The Minneapolis journal., 1902-04-15

of winter wheat.
For the Week Ending April Z.
Cool weather and generally dry, except for
rains in the middle west. and at scattered
points elsewhere. on the 9Th The low lands
OF the Red river valley are wet, and no seed
ing has been done in the valley except very
little in Clay county. In the southern half
Of the state the soil is in splendid condition
for working, except in the southeast where
the soil is wet. Wheat seeding has been gen
eral, though delayed by the heavy frosts, and
in some cases it is finished. In the southern
third, oats are being sown, and small areas
of barley Gardening is also begun. copi-
Gus warm rain is needed to insure satsfac-
tory termination of seed sown in light soil.
For the Week Ending April II.
Very cold for the season on the 7th and Sth
and cold enough on other mornings of the
week for heavy frosts freezing in the
fields. Generally very light rains on the 9th
and 10th in parts of the middle west and
southwest, and very heavy rains in Clay
county. In all the southern tWro-thirds of the
state, good rains are very much needed. No
work in the Red river valley. exceot . little
narrowing and wheat seeding in Kittson
county, and beginning OF spring work In
! Marshall county, on the 18th. In the central
and southern portions the soil is in splendid
| conGiton for working, but in nearly all this
area it is too dry to sprout the seed, and this
dryness, with the cold of the SOIL is retardlng
termination seriously. Wheat seeding is gen
eral, and is advanced from mere beginning
! in the northern central and the extreme
| southwest portions, to completion in the
| southwestern and central southern portions
Oat seeding is progressing nicely where the
wheat seeding is we'll in hand, and some bar
ley is sown in southern counties. The freez-
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work in the forenoons, and later in the week
gales of wind made work very uncomfortable
and difficult On the 10th and 11th. in all
1.-THE southern half of the state. there were
westerly and ncrthwesterly gales OF Wlnd
which raised the dry soil into the air in
Clouds which were SO dense in places as al
most to obscure the light of the SUM-. This
soil drifting uncovered great deal of seed,
which is said TO be lying bare on the surface
of the ground; the broadcasted seed suffered
more in this resuect than the drilled seed.
Winter rye and winter wheat generally look
we'll, but growth is very slow.
..- County Summarizes. H.
County summaries made up from reports
of climate and crop correspondents:
NORTHERN SECTION.
Kittson County-Cold and frosty weather
early in the week, and warmer In the latter
part The soil has been drying fairly well
during the week. narrowing has begun, and
a little wheat is being seeded in some places.
Marshall-Cold weather early in the week,
with snow and rain on the Sth; warmer late
,, in the week Spring work started about the
, 18th
, Polka cold and cloudy week, with rains
on the 7th and 9th The soil is still wet,
and no seeding is done.
Norlnan-Cold early in the week; warmer
later: Cloudy weather most of the week
with rain on the 10th. Soil is very wet, anu
: no seeding has been done
: Clay-Continuous rains keep the grounf
. heavy and unfit for work. Seeding can ha-u-
ly be possible till after nearly week OF
dry weather.
misunderstanding is progressing rapidly
: Considerable timothy and clover will be
: seeded this spring.
MIDDLE SECTION.
Big stone-A fairly good week for seeding
and considerable wheat sown, but frosty IL
the mornings and weather cold and windy
with some rain and snow
Otter Tal-A cold and stormy week, witt
heavy frosts on the 7th and Sth, heavy rail-
y on the night of the 9th, and snow on the 10Th
' A little wheat seeding on the light and sand,
lands but seeding Is very slow generally
because the soil is wet
: Douglas-Cold and cloudy early in the week
/ with showers and light SHOWS; the latter par
q clear Seeding is progressing rapidly, NUN
u u | ber having finished. The soil is in fine con
v dition.
: Kandy yohi-Wheat seeding is nearly finishet
e and cat seeding Is we'll advanced The sol
n is in good condition for work, but is SO dry
that rain will be needed to give the seed
. good start.
z Washington-A cold, dry week, with higl
winds on the 10th and 18th, which made
seeding difficult besides blowing the sol
away from the rye roots, and in other places
covering it up. The seeding of small grain
is general Rye looks green, out it has no
grown much.
SOUTHERN SECTION.
Rock-Ground frozen every morning but tn
10th Light rain on the night of the 9th. Higi
northwest wind on the 18th uncovered mucl
broadcasted grain. Small grain all sown
Timothy and clover show slowly. No wheat u
yet Rye looks we'll. Flowing for fax an
corn begun. Rain badly needed
Redwood-Ccld and dry. The temperatur
fell to 10 degrees on the morning of the 7th
Severe dust storms on the 10th and 11th, tina
N the 18th being the worst ever known
Wheat and oat seeding about finished, an
barley seeding we'll advanced.
4Sibley-Dry and windy all the week, wit
severe dust storms on the 10th and It'll
which laid much seed bare. Unless raj
comes soon considerable re-seeding may b
necessary
Faribault-A cold, dry week. No one liyin
here has ever seen the equal of the dus
Z blizzards on the 10th and 18th, which dark
ened the sky at times so that one could nc
see more than twenty rods. In many place
half of the seeded grain is lying on th
surface IT. S. Outram,
Section Director.