The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-09-18

According TO d. Frank Howard OF the
Il Chicago Daily Trade Bulletin. the ag.
gregate crop Of the states Of Minnesota,
North and South Dakota this year will
he 1S0,3s0.000 bushels, or 100000
bushels less than last years yield, and
100000 more than n. v. Jones' esti-
mate.
Mr.. Towards estimate is based upon
a, acreage Of 10 100000 being devoted
to wheat in the three states, while Mr..
Jones says there were only f2,600,000
acres, and without explaining what
has become Of the 100000 acres or
more which were formerly in wheat.
averring it is secret and part of his
stock in trade.
The census of 1900 put the aggregate
wheat area Of the three states at H.
966,000. acres. which Mr.. Howard says
may be regarded as slightly excessive.
"In the aggregate" says Mr.. Howard.
ut may be safe to calculate on re-
dHction In the wheat area OF the North
west from the census fgures-outside
of the new area cultivated-of about
8 per cent. 100000 acres. Private es-
Inmates of the wheat area of the three
states vary from 11;5OO,0OO tor14.6o0.-
600 acres. - Z
"Of the. reduction suggested, about
$50, acres may be credited to Min
nesota and 1000 to South Dakota.
while North Dakota may exhibit an in
crease of possibly $4,000 acres. The
decrease ia Minnesota may be attrib-
uted to the increase in live stock and
:, dairy interests and to the greater at
tention given to the raising of corn.
oats and barley.
I'm South Dakota the same reasons
will apply in connection with the in.
creased attention given to- fax. In
North Dakota and Northern Minnesota
the area Of flaxseed, barley and oats
has been increased, but this has prob
ably been Offset by the breaking of
new land.
"The immigration to the Northwest
during the past two or three years has
been unusually large, and the develop
ment Of new country greatly encour.
aged by railroad interests.
Estimate Of Acreage.
I'm view of these circumstances the
area of wheat in the Northwest for
1903 may be calculated as follows:
Minnesota, 100000 acres; North Da-
kota. 100000 acres; South Dakota,
Z 100000 acres; total. 1880. 600 acres
The area reported by the department
of agriculture in 1902 was 1926 900
acres"
Mr.. Towards estimate of the yield
of the three states is based upon re-
plies to 500 circulars sent to county
officials, millers and warehousemen,
requesting an estimate of the area in
each county and the probable average
yield. The result is thus summarized
in the Bulletin: @
"The replies as to the average yields
per acre were quite full and generally
satisfactory. Estimates were received
from al counties and the average
yield credited is an average of the cor
respondents Of each county. In many
cases they substantially agreed. OF
the remaining counties, eight were
credited with the yields received by
the Northwestern Miller, whose re-
ports varied slightly from ours, and
the Observation-Disclosures by
comparison with the yields Of sur
rounding counties. The average yield
per acre in Minnesota varies less than
in other states, and the extreme light
yield may be attributed to local storms.
'In North Dakota the yields at a
glance look comparatively light in COM
parison with the average yield cred
tied for the whole state. 1t will be OBJ
served, however, that the counties
with very large areas-Cass, Grand
Forks, Pembina, Richland, Steele,
Trail and Walsh-show quite good
yields. Cass county has about one
tenth Of the area OF the state, and the
yield is about one.seventh Of the az
gregate crop. 4
Good In South Dakota.
"rn South Dakota the yields were
quite good, except where local storms.
unreasonable weather and some insect
damage reduced the production The
1 county average yields as applied to
the census returns would result In q
slightly larger figure than used to rep
4 resent the state, and II applied to the
assessor . returns would be somewhat
less. Theretore. the aggregate yield
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