The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-30
CROPS IN NORTH DAKOTA.
Increased Acreage of Flax wi
Make Tin I0Saoa ~

~ "OSSS0s
The effect Of the bad crop prospects
is being first felt by the machinery
dealers. There are in Fargo to-day
resentatives of the various big ma
chine houses and agricultural nipple
ment manufacturers who have branch
houses in Fargo, for the purpose of
considering the trade conditions and.
the outlook for the years business.
1t is the %concensus Of opinion among
these men that their business for the
season will be practically nil, owing
to the failure of the wheat crop. And.
while each and every n of them has
bad reports to make Of the crop out
look, the majority are inclined to take
a rosy view of the situation, and claim
that North Dakota will reap more
money in her harvest. fields this year,
despite the practical failure Of the
wheat crop, than she did last year
with granaries filed. This prospect
i've excess of farm receipts owe that
of last year will come from the fax
crop and the increased price of wheat.
Reports were heard in detail from ex-
perts who have just come from the
farms and fields of Pembina, Cava-
lier, Towner, Rolette, Bottineau, Ben
son, Ramsey, Walsh, Eddy, Nelson,
Grand Forks, Wells, Foster, Griggs,
Steele Trail, Cass, Barnes. Stutsman.
LAMOure, Sargent and Dickey cOun-
ties. From the balance of the state
the reports are only general ana most
~ on he$rsay evidence. 1t may be TAX
en-, however, that the summary of the
entire state is based on reliable re-
ports, and is as "a accurate as it is
possible ITO gather at the present time.
based upon the detailed re-
ports Of the crop conditions Of the
counties named above, give a total of
100000 bushels. This is hardly a
third Of the average production, and
falls far below the expectations based
on reports of one week ago. For the
balance of the state there is no way to
estimate the wheat crop. The outlook
is bad enough for wheat, and it may
be safely said that the total crop will
not be one-half (the usual production,
as a base unit twenty bushels
per acre.
The reports received by the Huber
Manufacturing company from agents
were up to Monday night, and EN-
brace only the territory in the immedi-
ate vicinity of Napoleon, Hannaforl,
City, C~ooperstown and Fessen-
den. The best judgment of these men
to their manager is that,
with fair weather conditions from
now on, the wheat crop will be 40 per
cent of the normal. No report is made
by them on other grains.
D. A. Sasseen, manager of the Gel
SER Manufacturing company, has had
up to Wednesday from the
majority Of his field me who are now
close ITO Fargo. According to Mr.. Sass
seen, the, wheat crop Of Oass county is
a thing of the past. The average field
Is only six inches high and heading
out. Many farmers are plowing up
their crops and sowing to fodder, and
are even putting in flax. which
promises. much better. On the other
side of the river, in the vicinity of Sa-
bin, the ground is spotted, however,
some fields being good and others bad.
From GAINESVILLE east there is much
good wheat, but between Fargo and
those points there is a fine crop of
mustard. the fields for miles being Gov
cred with it. The fax crop all through
the section is fair. His reports from
county. this state, are that
the crops there L fair.
The Mccormick Harvesting Ma-
chine company had all of it's agents
and field men in Fargo Wednesday,
and, as they are fresh from the farms:
and are reliable, conservative mel and
have made a thorough inspection OF
the situation, their reports can be de-
upon. From Barnes, Griggs
and Stutsn.a an counties, it is not posi-
BILE to get half a crop. A little over
one-half the land sowed inswlleat will
a fraction better than half a
crop. The balance of it is a total fail
IRE and will not be worth the cutting.
Flax is locking well in those counties,
and with a good rain within the next
week or ten days. a full crop may be
on. The increased acreage in
Gax is expected to make up, in a great
measure. the loss on wheat.
Ransom. IlaMoure and Sargent III
ties, reported another expert, III spot
ted. In other sections it is very bad:
Flax and corn + fine, and oats fair.
Rain, however, is needed to mature
Foster, Wells, Eddy and Benson
counties, with rain within the nexl
two weeks will show a remarkably
fine crop of flax. Wheat is fair in
some sections, but the majority Of the
farms will produce no crop The
southern part Of Wells and Foster
counties and continuing down into
county, will NOT produce
better than three bushels to the acre.
Around Willow City. in Bottineau
county, within "A radius Of fifteen
miles, there will be the best wheat
crop that has been harvested in years.
North of the limit line; however, the.
crop will not average six bushels per
acre. Along the jamestown & North
ern road, from Casselton up, there are
some remarkably tine crops Of wheat,
it being remembered that twenty
bushels is the very outside limit for
basing this crop estimate.
In Cass, Nelson, Steele and Grand
Forks counties, the apparent damage
to the wheat crop is 80 1-3 per cent
Will, reasonable. and early rains there
will be, 1t is believed, from five to If
teen bushels per acre over the entire.
territory embraced in this district.
The fax. crop looks healthy, and is
in good condition. With
fair climatic conditions it is believed.
the farmer will reap enough fax to
pay for the greater part Of the losses
on wheat. This applies to the north.
western part of Cass county. all Of
Steele county and the south half Of
Nelson county. The eastern half OF.
Steele county is showing better thap