The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-22
pensloned upon what's left Of that ravished
oank. How long? IN. G. Woodruff
st. Paul, Mimi. Aug. II.
MATTER OF $4,000. 900 BUSHELS.
Correspondent Who Thinks Wheat Esti
mates Mhcb Too High

Correspondent Who Thinks Wheat Esti-
| mates Mhcb Too High.
| To The st. Paul Globe:
| The daily papers Of st. Paul and Mime.
apolis no doubt injure the farmers and the
business interests Of the state in giving pub
licity to the claims Of interested parties oil
an unusual and immense large crop of wheat
which Is claimed to be in Minnesota and the
Dakotas from 200. 900 to 22O 900, O0O bush
| els Of wheat. To arrive at this aggre-
gate amount, these papers claim from
| 9o0O0,000 to 100.0OO,000 bushels of wheat for
Minnesota alone; from 35,000.000 to 5000. 00C
Tor South Dakota, and from 65. 100000 to
100000 for North Dakota.
You in yesterday (Friday's) ISSUE endorse
the 20O.0O0,00O claim, and same may be true.
but In Justice to those who produced the
crop and the power of those who must sell
the same next month for less than go cents
per bushel at points in the western part of
this state. it would be well If you would
give the proof and produce figures, say for
the past three years, how many acres were
sown to wheat in 1896. '97 and '98. and the
yield per acre in '98 and '97. We should have
the simple facts for this year as to the
acreage, If known, from which farmers can
draw their own conclusions. and not take
opinions ready made.
The crops are, in the eastern part Of the
state, very good. but it would take a. reck-
less man to make the yield OF wheat more
than eighteen bushels on the average-prob-
ably fifteen to sixteen bushels will be the
result. The western part of the state, from
information received will not average above
twelve bushels. The acreage cannot show
four million acres for 1898. Tho eastern
counties in South Dakota are certainly lot
better than in Western Minnesota, and 1t has
been reported by responsible men that the
James river valley in that state will only
yield six bushels of wheat per acre, and
the acreage probably does not exceed three
million aces
North Dakota claims large crop, but prob
ably does not excel Minnesota, as no doubt
hail has ruined many fields.
have gathered the following figures from
United States and other reports! Ths second
largest wheat crop in the United States, from
1878 to 1896, was raised in the year 1892, be-
ing 515, 949, 600 bushels, an average of 1874 per
acre. The largest Gin 1s9D was Gil, 7S0, O0O
bushels, an average of 1873 per acre. Against
the average of 1892 of 1874 per acre Minnesota
had only an average yield Of about liz bush
els, and both North and South Dakota a
little over II bushels The average yield
IN 1893 of wheat in Minnesota was less than
9 bushels, against ia bushels of the
United States.
Minnesota in 1892 reports 1852, 626 acreage
IN , wheat and yield of Il, 600 bushels.
South Dakota in 1892 reports 2,541 ,348 acre
age In wheat and yield of 81. 1877 COO bushels
North Dakota in 1892 reports 1858, 72s acre
age in wheat and a yield of "a ,99S 900 bushels.
Minnesota in 1893 only raised SC, 5S6, O4O bush
els of wheat
Making due allowance for changes from
barley to wheat in the eastern part of the
state and increasing new tillage and more
pasture and corn in the western part I be-
leve that Minnesota may yield this year So
100000 bushels Of wheat South Dakota not
to excel 25. OOO,0O0, and North Dakota If as
good as claimed. 100000, or total of 125,-
ooO,OO bushels IN these three states for 1898
only a trifing $1,000, 900 less than claimed by
the elevator men, C p