The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-26
CROP REPORTS.

DEPART1GHnT Crop RRPoRrs.
The Acreage Of spring wheat In WILSON,
sin orsatly. Decreased Wheat and Al
Other Crops Doing Well In 1Ginnesota
Dry Weather Complained Of in Some Lo-
| ealities:
WAsHMaToN, Special Telegram, June 49,
Advices to the department OF agriculture from
Wisconsin say the effect Of the constant and in
creasing tendency toward dairy and stock
farming in the state has been to decrease the
acreage of spring wheat As compared with
last year the decrease Is about 10 per cent.
The condition of the wheat is excellent FIRE.
quent rains and growing weather are giving IT
strong root and spreading it finely. There
clover the present year, and the condition is
above the average In Minnesota the
report says at least one-third of
tho land devoted to wheat
last fail, and nearly all of that in the prairie
counties, has been replowed and seeded in 9th
er grain, while in the strictly wooded districts
the grain is generally in excellent condition:
The weather during three quarters Of the past
month was cold, but especially favorable for
cereal crops, and these have grown remarkably
fast Meadow pastures and corn, however,
closing quarter, when higher temperature pre-
vailed and they are now coming on rapidly.
From Iowa the reports are very promising, es-
pecially in relation to spring wheat, oats and
corn, and in fact all crops average well, mead
ows, pastures and fruits being very satisfac-
tory: Corn planting was several days earlier
than last year. The ground is in fine condl-
ton, and there is very little difference in the
low and uplands, and the stand is good. Nine
tenths of the seed was raised in Iowa, and with
ninety days of average weather Iowa will have
S,p4 1a hac ~, fIoofa
INCREASE OF SPRING WHEAT AREA. =.
The need of ready money in new countries
for farm improvements has its legitimate ef-
feet with the multitude of settlers going into
Dakota, and the increase of wheat area is ap-
parently 40 per cent, or 400, 600 acres. Alto
gether the increase Of spring wheat area is
really 800, 900 acres. This makes the aggregate
100000 acres, with a yield of thirteen bushels
per acre, which may be expected if favorable
prospects continue. The harvest will count
The small amount of winter wheat in the spring
wheat belt was greatly njured in the northern
belt and much Of it has been pl9wed up. es-
wheat is doing unusually we'll The condition
of spring wheat is high, averaging 101 It is
not less than 100 in amy of the principal
spring wheat states, and only falls to 80
in Montana, 9S in Vermont, and IS in
Maine. There is no country where decrease
of acreage is reported, thong number of the
old counties in South Dakota show no increase.
It is reported from Montana that since spring
there has been no examination until within the
past week. Grass is therefore not up to the
average by 10 per cent Notwithstanding there
has been great number of new farms opened
in Montana this spring, the total acreage of
spring wheat, oats and barley is but little more
than that cultivated last year The cause of
this is the low prices to which grain went last
fall and winter, which was occasioned by
the competition brought on by the completion
Of the Northern Pacific railroad. The prospect
Of the continued low prices has had the effect
to cause farmers to SOW only part of their fields
such acreage as they could cultivate without
hiring laborers.