The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23
exception TO generally satisfactory

exception TO 9 generally satisfactory
weather program. There II little diff
ference in the general crop story In the
entire country west Of the Red river
vailed. La Moure. Ransom, Sargent
and Dickey counties In the southern
part OF the state which have faced I'M
equal weather conditions through
, period of years have produced good
crops. There is a difference Of opinion
as to the prospective fax yield Of this
year compared with that Of last In the
western counties. Some Of the best
grain authorities in the state do not ex-
pect to see fax average as well In the
western counties as last year.
|. Depressing Factors in Wheat.
Northern Minnesota and North Da'
kota present the most interesting fea-
ture in the study of the NorthwestS
grain acreage. 1t Is largely told IN tne
wet district in the Red river valley as1d
the stampede to flax In the West. There
has been an increase in the wheat acre.
age Of some Of the western counties.
but in the immense amount Of new lano
cultivat ed for the first time this year
in North Dakota wheat has been given
a small place. 1t is almost unanimous
for fax. Wheat has also lost to some
extent on the older land. This Is, true
in the counties Immediately west Of the
Red river valley. The big fax district
is in Benson, Pierce. Bottineau. NC
Henry, Towner, Ramsey, Ward. Wells.
Eddy, Foster and Nelson. In the new
land recently opened along the North
ern Pacific and in what new acreage
there is west of the Missouri river
wheat was seeded to a greater extent
than in The counties further north. The
counties south of the Northern Pacific
have been turning their attention more
to stock which explains the shrinkags
in wheat acreag. In that section.
A New Producing Section.
The Mouse river valley in Northwest.
ern North Dakota enters the grain lists
this year for the first time as heavy
producer. While the settlement of this
valley and the adjacent country has
been in progress for some years. the
I,ast two years have seen the larger
area Of land broken. Flax II the princi-
raj story In that region.
Along the 500 road from Valley City
to Portal fax is the leading crop. II
the grain natures without much dam
age flax will cut big figure in 500
earnings. This is the second year IN
which farmers along the 500 line seed
ed flax hea sily, and with a fair prize
the venture will be satisfactory. The
Northwest has begun new story OF
.: osperi.y for its railroads for the COM
lng year. The Soc's earnings ought TO
increase largely. tai ing into considera-
ton the grain tonnage in sight and the
transportation of merchandise incident
to the development Of new country.
The merger lines, with the exception OK
small mileage in the Red river valley.
STARE in the anne excellent results.
The Northwestern and Milwaukee will
null we'll for Soutl, Dakota and South
ern Minnesota The branch lines OF the
Great Northern, Northern Pacific ana
the 500 in Minnesota and North Da-
kota will be a big factor In the earns
ings of the coming year.
General Condition Good.
Many of the Northwestern cities ana
towns are making extensive develop
! ments both in residence and business
| sections. Sioux Falls, Watertown, ABB
! erdeen, Bookings. Huron, Mitchell,
Redfield and Canton, as we'll as many
other smaller places, have erected q
large number of new buildings. Fargo
and Grand Forks usually lead the work
of Improvement in North Dakota, but
there is hardly a town in that state
which has not erected new and substan-
tial buildings this summer. Machinery
concerns which do much of their trans
fer business for North Dakota at Far.
go, have found present quarters inadc-
quate, and are preparing to add to the
long list of machinery warehouses In
that city. Crookston, the county seat
of Polk county, is growing at rapid
rate. Its business men now claim q
population Of 1000. Its building reecgd
for the year has been big. There 10 q
general tendency toward brick build
ings and fewer frame structures.-W
r. Davis In MINNEAPOLIS journal.