Griggs courier., 1898-09-01
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS


sHe 0tAtei Wheros ne has been lnveStl.
eating the condition asof the wheat,
heids. makes the statement that the
total yield of Us. .OO0, 900 bushels esti.
mated for. North Uakota by the Min.
neaPolis journal, aud which has been.
extensively advertised through the
country, IS too large by at ,least 49,
O0o. 200 bushels, and perhaps more.
He bases the statement upon IN accu-
\ rate detailed acreage, Of wheat ia the
state by connty auditors through the
state from the figures gathered by the
assessors, as is required by law. q Mr..
Thomas estimate; makes the acreage
OF wheat in the state less by . million
than the estlmate which has been. put.
forthsby the Minneapolis,crop expert
lnmaking his estimate Mr.. Thomas
has made a careful examination into
the condition Of the fields IN all Sec
tions lj't9Eo9.e ss}gj1 ~ st,5iai = 1sesf{;
But il, is on the matter CT acreage
that the commissioner states the error
lies in computing. the yield. The
acreage last year was, in wheat. 5, 500.
600, in round. mum bers. A large sec.
ton Of land in the most fertile portion
OF the state was not, ,sown, Tor the
reason that it was inundated BY the
heavy rains until tolate for cultiva-
tion. n.tsilt' has beenHexpected in many
quarters, that with the new lands that,
would naturally be sown this year,
the addition of this other land to the
acreage would cause a large increase.
But the figures that have been received
by the commissioner, as they have
been compiled in each county, do not
bear out this expectation. but are rath-
er disappointing to those who expect
ed largely IinefeasedS eacreagA of
wheat. The figures were taken by the
assessors rather early in the season..
when the farmer is more likely TO ex-
aggerate his prospective acreage than
to decrease it. and are as nearly cor
rect as any authority in the state can
give.I The total acreage as reported
this year is S,s12, SOL which is an in-
crease over last yearior less than IS, )
000 acres. AT an average of fourteen,
bushels for the entire state, which
MIR. Thomas believes to be a very lib
eral estimate of the crop this year. the
total yield would be, only q. triAe over
53,300,000, which is twelve millions
less than the figures which have been
given for the state. But these figures
are based upon. the entire acreage,
not allowing for the large acreage
which has been7wiped out by hail, and
for the fields, in parts, Of, the, state
which are almost totally unproductive
this year. ~ ~
.tR a@' Assessed Valuation. @ t45li
The total assessed valuation of prop
erty in the state this year will reach
800, 600, 1000. This is apparent from
the result OF the increases made by the
state board of equalization, and the
natural addition to the property in the
state. The figures OF the tax abstract
show real property value in the state
OF s66. 900, 600; personal property, S21,.
0oo,ou0, and railroad property, Sl3, ,O0o,-i
COO, This is an increase of $1,000, 600
over the property value Of last year.
The assessment returns show q total
OF about 40, 600 persons assessed in the
state. Cass county leads in both real
personal property with 50. 600, 600 rea:
and a little over $4,000, 900 personal.
Grand forks county has Sc, $50, 600 Of
each little over $4,000, 900. These
four counties have over third of the
real property value in the state.
Telegraph and telephone lines in the
state are valued at $4,000. Watches
and jcwelry are returned at SIS, 399.
There are 267, 100 sheep returned and
800, 900 head of cattle.
The total revenue Of 3. miles for
general purposes would bring in a rev.
enue of $3.50, 900 on the valuation this
year. u
An Old Acquaiutance.
r. L. Cleveland of Devils Lake.
found an old and familiar Illinois ac-
quaintance out at the cemetery the
other day. 1t was a May weed plant,
or dog feunel as it is sometimes called.
Hitherto it has been unknown in this
country, although in Illinois it is one
OF the most common weeds found in
the village streets and county roads,
How the seed found its way to North
Dakota is a question that will have to
be given up. Mr.. Cleveland carefully
destroyed the plant.
News In Brief.
Twenty-four threshing rigs are said
to have been sold in Wells county this
season, and it is early yet
Another detachment of Illinois and
Kansas home seekers have invaded the
territory tributary to Cando.
Park River w. c. T. US are prepar-
ing for the state conventions. which
will be held in that city, Sept. 1926.
Governor Briggs carried $1,000 insur-
ance in the Royal Arcanum society at
Bismarck, organized three years ago.
This was the FIRST death in the chap.
ter Of which he was charter mem
ber.
tAspecial term Of the supreme court
is to be held in Fargo beginning Sept.
12.
Dr n C. Smith haa hoan anno;nted