Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-10-15

11oIu thirty live 10 IOrty-nVe bushels VI
wheat to the acre. The Northwest can
feed the world.-Manvel Graphic.
The Grand Forks Plaindealer calls
North Dakota 1.-The bread basket of the
world' This is not quite correct. The
bread basket-and it is empty-is over
in Europe. North Dakota has the de-
ightful task of filling it.-Towner
News.
There are hundreds of cases in North
Dakota where this years crop has paid
the entire cost of the land, and paid the
farmer nice profit beside, which he
can place in the bank. Where else in
this wide world can man do so we'll?
-Casselton Republican.
With wheat turning out from % to
80 bushels per acre and prices better
than for some time past, it would ap
pear to an individual in close proximity
to the upper end Of a tree that prosper
ity is smiling on North Dakota this year
for ure.-Hunter Eve.
A four pound potato arrived at the
Minneapolis exposition from North Da
kota. with a note which reads: Come
over and help us. We are starving.
Wheat only thirty five bushels to the
acre, and oats and corn from fifty to
sixty. This is one Of our potatoes.
North Dakota is claiming full share
OF public attention at this time. The
state needs nothing 50 much as popula
ton. A half million intelligent farmers
are its greatest need. No section of the
United States offers equal inducements
to industrious, practical farmers
Fargo Republican.
The last census bulletin shows that in
1880 the assessed valuation of all prop
erty in North Dakota was So, 1856, 572.
and in 1890 it was $7S, 1914, 536, or an in
crease of 1872 per cent, while the increase
OF population was 395 per cent. The
assessed value per capita in North Da
kOta is reported at $42S. 04.
A farmer near Arthur, in this county,
has raised over 1000 bushels of onions
on two acres of ground this season
Many of these onions are as large round
as a common tea saucer. Vegeta bles
are getting there with wheat this sea-
son, and they never fail in yielding an
abundant crop.-Oakes (Dickey County,
Republican.
Peter Ensted threshed 1851 bushels
of wheat from 80 acres. Fred Ferris
was in town last Sunday and informed
us that his wheat was going s. bushels
to the acre. One 56acre field of r. r.
Brekken, in Osago township, yielded
1852 bushels Of wheat a little over 295
bushels to the acre.-Lakota (Nelson
county, Observer
There are said to be only two counties
in North Dakota where there was not a
big yield Of wheat this season. and some
of the papers note the fact that as if to
compensate for the shortage of the past
few years. a large portion of the wheat
has an extra double row of kernels filled
out to the top. That will help to swell
the average.-Grand Forks Herald
There is nothing small about potatoes
this year. They are bouncing big and
prolific, like other things, and there
does not seem to be room in the ground
for them all. We have been shown
vines with small potatoes growing out
in clusters from them above the ground
like ground cherries, and seemingly
large enough for 70 od.-Gilby Gazette.
showing the acreage of flax and the
number of bushels produced in 1890 in
ten states. South Dakota has the larg
est acreage, but Minnesota produced the
largest amount of seed. 1t is credited
with 3O3, 707 acres and 2, 721, SSl bushels
of seed. The total product of the ten
Northwestern states is about 1O,0OO,O00
bushels.
G. Fl. Stevens returned from the west
last Monday morning, bringing with
him over 1000 head of sheep, which are
now located on E. Fl. Thursby's ranch
This large number. together with other
additions Of sheep to be placed here this
fall, will make McHenry one of the
most important sheep raising and wool
growing counties in North Dakota
Towner News.
The acreage Of wheat in North Da-
kota as compiled from the assessors re
turns, is given by Commissioner Hegel-
son as 1885, 502 an increase over last
year of 249, 1873 acres, or 81 per cent.
He places the total crop at 4S,000,O 900
bushels. The acreage of other crops is
as follows: Corn 30, 693; oats 400, 1914; ;
barley, 143. 1858; flax, 106, 613 rye, II, 1893;
potatoes, 20, 566.
Henry Stammen said to the editor of
the Minot IN. d. Journal: II pulled
up a bunch of barley from my field the
other day which l am going to bring in
to you. The whole bunch came from
one grain and contains one hundred and
twenty straws headed out It is the
largest stool Of barley I ever saw from
one grain, and don't think it can be
beat anywhere !"