Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-05-21
one QUARTER LESS.
Wheat Acreage of State SO
Estimated by State Crop
Service.

1U0 0t8Go crop Ouuoulu 6dyo Vuo
weather conditions of the past week have
been favorable for crops. While cool
weather has prevailed during greater
portion Of tho week it has had q tendency
to cause stronger roofing Of the wheat
now growing and also causing it to
''stool" and insurinR strong growth to
the stock. Rain has fallen over greater
portion Of the growing section OF the
state mostly during the last three days
OF the week, and in the northeastern
counties the heaviest rams which have
occurred in years past are reported,
causing great delay in the finishing of
wheat seeding. Over the southern and
eastern central counties moderate rains
have resulted In rapid growth Of all
crops in, and where scarcity of rain
prevailed over the southwestern counties
during the preceding week, Al excessive
amount has fallen during the week just
past, and has put stop to work on low
lands. However the work in this section
was so we'll along as to make good
showing when this brief period set in.
Light frosts occurred in scattered
sections during the latter part of the
week, but no damage is reported to
crops therefrom. AZ q whole about IS
per cent of the wheat seeding has
been completed and farmers are now
seeding corn, fax, barley, oats, millet
and planting potatoes. The weather is
yet trlfle cool for corn.
Pastures and early sown grain are
growing splendidly and the reports, with
the exception of those from the north
eastern counties where euch an abund.
ance Of rain has fallen, indicate q very
promising ont look for oil crops.
A dispatch from Langdoa says the
roads are almost impossible and seeding
is put back another week. Many bridges
are washed out, and people are feeling
downcast at the outlook.
The prospects are discouraging at
Thompson where continued heavy rains
for the past 40 hours have flooded many
fields and delayed seeding week. The
general prospects are very discouragiDg
as only about 25 per cent of the seeding
is done.
The government report issued on
Monday last made rather striking ad-
vance in winter wheat conditions from
the April estimate, the latter being II l
against S2.7 this north, says the Duluth
Commercial Record. On the other hand
private authorities are quoted as estl-
mating decrease in condition during
April and certainly since May l.
The really prominent feature of the
1896 situation, however, is that 100000
bushels at least, and perhaps more,
Minnesota and Dakota acreage is un-
seeded and with the best OF weather
conditions prevailing it will be at least
another week before seeders can be got
ten on the ground. So far as appear
ances go very little attention has been
paid to this situation. It has, of course,
raised the price of Duluth September as
compared with July, SO that the two
futures are now selling at an even thing.
There is, of course, possibility that
the three states will raise anaverage crop
this year. With conditions favorable
from now to harvest, it can be done, but
it should not be forgotten that the late
maturing vegetation in this section
alomst invariable discovers frost before
cutting.