The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-04
BANKERS SAY 20. K. =
Optimistic Reports on Crop Prospects
Received by Public Elk
aniner.
Summary Of 56l Answers Is Favor
able Collections Are
Good.

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making careful inquiry into crop and
| business conditions in the northwest.
! About ten days ago he sent letter OF In
| Quiry addressed to every state bank and
! every county auditor in the states Of Min
nesota, North and South Dakota.
| The responses were numerous and on
the whole satisfactory. They show col
| lections satisfactory everywhere except in
| North Dakota, where they are summarized
as fair Crop conditions average bet
ter than last year at this time. Wheat
shows on the whole a less acreage. but in
most Of the territory the condition is bet
| ter than last year. North Dakota west
! of the Missouri river is better off than in
years, and South Dakota is in banner
condition. In all 257 replies were re-
! ceived from Minnesota LAG from North
Dakota and 1853 from South Dakota. The
replies from Minnesota are grouped by
congressional districts. The summary
prepared by Mr.. Johnson is as follows:
First Congressional District
Wheat-Good II; fair, Z; poor, 0; less
| acreage.
~ fair fi; L less 6
acreage.
Rye-Goor, II; fair, 8; poor, o; less acre
Meadow-Good, 20; fair 2; poor, l; more acre.
Bank, tax and mercantile collections very salts.
factory.
Wheat-Good, 10; fair, 20; poor, IS; less acre
oats-Good, 25; fair, 81; poor 8; more acre
Rafie7od 49, 81 fair s IT, S 1o 12
Rye-Good, Is; fair, Il; poor, IL; less acre
age. ,.- e...
i ali is p Ss eii
Collections very satisfactory.
Wheat-Good, 10; fair, 10; poor, 0; less acre
, 7oats-Good, %; fair, Z; poor, o; more acre
Flax-Good, IL; fair, 8; poor o; more acreage
Barley-Good, II; fair, II; poor, 0; more acre
6Sfsss II H. fat fair q more aeFs
Meadow-Good, p; fair, 5; poor, 2; less acre
Collections satisfactory. "
Fourth District
W Na &c l; fair : Q; poor, /.
Piax-Goed, t fair & & p poor 9:
Rye-Good, 2; fair, 0; poor, Q.
S MeadoS@soo d 1 T. fai T. 5 g. poor
Collections satisfactory.
Wheat--Good, o; fair, 1 poor O. = .n
0atsEGood' l. l. f fair' g; poor poor Q;
EarieyGSood o. g. 5a'f fa q; poor poo O.
Rye-Good, /; fair, o. poor, