St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-22
SHORTAGE OF WHEAT
Likely to Result From the Eff
feetS of the Untimely
Weather.
Chief Inspector Clausen Thor
oughly Reviews the Crop
Outlook.
Archbishop Ireland Is Surely
Destined for the Red
Hat.
The Event Expected to Short
ly Follow His Return
Home.

Chief Grain Inspector Clausen was
asked yesterday as TO the effect of the
recent rains on the grain prospect of
the Northwest, and replied in answer to
the question whether there had been
any damage to the grain in stack:
''No. Any grain that was not dam
aged by the protracted rains of last fall
has not been damaged by the recent
storm to any great extent"
"HOw about the progress OF seedlings"
ain Central and Southern Minnesota
and South Dakota wheat is practically
all in. Very little has been done in
seeding corn, but with oats, barley, rye
and flax some progress has been made
in seeding. Wheat sowing is somewhat
backward in CasS. Hubbard and Becker
counties, while north of the line of the
Northern Pacific, along the line of the
Red river, both in North Dakota
and Minnesota, wheat seeding has
progressed very slowly indeed. On
the Minnesota side a very small
proportion of work has been done in
Norman, Polk, Marshall and KittSon
counties, with the possible exception OF
the immediate vicinity Of ST. Vincent,
where the soil is light and sandy, and
where probably three-fourthS of the
wheat seeding has been finished. Re
ports indicate that but from 10 TO So per
cent of the seeding i'll this territory is
completed outside Of the exception re-
ferred 10, possibly an average of 25 per
cent. On the Dakota side of the river.
in the counties of Cavalier. Pembina,
Walsh, Grand Forks and Trail, opera
tons have been retarded to about the
same extent. In CasS county, the ban
ner wheat county of North Dakota,
about twO-thirdS of the saeding is re-
ported finished, while the southern
counties of Ransom, Sargent. Richland
and La MOure are fully as far advanced.
There will undoubtedly be consider
able decrease of acreage in the eastern
tier of counties, or what arc known as
the large wheat-grOWing counties, on
account OF the latenesS of the season,
while the central and western counties,
with higher land, Will show an increase
by reason of consider able new breaking.
What percentage of the total acreage in
North Dakota is seeded:
1T Is estimated at about 20 per cent, with
prospect of seeding about half of the re-
mander'
How about Northeastern Minnesota
About % per cent. with prospect Of seed
ing about nalf The remainder What cannot
be sown 10 wheat will probably be put into
other grains Of earlier maturity to large ex-
tent"
How the remaining section of Minnesota"
Central and southern Minnesota wheat
looks strong and vigorous, but the cold
weather has retarded its growth, bat the acre
aCe is as great as last year. with possibly a
from a few sections where grain or flat lands
has either retted- or is coming up thin and
yellow
How about the South Dakota acreage?
REPORTS from thai state are very favorable
as regards Eheat-more 30 than last year at
this time. or a any previous lime during my
recollection. There will probably be de
crease i'll corn planting acreage. which VIII
be made up by oats. Larley and flax. There
Will be an increased acreage OF wheat, and
the seed is all III the ground"
what would You estimate the total acre
age of the three states, compared with the
total acreage OF last YEAR:
1T is estimated " those whose InfOTma-
ton enables them 10 judge approximately
that there viii be 4 decrease. Under present
prospects, OF about - to - per cent Ill the
three states.
''Whai about The yielO:''
Figuring the acreage likely to be put into
wheat in the three states. with the average
yield per acre for the last FIVE years, there is
likely TO be shortage Of from 4',00G00 to
50,00OU00 of bushels from last year 5 Weld
which Is conceded &c have Teen about 49,
o00,001 bushels"