Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-06-21

lscarce, people having been forced to
sell on account of hard times and
scarcity Of feed. The hay crop will
lie only three-fourths OF a crop and
hay ing will he late.
l# HANS &. HANSEN. ,
~ SWANVILLE.
RYE, POTATOES AND, CORN ARE FA-
H. VORITEs.
f Replying to yours OF the 18th,
would say that I have consulted
some of the prominent farmers in
this and Culdrum townships, and
from general reports submit the
following answers TO your questions
OF above date:
Increase in land brought under cul-
tivation is small. Rye, potatoes,
and corn acresges Increased about 25
per cent. Wheat and oats slight
decrease-about 20 per cent.
The present condition Of crops in
general was never more promising
than at present Corn, however, is
a little backward ON account Of
rains and cool weather, but with
late fall frosts will be a good crop.
In all probability harvest will he
somewhat later than usual on az
lcount of frequent rains SO far this
season, and a continuance of rains
the balance of this month and the
first part Of July will prolong the
harvest still later,
Z Stock raising in general has great
lily decreased the past three years, /
|ithink perhaps this season the raising
OF hogs will be slightly increased
in this locality.
4 Hay in the early part of the season
(.Was backward, but at present is
very promising, continued rains will
insure a good crop. | think II we
escape the hot winds that often
prove disastrous during the filing
time of small grain, that we will
fhs season reap an exceedingly good
harvest.
I, The above report applies to
ISwanville and Culdrum towns.
HI A. e. Nc RAE. .4
ssss '7' s.' sCULDRUM. ff=s2SsS2 Y
sARN AND RYE GAIN AT THE EXPENSE
aSOF Observation-Disclosures A STARCH
H. FACTORY.
Tn regard to your request for In
formation about the crops in this To-
cality, must say that l am not we'll
enough posted to be very accurate
in my estimates, but will do the best
I can.
There is very little Increase in land
brought under cultivation in the last
year. The crops that have increased
are corn and rye, probably forty per
cent, and potatoes slight increase but
not near what they would have been
if seed had been more plentiful. The
crops thathave decreased are wheat,
| think about thirty-fve or forty per
Cent Ut the DcSC.
The present condition OF crops is
very favorable. Small grain especi-
ally could not look better at this
time of the year and we have prom
ise of better yield than there has
been for years. Corn is little back
ward on account of wet weather,
but is doing splendid at present.
The probable time Of wheat harvest
will be about the first of August. |
think the raising of cattle for mar
ket is decreasing in this locality
about fifty per cent in the last two
years, but may over estimate lit
tie. The tendency was for increase
in hogs last year but the failure in
crops made feed 40 scarce that |
think it slightly on the decrease. In
regard to hay crop, the grass Is
somewhat backward but with fav-
orable wea ther we expect fine es-
innate, but tho crop will be short on
account of so much meadow being
destroyed by last summers fires.
Iwould like to call your attention
to the advocating OF starch fac
tory at Little Falls, so that we
could have ali established price for
our potatoes, even if the price was
low, say twenty or twenty-five cents
per bushel, it would encourage our
farmers to raise more and would
pay better than wheat, and there Is
no crop that leaves the soil in better
shape for wheat than ground where
potatoes have grown.
Iguess I had better stop writing
about potatoes or you will think l
am all Irishman and don't wish to
deny my country. This is the best I
can do for you and hopeit will prove
satisfactory.
Yours respectfully,
~, DANIEL CAMPBELL.
PARKER.