Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-06-26

Tie Acreage on Spring wheat In wiseon-
nm Greatly Decreased wheat and All
Ssa.r srvps soias veil 4. -..--
Dry Weather Complained of in soms Lo-
Calitier

Tie Acreage OF Spring wheat In wiseon-
sin Greatly Decreased -whsat and All
Ssasr srvps Svias wssi 4. -,-
Dry Weather Complained Of in soms To-
caliticS.
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram. June Is-
AaSiees 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 10 decrease the
acreage OF spring wheat Az compared with
last year the decrease is about 10 per cent
Ihe condition OF the wheat is excellent Ere
qnenf rains and growing weather are giving it
2 strong root and spreading /. finely. There
has been a noticeable increase in the area Of
clover tae present year, and the condition is
above the average In Minnesota the
report saws at least one-third of
the land devoted to wheat
last fall, and nearly all OF that in the prairie
~countles, has been repl0wed and seeded In 9th
pr gram, while in the strictly wooded districts
ne grain Is generally in excellent condition
Inc weather during three-qusrters of the past
month was cold, but especially favorable for
cereal crops, and these have grown remarkably
last Meadow pastures and corn, however,
have been retarded somewhat until within the
closing quarter, when higher temperature pre-
~ INV hhhl alN NOW tbillik ui fdBitliNs
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 oondi-
hon, and there is very little difference IN the
low and uplands, aud the stand is good Nine
tenihs Of the seed was raised In Iowa, and with
ninety days. OF average weather Iowa viii have
one OF the best crops over raised in that state,
INCREASE OF SPRING WHEAT AREA
Tn need Of ready money in new countries
Tor farm improvements has its legitimate eff
feet with the multitude Of settlers going into
Dakota, and the increase Of wheat area is APP
parently 40 per cent, or 10000 acres. Alto
gether the increase Of spring wheat area is
really D~O,O0Oacres. This makes the aggregate
breath in wheat. winter and spring, aboutSS,-
5Oo,UO acres, with a yield Of thirteen bushels
per acre, which may be expected il favorable
prospects continue. The harvest will count
The small amOuntOf winter wheat in the spring
wheat belt was greatly injured in the northern
belt, and much Of Il 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 1t il
not less than 100 in any Of the principal
spring wheat states, aud only fails 10 ~
IN Montana, - in Vermont, and IS in
Maine. There is no country where a decrease
of acreage is reported, Thoughts number Of the
old counties in South Dakota show no increase.
II is reported from Montana that since spring
there has been no examination until within the
past week. Grass is therefore not up 10 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 10 which grain went last
fall and winter, which Was occasioned by
the competition brought on By the completion
of tho Northern Pacific railroad The prospect
Of the continued low prices has had the effect
to cause farmers to SOW only part Of their fields
acreage as they could cultivate without
hiring labOrcrA