The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-22
MARY and JOHN ARE HAPPY
NORTH DAK0TA's CROP PROS
PECTS GLADDEN. THEM
the History of North Dakota Have
Indications for q BOuntifuI Har-
vest Been So Promising-State
Rapidly Settling UD-Hop Crops
Are Doing Well.

Never before in the history Of the
state have the prospects for a bounti-
full harvest Of Northwestern staples
been as promising in North Dakota as
they are today" said H. r. Howard, at
the Merchants hotel yesterday.
Stretched out as far as the eye can
reach one sees nothing but the wav-
ing golden crowned wheat fields when
travelling through the state by rail. 1t
will be but q short time now until the
reaper and the threshing machine be-
gin the happy harvest Of another prof.
table crop for Fiickertail farmers. With
the harvesting Of another crop the old
mortgage, which has hung over the
homestead for years, will disappear,
and Mary will have new dress and
John will get new suit Of broadclOth,
and 1t will truly be a happy season
for the harvesters of plenteous crop.
North Dakota as well as the entire
Northwest has only commenced to be
developed agriculturally. At present
the farmers of all our Northwestern
states hang on to four or five COM
monplace staples, and do not give as
much attention as they should to crops
which would diversity the farm and
make more profitable the harvest. No
one will urge that we should grow less
wheat, oats, barley or fax, yet there
which lend to the diversity of the farm.
For instance, sorghum is a crop Of
which very little is grown in Minis sofa
and scarcely any in the DakOtaS. 1t
has been proved, beyond doubt, that
this crop can be advautageously grown
in this section and with great profit. :
"Caul fl wer il n ther crop watch ev-
cry farmer should grow from ten to
fifty acres of. Our climate is especial
ly adapted for this plant and If the
farmers would grow it in quantities 1t
would result in a number of canning
factories being operated in the Dako-
taS and Minnesota to preserve this
product for export. couple Of hum
dred dollars an acre can be made out
of this crop. Rape seed is another prod
uct which is given but little attention
by the farmers. It grows in great
quantity to the acre and is invaluable
to the feeder and breeder of live stock.
Our farmers are fast realizing the
advantage Of a variation in the grange.
With wheat at seventy cents per BUSH
el and a crop that more frequently
goes ten bushels to the acre than TWEEN
ty, the profit of a diversified product
can be readily seen.
1T is almost beyond belief the way
North Dakota has settled up during
the last year A couple OF years ago
where there was nothing but vast ex-
parse of prairie can be seen little set
Elements, and the prairies are dotted
here and there with the home Of the
frontier settler doing his share in the
great worlds harvest"
Louis Hoepker, st. Louis hop mer-
chant, was a guest at the Mer-
chants hotel yesterday. Mr.. Hoepker
reports that the New York and Pacific
coast hop crops are both doing well,
and stand in little danger of a frost
The hop growers CT the United States
have largely increased their acreage
during the year. Last years crop has
been pretty well cleaned up, and just
at present prices range high. The war
has not visibly affected prices.
Mr.. Hoepker says the Northwest
market is one of the best in the United
: N. c. Westerfeld, Of Rat Portage,
was among the guests at the Claren-
don yesterday Mr.. Weaterf1eld says
the wheat crop Of Ontario and
Manitoba will be something enor-
nous this year A large number
Of prospecting parties are making in
VCStigatiOnS through the RAINY lake