St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-14

In estimating the number of bushels con-
tanned in the cars above enumerated. the
figure 500 has been employed as multiplier
for the years 1856 and 1887 and 700 for the
years 1888 to 1891, inclusive. The two sue
cessive large crops of 1886 and 1887 taxed the
capacity of the railroads to move them with
satisfactory dispatch, and all grain carrying
roads commenced preparations early in the
wear 1855 to move the anticipated heavy
crop, by purchasing or constructing a large
number of additional ca1s of immense
capacity, ranging from 900 to above 1000
bushels. Previous to the year 1855 the aver
age carrying capacity of grain cars was about
five hundred bushels: since and including
the year 1883 the average has been about
seven hundred bushels.
While the territory from which we draw
our receipts has nearly doubled during the
past four years, the area capable of produc-
ing hard wheat has not materially changed
III extent. The conditions governing the
production of No. hard wheat within this
| area, have. as previously stated been gradu-
ally becoming less conducive TO its produc-
| ton.
Assuming that the results in the year 1856
| represent the maximum possible yield of No.
| hard wheat and taking the 81, $3.50. 500 bushels
received from that crop as a basis upon
| which to determine the comparative produc-
| ton of No. l hard wheat for the several
years, and we have the following result
| showing the percentage OF possible pro
| duction reached in each year, viz: In
| the year 1902, % per cent; 1850, lUl
per cent; 1887 % per cent; 1855. 20 per cent
1899 80 per cent; 1890, Is per cent; 1891. &c
per cent Thus it will be observed that the
maximum production of No hard whea
occurred in the years 1886 and 1857, the min
! imum in 1888 and 1890, while the crops Of
1885,, 1889 and 1891 furnished a mean produc
| ton between these two extremes.
| The port calls attention to the fact tina
| the season has been a phenomenal one il
| point of business transacted, and in many
| other respects the most important in the
history OF the department. The total earn
ings for the crop year were Sl73 701.75. Tit
| total disbursements. were S132, 1913 -, makins
a net gam for the year of $41,273.53. Thi
added to the balance on hand at the close O
the previous season makes u Total of SSi,
75305. as the surplus Oh hand at the clos
OF the crop year. covered by thi
report. During the past season there hav,
been inspected at St. Paul. Minneapolis. Du
luth and st. Cloud (on arrival, a total o
400. S04 cars of spring wheat, 277 cars of win
ter wheat. 1868 cars of corn. 6462 cars o
oats, 1919 cars OF rye, 3.129 cars of barley
). co. cars of flax. making a grand total o
! 22l,546 cars. all kinds of grain inspected OF
arrival as against 1872 673 carloads durin
the previous crop year. an increase of Ss,S7
cars.
The inspection out of store during the sea
son amounted to IS, S39 cars of spring whea
and 441S7,9l9 bushels of spring wheat an
1.S77 bushels of winter wheat loaded in yes
sells at Duluth. There were also inspecte
out of store 1850 cars of corn. 1884 cars o
oats, 800 cars of rye. 1914 cars of barley an
2,579 of flax. In addition there were loade