The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-07-26
A STEADY IMPROVEMENT
Wheat Prospects Continue to Grow
More Encouraging as the Harvest
Time Approaches.

Wheat Prospects Continue to Grow
More Encouraging as the Harvest
Time Approaches.
Tho Effect Of Recent Rains Very Ap.
parent-Bcttcr Estimates for
North Dakota.
There has been a continued nud sscndy
improvement in the prospects of the wheat
crop during tho past week. The weather,
] with the exception OF two or three hot days,
has been cool and favorable for tho growth
aud rirentug of the grain, and there have
been numerous local showers in both the
northern and southern grain sections There
arc complaints from some localities, how
ever. Of continued drouth, and there are
places In Southern Minnesota where the
heat had slight effect in too rapidly rpen-
Ing the grain On the whole, however, the
situation is much improved Reports re-
cetved from all pats OF the Northwest re-
specting tho condition OF the crops are
direct refutation Of the damaging accounts
which, to servo the purpose Of some
Interest. have been sent out during the
week They ore moro encouraging in their
tone than any advises that have b ell re-
ceived for o long time nni Indicate much
better feeling among the farmers The grain
wherc there will lie any harvested will bc Of
a fine quality, grading mostly No. l. In
Northern Dakota there will be littlc. Ii any.
that will grade below No. l Northern, while
tho proportion of M. l hard will be larger
than for years The rcccn. lains have
wrought marvels. In some places increasing
prospects 30 to 100 per cent. Thus where
five bushels to tho zero were all that were
counted on couple of weeks ugo, the farm
ers now look confidently for eight or ten,
and where eight WIS the old estimate twelve
or fifteen bushels may now be- reasonably
expected. The estimate for tue North Dakota
crop is no longer ha.f n CROP but it 1, conf
deht!y predicted Ly PERSONS WHO have taken
pains to post themselves thoroughly, that
there will bo upwards Of two thirds
Of crop harvested In South Du-
kota the crop IL turning out
rather better than was anticipated. but
although there ere some sections there that
will show up fine yield, the g;nera! cs,i-
mate OF half crop cannot bc improved OH.
The reports from over tho Manitoba man
lines 10 Minncao'a continue to he very en-
couraging, and tho Northern Minnesota yield
will ha the lest for yeara There il ,:o room
| 10 innl,t NV VIA Mii.s.Gev,o .tNo It
fair yield tn tho aggregate, notwithstanding
the sad effects OF the diouth in several OF the
northwestern counties. Northern Iowa and
Western Wisconsin also send in favorable re-
| turns.
The harvest OF rye has begun gu t. gcner.
ally throughout the Northwest, and tho Weld
will be good. Oats and barley are also being
cut In the southern section. The crop of
| oats, although spotted, will be heavy. and
harley will turn OUT ut leusr an average
Yield. Flax wall ulso Lc u fine CROP and coru
Is very promising in nearly all SECTIONS. he
rains helped the lay crop wonderfully, and
the yield will Le much better than was an-
ticil,a.cd.
Wheat harvesting has been begun in few
localities In southern Minnesota nnu South
Dakota, nnd will be fully entered on in thuse
sections In ABOUT a week or ten days.
THE NORTHERN rAGfIC KLPoET.
Traffic Manager Hannatord'h summary OF
the crop conditions prevailing n.ong the
Northern laciiic l!nOs is us follows:
"Iho past seven days have resulted in con-
tinucd improvement in the crop outlook in
| the granter part 0f the territory reached bv
tho Northern Pacific lines Tho weather has
been fairly cCoi and frequent showers have
benefited the country wonderfully. Along
our Little Falls & Dakota branch the farmers
feel assured that they will now harvest u
good crop. much better than for some years
past On the Fergus Falls branch the condi-
tton Ia also very good, with perhaps one Or
two exceptions; tho only complaints re-
ceIved urc from the western aud in tho
neighborhood of Minor. where they do not
expect full crop. On the West Minnesota
promises to be OF good quality. Harvesting is
weeks On the Duluth + Manitoba
tranch, rcaching to the Manitoba boundary
through the Gadtivcr valley. the condition of
affairs has heen steadily improving during
| the lust two or three weeks. Ihis country
has been favored with frequent rains. Esti-
| mates nre for from Twelve 20 iit:ern bushels
to the acre. with the exception OF the cx-
trenle Northern part, where Tho wheat is
I! thinner and prospects not 80 good.
