The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-26

She Acreage Of Spring Wheat IN Wisooa.
san Greatly Dssreased-Wheat ana Al
other Crops Doing Wall In lGinnei6ta
Dry Weather complaansd Of III Come 70.
calities.
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, June 49,
Ad0ces 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 ID decrease the
acreage OF spring wheat As compared with
last year the decrease is shout 10 per cent
The condition of the wheat is excellent FIRE.
quent rains and growing weather are giving it
a strong root and spreading it finely. There
mas been noticeable increase in the area of
above above. the average, In Minnesota the
tho land devoted to wheat
last fall, and nearly all Of that in the prairie
counties, has been replowcd and seeded in 9TH
or graln while in tho strictly wooded districts
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,
have been retarded somewhat until within the
closing quarter, when higher temperature pre-
from Iowa tho reports are very promising, es
peclally in relation to spring wheat, oats and
corn, and in fact all crops average we'll, mead
ows, pastures and fruits being very satisfac-
tory: Corn planting was several days earlier
than last year. The ground is in fine condi-
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
ono 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 ef-
feet with the multitude of settlers going into
Dakota, and the increase Of wheat area is ap-
parently 40 per cent, or 100000 acres. Alto
really N0, 600 acres. This makes the aggregate
breath in wheat, winter and spring, about 81,
$4,000 acres, with 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 we'll. The condition
of spring wheat is high, averaging 10l It is
not less than 100 in any of the principal
spring wheat states, and only falls to 90
in Montana, 81 in Vermont, and IS In
Maine There is no country where decrease
of acreage is reported, though 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 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 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
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