The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-21
FINE FOR The SEED
Northwestern Reports Covering a
Large Area Are Of an En-
couraging Character.
Work Is Well Advanced and in Some
=. Localities Is in Final
Stages.
Specials to The Journal.

Specials to The Journal.
Fargo. Nd. April 21.-Reports from all over
the state indicate that the soil is in unusually
fine condition for seeding. Wheat seeding has
been practically completed in the northwestern
part of the state and is more OF less advanced on
down to the Red river valley where it is now
in full blast
The rumors Of decreased fax acreage seems
well founded. In the northwestern counties much
of the soil has been cultivated a year or two
and wheat now be grown successfully. OF
course on the breaking fax will be seeded
but in the central and eastern parts of the
state the fax crop will not be SO large as for
merly. -5 80 -H''
= There is an increasing sentiment favoIing a
further diversifcat1on and this is due largely
to the establishment of creameries over the
state. Increased barley acreage is expected i'll
the eastern part of the state and a large corn
crop will be put in. = l:
Sioux City, Iowa, April 21.-Reports to the
general offices of the Willnar & Sioux Falls
railroad, show decrease of about % per cent
in the acreage of wheat in northwestern Iowa.
northeastern Nebraska. southwestern Minnesota
and southeastern South Dakota. In South Dakota
and Minnesota this is made up by an increase of
20 per cent in the corn acreage.
In Iowa and Nebraska the acreage Is
about the same as last year. while oats show
10 and barley a 10 per cent increase. Along the
line through Minnesota and South Dakota about
81 per- cent Of wheat and 60 per cent of barley
has been soWn. In Iowa and Nebraska seeding
has been practically finished.
ESartS.. - d.. -Aprll~ 2l-A rain
has put the ground in excellent condition for
grain. Farmers are mostly thru seeding and pros
poets good. Walworth county is furnishing
hundreds of bushels of seed to some of the
southern counties, which shows what this county
can, do and is big advertisement the
farmers need. Walworth county lands selling
for only $40 acre, and grow just good
and as much corn as the $50 and $40 land in the
southern part of the state. =
The best farmers around Evarts have never
raised less than fifteen bushels of wheat to the
1 It'll
years ago with $40, and to-day is worth $4,000.
His land is not for sale.
Aberdeen, S. D., April 21.-Careful estimates
place the seeding of wheat in the central part
of Brown county at two-thirds done. The early
sown grain is coming up in fine shape and the
rain of Saturday Mil hurry the later sowing
out of the ground. 1t is estimated the acreage
will be somewhat increased over last
Path, S. D., April 21-An incl, Of rain fell
here on Saturday. Two-thirds of the seeding
is done and ny the end of this week most farm
ers have finished Early sown wheat Is coming
| up nicely, and conditions very favorable for
starting the grain in first-class shape.
Mellette, S. D.. April 21.-SeediDg in this
| vicinity has progressed rapidly the past week.
| Rain on Saturday and Sunday has put the soil
| in fine condition. Practically half the wheat
crop has been sown. ss.
| Norris Mimi, April 21.-Seeding, which began
| last week and was topped Saturday by the
4 rain, began again Monday morning and is in
| full blast. By the end fSthe week 20 per cent
of the wheat will be in the ground.