| .On the Dakota division the returns arc de-
| cidedly uneven. In some locations u good
yield is fully expected; ths Is particularly
true OF the country along the line between
Casselton and Wieatl.nd unl to:mc points
| west of Jamestown. Showers have been TX.
the proceeding seven days, Lut In some
| cascs thev have been too late TO icsuAcitate
the damaged wheat The reports received
from tho jamestown & Northern branch
north to Minncwaukan, are not very sat,s
factory; thev grow more discouragins ar
ono goes north. aud around Minncwnukan
and Devils lake the prospac.s ,ie Iur very
small yielu; however, u. the aoreagr in this
district is cotnparativeiy small, it will cut no
great figure In the total production OF the
country. On the Co0.cistown branch
the conditions are somewhat simi:nr hut
not 80 discOurmging In the immediate vi
cinity of Cooper stown til crop is in better
| condition than In the north rn part Of the
county aud southern part of Nelson county
| Along tie Jim River Valley branch only n
partial yield IL Expected. while on the Fargo
4 Southwestern the outlook now is for about
Onc-half to t"O-thrd- OF u crop West of the
Missouri river tn. prost"c, is decidedly dubi-
| Gus: the yield per acre will be very small,
| bat here again the wheatncreaye is insgnifi-
cant From the rt'urms to-lay | think IA
| conservative cstim.t. would rlacc the total
| yield between 0nc-ha and two-thirds of IN
average per acre fer the count = reached by
our lines, and an increased acreage over that
| of previous years, which the iiiuh pr:ce Of
wheat during heru:ly Spiing months caused
to bs material The total wheat produced
by tho country viii amount To more than
two-:hrds of the product III pr, vIous years
when the crop has been considered to be u
| full average cr0i.'
| CLEANED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.
Warden Stordo:k. Of the Saltwater pcni-
| tentiary, re- urnei yesterday from Il visit to
ROthSay He reports excellent crop prOs-
| poets, and chat the section ten miles east
from that town will average twenty
bushels Of wheat to the a:re aud Of good
quality. Even Clay county, which was sup
posed to bc complete fai urc, will, he said,
| give q large average, as " i'll nearly nll the
counties along the Red river Oh both sides
| The hay crop will be Sufficient for the do
mand. Barley in that section viii be tho
only light grain crop, but the acreage is
small. Corn and roots ARE doing well.
1. d. Jcrrarl, OF the firm of Jcrrlrd &
Camp, fruit and pro.icce dealers, has Just
returned from nm extended trip through
North D.kotl. He made a careful and ini
mute examination Of the wheat crop, that be-
ing the OBJECT OF his visit, and as the resu {
| of his examination is OF the opiuion that the
| y cid for North Dakota wi be two thirds to
three quarters OF the average crop. lie IL
confident that In all opinions htre' o:orc
| given and published tho crop has been un-
| derestimatsd He found ound deal of poor
grain--niuch tina. il will not pay to harvest,
| but on tile other hand he found ds that he
| thinks will Y:cld ~ high AS tnirtv-iivc b .sl,-
| els per acre; and between those two stand
| ards he found every condition of grain. The
most promising fields that he found were in
| the country lying between Grafton and Park
| River, nnh the worst looking in the counties
| of Nelson and Ramsey. An immense change
| in the outlook, he says. has been wrought
by the favorable weather during the last
| three weeks
]. e. Hoyden. general Northwestern freight
| gent Of the Milwaukee 4 st Paul. returned
yesterday from an inspection trip over the
Hastings Il Dakota division. He says the
crops arc looking excellent through Minne-
| sofa und as far west aI Bristol, Oak. The
yield In this section Of country viii. he says,
show an inciease OF from 30 to 10 per cent
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