The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-20
The WHEAT YIELD
OF THE NORTHWEST
Minnesota, North and South Dakot.
VIII Furnish 100000 900
Bushels.
MINNESOTA FURNISHES The MOST
No Increase in the Yield But .
Large Increase in the
Acreage.
YIELD is WELL DISTRIBUTED
Quality Is Mnci. Better Than Las,
Years, Which Was tile Dirtiest
Crop Ever Harvested i'm
thc Northwest.

Minneapolis, Aug. 1.-THE Mime
apolis Journals estimate of spring
wheat for Minnesota and the two Da-
kc:as puts the total ut about 100000
900 bushels, against 10000, 900 in 1897.
1t is distributed as follows: Mime
sofa will yield IS, 100000 bushels on an
acreage of $500, 900; North Dakota
will yield CO. 100000 on an acreage of
4,700, 900; South Dakota will yield &c.
900, 900 on an acreage of 100000. The
total yield is lso, 500, 1000 bushels Oh an
acreage of %13,2oo,0o0. The average
yield per acre shows less %incrense,
however, than the total yield would
indicate, because of the increase of
acreage OF about 100000 acres.
There viii be some surprises. The
glowing reports to the trade for two
weeks will not be sustained with
unanimity. There are weak places
and the crop cannot fairly be called a
bumper" yield, though the total yield
is well up to 1855 famous record.
Since 1896 there has been u large in
crease of acreage, SO that the yield
this year per acre will not be u bump
err average.
1t is good as to quality and it is
quite general In distribution, and will
mean much for the general prosperity
of the northwest. On the whole the
present crop lacks much in %evenness i'll
yield that characterized the crop of
1895. The crop is spotted, although
the quality will be considerably bet
ter than last year, which vas the dir
test aud most mixed crop ever har-
vested III the northwest.
Minnesota has raised a more even
crop than North or South Dakota.
Minnesota has suffered comparatively
lost heavily in the best wheat area,
and South Dakota lost considerably
in one or two counties.
In South Dakota the southern and
eastern counties have good averages,
with the best yields well to the south.
The James river valley Inns Il poor
yield, and central and north central
counties will be only fair. Minnesota
has n more even yield, with the timber
counties the heaviest and the west and
north central counties lightcst, but all
giving fair averages.
The quality will be disappointing in
that there will be more No. Q northern
and No. 3 White than expected a month
ago.
The crop condition i'll the three
states is favorable for all grains and
products. Corn is especially favored.
Minnesota corn prospects probably
have never been %eqnaled. Soutl, Ija-
kota has excellent corn, and even in
some sections where the wheat yield
is light the corn is good. There is
some complaint that oats are light,
due to hastily %ripcning in July; other
section show heavy yields. Rye and
barley appear to be above the average.
Flax is making a great record. The
acreage has been greatly increased,
and there never has been as clean a
crop in the northwest.
Potatoes promise u good yield gen
orally, with almost entire freedom
from bugs.
The sentimentin the country is that
farmers will not sell wheat freely at
less than 10 cents on the farm when in
Il position to hold.