The Mankato free press., 1902-06-13
NORTHWEST CROPS.
All Reports Put Them in the best OF
Condition.


received as favorable June crop reports
as those for the week ending June Q,
says the Minneapolis Journal.
Every part of the northwest, except
the wet region in the Red River valley
where seeding was delayed, is sharing
in the bright prospects. Southern and
southwestern Minnesota make an ex-
ceptionally good showing. Reports
from every station on the line of the
Minneapolis & st. Louis show pros
pect that could hardly be improved
upon. Corn of which there is an in
creased acreage is growing fast. Many
point also report an exceptionally good
prospect for heavy hay and potato
crop.
D. W. Casseday, industrial agent
of the 500 road, who has recently re-
turned from trip over the company's
line in North Dakota, says that the
fax acreage along the 500 in that state
will be double that of last year. All
grain is looking 6ne and all of the
new settlers along the 500 are we'll
pleased with their prospects. In inn
mense amount of new land has been
broken this year, and almost all of it
is being seeded to fax. Many of the
new corners have seeded corn. The
500 has established a new town, Cas-
sellman, on its main line in North
Dakota between Harvey and Anamoose.
w. ID. Sweet, mayor of Fargo, is
at the West He says that, while in
the territory Immediately tributary
to Fargo the crop prospects are disap-
pointing, the general outlook in the
entire territory tributary to that point
is exceptionally good.
"While we have learned to count no
crop sure until it is harvested, said
Mayor Sweet, "the business men of
Fargo feel good over the. present pro-
spects. With ordinary luck from now
on, the crop will be good one and
Fargos' business record for 1909 will
be big. Fargo is rapidly coming to
the front as distributing point The
new hard ware house now locating
there will be of great assistance to
Fargo jobbers in their efforts to make
the city first class wholesale market.
All of the machinery concerns expect
to increase their business this year
and many of them are showing their
faith in the city by making perma-
nent investments in buildings and
plants
Regarding the reports of the short
age of acreage which will exist in the
Red River valley wheat and other
crops, the Crookston Times of last
week says:
The danger of crop failure in the
Red River valley, the richest wheat
growing district .of the northwest, ii
past. The Northern Pacifc's fifth
crop bulletin, issued yesterday, states
that for the past week every condition
has been favorable and that the tota
acreage of all grains will be only 6
trifie less than last year.
Competent estimates ten days age
were that only 10 per cent of the
wheat crop would be sown. During
the last week farmers have been work
ing almost night and day to get theil
seed into the ground, and although the
wheat acreage will be much less thar
was expected, it will be far greater
than was hoped for two weeks ago
A larger amont of other seeding viii
make up the difference in acreage
Floods in the valley since the early
spring almost stopped seeding, unit
the last week. When wheat should
have been sown ground was too wet tt
work, and day after day the farmer
waited and hoped for dry, warn
whetaher. Continued showers brough
general feeling of apprehension no
only to the farmers, but the western
lines that annually haul the whea
crop, and it is freely predicted tina
there would be almost no crop in th
fall.
The warm, dry weather came ant
at the end of the wheat plantin!
season and although the seed is goins
, into the ground much later than il
previous years, it is not too late for i
to mature and yield heavily. Littl
, wheat remains to be sown. About 8
, per cent of other grains have beel
planted.
Throughout Minnesota and tn
Dakotas the bulletin shows nothini
but favorable conditions. Potatoes an
corn are advancing splendidly and thu
grains sown are ..eoming..up nicely
Wheat reports are especially favorable
reports from the states farther Yves
are equally favorable.