this county; some grapes are but
little grown; wild plums numerous and
thrifty, but few of tame varieties planted
and too young for bearing; red rsspberries
abundant and prolific; black raspberries
not so numerous but good bearers; cult
waited groves few in number but thriving,
there will probably be large planting the
present season.
Ramsey-Apple trees healthy and full of
fruit buds; grape vines in fine condition
wild plums also promise full crop, rasp-
berry, currant and gooseberries uninjured
by the winter; our winter has been cold
and tedious with plenty of snow, but with
little frost in the ground, and fruit and
forest trees as we'll as shrubbery have
wintered better than in 1S2