The Dickinson press., 1892-05-07
The Weekly Bulletin.


BARNEsvhLE, Mimi, May 8, 1892.
Barnesville-Seeding is progressing
slowly on account of land being wet; on
low land not over 10 per cent being
done. and on rolling land not over 90 per
cent; do not think there will be over
80 per cent sown this season of what
was sown in 1891.
Glyndon-Seeding slow work, land
too wet. about 60 per cent done acreage
about same as last year.
Felton-Seeding is progressing quite
fast, ground is quite wet in places: about
10 per cent of seeding has been done;
think there will be about 25 per cent
less wheat sown this year than last.
Ada-Very little seeding being done.
ground too wet owing to wet a ;
25 per cent less average acreage than
last year, about Is per cent now in.
Beltrami-SeedinR progressing fairly
veil, some fields rather wet vet to 90 on:
wheat acreage will be about 80 per cent
of last year, about ten per cent seeding
done.
Euolid-S Seeding commenced May 2:
SAOuAu III 6O0N OOAOAllOu,
favorable; acreage about 5 per cent less
than last year.
Angus-Seeding progressing very
slowly account land being low: about s
per cent is already sown; about so per
this year.
Misunderstanding today first of any
conse quence that has besn done for
nack rs dave. ~r4r-l k1o -a -
weather too cold. Probable acreage
about 80 to 90 per cent. About 10 per
cent of seeding already d me.
Argyle-Seeding not commenced yet
and is about twenty days latter than
last year; acreage will be 90 to 80 per
cent less than last year.
Stephen-Seeding is progressing very
slowly owing to the wet condition Of the
soil. There will be about 80 per cent of
the land seeded this year there was last;
not over 20 per cent OF the seeding done.
Misunderstanding is progressing
fairly east of station, but west side not
much has been done. 1t looks now that
seeding will be finished about ten days
later than last year if fine weather holds
on; about Is per cent of last years
acreage will be sown this year.
Kennedy Seeding is progressing very
slowly; the land is too wet in most
places for blowing and sowing; jndica-
tions now are that about 60 per cent of
last years crop will be sown; nearly 10
per cent is already done.
Misunderstanding is progressing very
slowly; about 20 per cent now seeded;
ground is in very poor condition, so wet
that farmers cannot get on to work;
think the acreage will be about 80 per
cent of last year; many farmers have
not started to seed yet, aud are greatly
discouraged at the ~lateness of the sea
SOD, but with favorable weather from
DOW the work will be pushed rapidly az
possible.
Misunderstanding progressing very
land too wet; not over 10 per
cent of wheat seeded, about two thirds
of average acreage of wheat; season is
two weeks later than usual and pros-
poets far from f~attering.
Humboldt Seeding progressing very
on account of land being too wet;
about IS per cent already seeded; prob
able acreage will be from so to 90 per
cent OF last years.
st: Vincent Seeding progressing
about 60 per cent of wheat
seeded; land very wet; will be 10 Per
cent less land seeded this year as co II.
pared with last.
Sabin-Seeding progressing slowly;
ground wet; acreage about 10 per cent
less than last year; so per cent of seed
ing is nov done.
Misunderstanding up to date pro
crossing slowly owing to wet and cold
weather, but now commencing; general
condition of ground bad; acreage com
pared with last year will be about the
same, figuring on new breaking done;
not more than 10 per cent of seeding is
done.
Fargo-Seeding progressing slowly;
ground too wet; about 25 per cent seed
ing done.
Harwocd-Seedi ding is progressing
slow on account of the land being very
wet and the weather cold; there will not
be as many acres of wheat seeded this
year az there wat last year; there is 8
per cent of the seeding done now.
Argusville-Seeding very backward
account of wet ground; about the
same amount of land will be put in as
last year; very few farmers have started
seeding, some few have in fifty acres
each.
Misunderstanding is now fairly
and being pushed as much as
possible; only about 5 per cent already
about 80 per cent of land seeded last
year will be seeded this year.
Notwithstanding is being pushed;
land in good condition except that be-
ing in close proximity to track, which
is partially covered with water; about
20 per cent less of wheat will be sown
this year against last, and only 80 per
cent sown.
Hillsboro-Land in good condition
today and seeding going on fast; 80 per
cent done.
Cummings-About one third of the
farmers have fairly started; land wet
and in poor condition; looks like more
rain and blowing not half done; less
than two.thirds of the land will be
seeded; will take until June Is with
favorable weather to put crop in.
Bnxton-Land is still quite wet for
seeding. but they are at work on high
land; acreage little less than last year;
s per cent Of Sc eding done.
Reynolas-Some are seeding; land is
very wet; some places too wet to te2d
it; again = bad as last year.
Thoml $ IN Seeding CONNER ced yes
terday; land rather wet; about 25 pei
cent less than last year will be seeded.
Manvel- Seeding progressing slowly:
land too wet; acreage probably IS per
cent lees than last year; not over 5 per
cent seeding yet done.
Minto-About 5 per cent of seeding
done; land very wet; acreage sown this
season will be about same as last.
Grafton-S Seeding progressing very
slow; land too wet; acreage will be from
Is TO 20 per cent less than last yesr;,,not
over 10 per cent of seeding done yet.
Auburn-Very little seeding done &C
count cold and wet weather: about
twenty per cent less acreage than last
year:
st. Thomas-There has been no seed
ing for a week; land very wet and miry,
a few start seeding again today; acreage
sown this year will be 25 per cent less
than last year; about 5 to 10 per cent
already sown.
DISTINGUISHING progressing slowly,