River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-06-26
DEPARTMENT. cRor REPORTS.
The Acreage of Spring Wheat in wisoon-
sin Greatly Decreased Wheat and All
Other Crops Doing Well in Minnesota
Dry Weather Complained of in Some Lo-
caIities

The Acreage of Spring Wheat In Wiscon-
sin Greatly Decreased Wheat and All
Other Crops Doing Well in Minnesota
Dry weather Complained of in Some Lo-
caIities.
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, June IS
Adyices to the department of agriculture from
Wisconsin say the effect of the constant and in
ereasing tendency toward dairy and stock
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 are giving it
a strong root and spreading it finely. There
has been a noticeable increase IN the area OF
clover the present year, and tie condition is
above the average In Minnesota the
report SAYS at least one-thIrd OF
the land devoted to wheat
last fall, 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,
have been retarded somewhat until within the
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 10 spring wheat, oats and
corn, and in fact all crops average well, mead
ows, pastures and fruits being very satlstac-
tory. Corn planting was several days earlier
than last year. The ground is in fine condi-
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
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 Its legitimate Ell
feet with the multitude of settlers going into
Dakota, and the increase of wheat area is APP
parently 40 per cent, or 100000 acres. Alto
gether the increase of spring wheat area IL
really 900,000ae acres. This makes the aggregate
breath in wheat winter and spring, about 80, :
500 600 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 lOI 1t Is
not less than 100 in any of the pr1nclpaI
spring wheat states, and only falls TO w
in Montana, 9S in Vermont, and 70 IN
Maine There is no country where decrease
of acreage is reported, thougha number Of the
old counties in South Dakota show no increase.
1t 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 occasloned by
the competition brought on by the completion
of the Northern Pacific railroad Theprospect
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