The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-07-04
pEpAarnrur CROP REroxrs.

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TIL Acreage Of Spring Wheat in WILSON,
sin Greatly Decreased-Wheat and ALI
Other Crops Doing Well in Minnesota
Dry Weather Complained Of In Some Lo-
calities.
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, June 49,
Advlces 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 Ere
quent rains and growing weather arc giving it
a strong root and spreading it finely. There
has been a noticeable increase in the area of
clover the present year, and the condition is
above the average In Minnesota the
report says at least one-tiird Of
last fall, and nearly all of that i'll the prairie
counties, has been replowed and seeded IN 9TH
on grain, while in the strictly wooded districts
the grain is generally in excellent condition.
The weather during ~tliree-quarters of the past
month was cold, but especially favorable for
cereal crops, and these have grown remarkably
fast. Meadow pastures and corn, however,
have been Zstarded somewhat until within the
closing quarter, when higher temperature pre-
vailed and they are now coming on rapidly.
From Iowa the reports arc very promising, es-
pecIally in relation to spring wheat, oats and
corn, and intact all crops average well, mead
ows, pastures and fruits being very s%atisfac-
tory. Corn planting was several days carrier
than last year. The ground rs in tine condl-
ton, and there is very little difference in the
low and nplands, and the stand is good. Nine
tenths of the seed was raised in Iowa, and with
ninety days of average weather Iowa will have
one of the best crops over raised in that state.
INCREASE OF SPRING wHEAT AREA
The need of ready money in new countries
for farm improvements has it's legitimate eff
feet with the multitude of settlers going into
Dakota, and the increase of wheat area is ap-
parently 40 per cent, or 400, 900 acres. Alto
gether the increase of spring wheat area is
really 900, 900 acres. This makes the aggregate
5n1, 600 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 wheatin the spring
wheat belt was greatly injured in the northern
belt, and much of it has been plowed up, es-
pecially in Minnesota. In Nebraska the winter
wheat is doing unusually well. Tho condition
of spring wheat is high, averaging 1Ol 1t is
not less than 100 i'll any of the principal
spring wheat states, and only falls to 99
III Montana, 9S i'll Nermont and 10 In
Maine. There is no country where q decrease
of acreage is reported, thongha number of the
old counties in South Dakota show no increase.
1t is reported from Montana that since spring
tnefe mas been no examination until Wltnlu Lle
past week. Grass is therefore not up to the
average by 10 percent. Notwithstanding there
has been a 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 il the low prices to which grain went last
fall and winter, which was accustomed by
the competition brought on by the completion
of the Northern Pacific railroad. The prospect
of the continued low prices has had the effect
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such acreage as they could cultivate without
hiring laborers.