The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-06
NATURE IS CHEERING THE HEARTS
OF FARMERS ALONG GREAT
NORTHERN.
REPORTS FROM TWO STATES.
ACREAGE WILL SHOW IN MINNIE
sofa AND NORTH DAKOTA A
LARGE INCREASE.
PACIFIC COASTS RosEATE REPORT.
Unless Unforeseen Happens Oregon
VIII Turn Out n RecOrd-Breal&-
ing Fruit Crop.

General superintendent Russell
Harding, of the Great Northern, has
received from every agent along the
main line and branches Of the road in
the Dakotas and Minnesota a state
ment of the exact crop prospects and
conditions at the present time. The
report includes some eight or nine di-
visions and over $50 stations. In nearly
every case the agents report an III
usually promising outlook. Seeding
will be completed the end of the week.
The acreage will show an increase Of
fully 20 to 30 per cent over last year in.
many counties. Only few Joints re-.
port decreased acreage on account Of
water In many counties flax, barley,
oats and potatoes are sacrificed to
wheat, so promising is the outlook. A
gist Of the division reports, with few
sample station reports follow:
WILLMAR DIVISION.
Wayzata-About all the seeding done
here Ground in excellent condition
and prospects fine.
From Wavery the report is: Small
grain all sown. Ground in excellent
condition. Seeding of corn and pOta-
toes will commence in ten days.
Dassel reports small grain nearly all
sown. Weather is favorable and good
crop.
Seeding nearly completed at Atwater.
Weather and ground very satisfactory.
At Kandiyohi all small grain is soWn
and weather is favorable to fine crop.
Hutchinson correspondent says the
seeding is all done and the ground is
in fine condition. Weather past week
has been very favorable for wheat.
BRECKENRIDGE DIVISION.
At Willmar seeding is about COM
pIeted. Ground very good. Acreage
to be soWn about the same as last year
Wheat increased with reduction Of
barley, oats, corn and flax.
Murdoch reports IS per cent seeding
done, IS per cent last years acreage to
be sown.
Eighty per cent seeding done at Ben
son. There will be some low places
covered with. water. but some new
ground will be sown. Acreage about
same as last year.
About so per cent seeding done ut
Morris. Ground in excellent condition.
Acreage about same as last year.
Breckenridge reports go per cent seed
ing done. Ground good. Acreage
StIti6 DIS last year.
WILLMAR AND SIOUX FALLS.
On this division from go to 80 per cent
of the seeding is already done. With
out exception the stations along these
lines reported the ground to be in ex
cellent condition, and the prospects
fine. The acreage will be about equal
to that Of last year The same pros
poets and conditions were reported on
the Watertown branch.
The Brown, s.. Valley branch reported
but IS per cent Of its seeding done The
ground isfgood and 1000 more acres
than last year will be planted.
On the Aberdeen branch an average
OF Is per cent Of the land has been
sown, and the average acreage will be
sown.
The Fergus Falls division reports
that seeding is about all in, but that
at some points the fields will have to
be resown in places on account of high
winds, which scattered the seed. All
the seeding on this division will be
completed by the end of the present
week
At Alexandria it was reported that
the grain is coming up already. There
is sufficient moisture in the earth to
warrant high predictions.
Richmond reported grain coming up
we'll, but fifteen days behind last year.
On the Northern division the same
flattering conditions exist. Barnes
vile will plant $4,000 acres, an increase
of Is per cent. Ada will plant 10000
acres, an increase of Is per cent. Eel
ton plants 5000 acres, Warren 10000
Argyle 5000, Stephen 10000 an increase
of 1000; Kennedy $4,000 Northcote r.,
900, Kelso 10000. Mcintosh 10000. About
forty other stations on this division re-
port the same general average, an in
crease of 10 to So per cent. The seed
ing is far advanced and prospects are
unusually good.
DAKOTA DIVISION.
The seeding along the Dakota divi-
sion is about half done, and in some
places more. The weather and condi-
lions generally are very promising for
an unusual yield. AT Devils Lake it
was said the ground was never in
more promising condition. In some re-
gions the water is still standing in the
low places.
The report from the Pacific coast
terminus of the Great Northern indi-
cate that there will be the same lavish
treatment by nature in the way of
crops. There promises to be an I'M
precedented yield of fruit in Oregon
and Washington. General Agent Har-
der. of the Great Northern, at Port
ldIiO, WIltCo.
"The whole valley from Portland to
Roseburg is one mass of blooming fruit
trees. Prunes, .plumbs, cherries, pears,
and the delicate pink of the apple bios
som make one of the most gorgeous
spectacles seen in this Western coun-
try for many a day. Some Of the Or
chards look like great snowbanks. The
farmers are, delighted over the pros
pects Unless the unforeseen happens,
Oregon, will, turn out fruit crop which
will beat the record Of the state.
Wheat is equally as promising and
could not look better. I also learned,
while going among the farmers, that
their increase in lands is 80 per cent
over last year.
1.-THE hop growers are jubllant pc
cause prices have gone up to profitable
figures, and an increased acreage Will
be the result all through the valley"
SEEDING WELL. ALONG.