St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-03
WILL BE A CORKER.
Wheat Crop OF Minnesota and
the DakotaS Estimated at
100000 Bushels.
The Recent Breezy Weather
Was Worth Millions to
the Farmers.
Prosperous Times Ahead for
the Business Men of the
Twin Cities.
Money viii Roll Into the Lap
OF the Horny-Handed
Granger.

This weather is worth millions Of
dollars day to the farmers of Mime
sofa and the Dakotas," remarked Hon.
Z. n. Bell yesterday. Continuing. this
observer of affairs, who keeps posted
on the general prosperity of athe North
west. said: "YOu may think that, at
first view, an exaggerated statement.
yet 1t is literally true. We in the city
are not accustomed to think the
effect a warm. dry wind now would
have upon the growing crops,
such as wheat, oats. fax. rye and bar
ley. Such weather would Shrivel up
the maturing grain, whilst the cool,
damp weather Of the past few weeks
has been the making of by far the great
est crops ever grown in Minnesota and
the DakOtas. Take, for instance, our
w0rld-famOuS hard wheat. The ground
Is thIckly crowded with strong. healthy
stalks, surmOunted by larger heads,
every grain of which, large and plump,
even to the grain at the apex of the
head. Then the acreage is largely in
excess of former years.
Just think for a moment Within a
hundred days the crop of wheat, oats.
potatoes, barley, rye, flax and hay have
literally sprung from the ground at COM
paratively small cost for labor OF outlay.
They represent many tens of millions
Of dollars that will be distributed
among the farmers and find their way
into the channels of trade. You may
expect the whole Northwest and, eS-
pecially the Twin Cities, to start upon a
wave of renewed prosperity. Take, if
you please, the report of the depart
menU of agriculture for 1888, and the
statistics there will give you an idea of
what those crops were worth three
years ago, and they are much more
valuable this year."
BY reference to the statistics referred
to it is found that i'll the two Dakotas
and Minnesota the following showing is
made in round numbers: There was
grown $50, 100000 worth of wheat, of
which 500, 100000 worth was shipped
away for outside use. Or hay there
was S13,000.000: rye, 1882, 900: oats, Sl6,-
100000; potatoes, $, 900, 600; fax, 81, 00O,-
600, and barley. $4,000 900. making a
total of 1882, $50. 900. The price of wheat
then averaged SO cents. The price of
nearly all of these products has in
creased since that year.
1t is also true that the increase in the
production of these products is much
larger this year. For instance, in the
three states named, the wheat crop
was about SIS. 900 bushels. whilst this
year it is estimated, by good judges,
that the crop of wheat will be about
$4,000, COO bushels, or nearly double
The price per bushel will be higher
than i'll 1888. 1t is said that the price of
new wheat will be about 50 cents at the
elevator for the beginning of the buy
lug season. and may 90 above 81 before
the season closes. In 1888 a empara-
lively small quantity of flax was grown,
but it has, IN the past year or two, be-
came valuable crop, because it is
much more extensively raised. The
good crop Of last year and the high
price paid for it induced many to raise
flax this year.
The result of the unprecedented
crops will be that farmers will buy and
break up more land, and farm land will
appreciate in value. New farmers will
also move into these states as they
learn their value as farming states. 1t
will readily be seen that the soil of
these StateSwill throw of something like
S2SS. 000 900 this summer in crops. Be-
sides all this there should be computed
as the product of the farms the cattle,
horses, hogs and the many others of
smaller concern. When all these things
are considered in connection with the
Touring mills, lumber interests and
other sources Of wealth in this country,
there can be no doubt that the Twin
Cities are i'll the midst of the garden
spot of the world, and are bound to
grow into a grand united metropolis.
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