St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-06
STRAW, BUT NO WHEAT.

STRAW, BUT NO WHEAT.
Sucn instances are not at all uncOm-
mon this fall, and seem to have pre-
vailed throughout every county in the
Northern territory to greater or less
extent. Therefore the amount raised
to the acre on any one section is no cri-
terion whatever for the yield of an adj
Joining section, so also with towns and
counties. While Trail county may have
posing that CaSS, Steele and Barnes are
equally favored. The reasons for this
must be left to those who are wiser and
have more experience in raising cereals
than the writer. But that the fact eX-
lists there is no question. To arrive,
then, at conclusion as to the approxi-
mate yield, the threshing machine
would seem to be the best place to look
for information. Procuring thus, and
relying upon the statements so far re-
ceived. ii appears evident that the yield
OF No. hard wheat will not exceed
SIX BUSHELS TO THE ACRE.
Add to this, the wheat of lower
grade, and we can safely say that the
yield in North Dakota will amount to
about the same. as eight bushels to the
acre of the best hard wheat. That is to
say, that the entire crop of wheat will
bring
AS MUCH MONEY
to the farmers as it would had they
raised eight bushels to the acre of No.
l hard wheat. Ii this basis for reason
ing be true, then the wheat at present
prices will yield more money than the
crop of last year. and the farmers will
have more money to spend or bank, as
the case may be. than they did in the
winter of 1887 and 1883.
After talking with the most promi-
nent merchants in this city, we find
they are largely of the same opinion,
and have purchased their fall stocks of
goods in anticipation of as good, if not
BETTER TRADE
than that of last winter. o. J. De
Sendrecie, Il. E. Yerxa, p. G. ToZier, A.
l.. Moody and HERMAN have, together
with many other small establishment.
filled their large salesroomS to overflow
ing with fresh goods. The clothing
ing dealers, the tailors, the grocery
men, the crOckery men, furniture deal
ers and all others interested in the sale
of goods are better supplied than ever
before, confident that the people will
want their wares and have the money
to pay for them. Such seems to be the
feeling in Fargo to-day among business
men, and all hope their highest antic1-
pdUiOnS ndy D6 IedllZcu. vi cOuISt lH0
price of wheat controls the future well
fare of this country, but if it only re-
mains where it is now, small as the
crop is this year,
ALL WILL BE WELL.
There will be some individual suffer-
ing, and many small farmers will have
to be helped to purchase seed in the
spring, and in a few isolated cases will
need subsistence until another crop is
harvested These are among those who
are new settlers and placed all the
means they had to raise this years crop,
and that failing has left them in some
cases quite destitute. But the Dakotans
will never allow their neighbOrs to suf-
fer, and the assistance will be forthcom-
ing when and where needed. Upon the
Whole, then, we conclude that North
Dakota is better off to-day financially
than one year ago, and that she will
move right along in her strides towards
greatness year after year, until she is
unequivically recognized as the most
productive region on the American con-
tinent.