New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-08-03
EA LTH In GR in
How the Elevator Men Estimate
the Size Of the Coming
Wheat Crop.
In Minnesota and South Dakota
Everything Seems Favor
able.

interesting and anxious study these days.
The Minneapolis grain and elevator men
are the interested ones above all Others
next to the producers themselves, and they
are using their facilities for finding out the
actual condition Of things in their respec-
tive territories to the .ullest possible adj
vantage. The elevator companies are ma
turally interested i'll the situation as a
Whole but particularly the field Of their
own business operations.
There hasn' t been week since their seed
was planted that the various companies
have not received through unusually
reliable sources comples and detailed
information OF the crop situation in their
respective districts. As the time tor the
harvest approaches the companies are
keeping an even closer tab OH crop matters
The next two weeks will be anxious weeks
TOR all concerned and it safely passed, the
general opinion of the experts is that the
Northwest is assured of lountiful crop.
AS lar as Minnesota and South Dakota are
concerned this is already as good as as
sured. The concensis of all the reports
received the past lew days is that barring
hail and some other unusual disturbances
OF the elements, this state and South
Dakota will market
MORE THAN AVERAGE CROP.
Indeed, from the act OF the increased acre
age in these two states the companies opera
ting elevators in them arelooking for an ag-
gregate in bushels equal to that OF last y ear,
and from their present knowledge of the
situation will be disappointed il it does not
materialize
What is true of these two states can also
be said o. some portions of North Dakota.
That state, however, has been all along and
is now the chief source OF anxiety TO the
grain men. They look Tor very material
reduction over the returns OF last wears
harvest. In the first place. unlike the con-
ditions in the other two states, there i. q
decreased reduction in acreage owing to the
late spring and the inability OF the farmers
to either plow all their land
last fail or SOW it this
spring. The backward season, necessitat-
Ing unusually late sowing, the long con-
timed rains retarding the growth of the
grain and stimulating the growth OF the
weeds, the drowning out o. SO much grain,
and other kindred influences have all
worked. TO give the farmers Of North Da-
kota, and particularly those OF the famous
Red river valley, what is known in sport
ing circles as the worst OF it," IN addi-
ton to these depressing features IS the fact
that the season is July two weeks behind
lastyear, which adds the additional factor,
and an important one it is. too, of danger
from frost The first damaging frost last
year was Aug. II. fit holds off even a
week later this year, which Is expecting
good deal, the damage to grain III that sec
ton cannot fail to be great. While it
MAY NOT AFFECT THE QUANTITY
OF the yield very materially it as,nredly
will the quality. In Minnesota and South
Dakota the harvest will beiully two weeks
behind last years. but the frost is not
counted on to cut any figure in the returns
either as to quality or quantity. The ee-
vator companies doing business in Nerth
Dakota will be satisfied with yield for
that state equal to go per cent of last years.
In the other two states, from the fact OF the
Is or 20 per cent increased acreage and the
generally promising outlook at the present
writing, they are looking Tor yield very
nearly or quite equal to last years phe-
nomenal returns.
This is the situation in general as gath
cred ironra tour among the grain men and
representatives of the elevator companies.
Now little III detail from the representa-
tiyes of the various great wheat sections.
The Van Dusen Elevator company crosses
the belt drained by tie Winona g. St. Peter
railroad i'll Minnesota and the Central Da-
kota road III South Dakota. They are good
and thrifty farmers i'll these districts and as
general thing have habit oi growing
pretty good crops. The campan1es' agents
report the crops as looking we'll, fully up
ia n he II.
two sections is 60 per cent greater than rh at
oflast year the company is preparing to re-
ceive just as much wheat as it did last year.
The harvest will be abou. ten days late.
The Peavey elevators occupy the field
along the Minneapolis & St. Louis and
Omaha roads. favored section as far as
reliable crops are concerned. kilograms
have Just been received from an agent who
is sizing up the situation along the ST. Louis
road. giving the gratifying impression that
the crops overlooking finely and the pros
poets tor largesyield most excellent Re-
ports from points along the Omaha are
equally reassuring. The company expects
to handle iuily as much grain as it did last
year. In these sections also there is an in-
creased acrea-e.
Mr.. Cardin, OF the Northern Pacific Ele-
vator company, spoke Tor h Company,
I but in no very extravagant praise of the
situation, along that lima The wheat is
late, he says. and In too many instances
very weedy. All the stubble soan wheat
Is in q bad way from weeds and general de-
biiity. and the outlook is not very promis-
ing. He Will know more OF the present
situation. however, when he gels his
weekly reports, which are due tomorrow.
Between weeds, rain and frost he Tears this
famous WHEAT producing section of the
country is lot going to give very salts
factory account of itself this vdar. Mr.
Cordin incidentally remarks that crop re-
ports ar nndeniab!y buinsll. and 10 get at
The actual Situation in each district 10 mike
proper allowances for the local enthusiasts
of the agents.
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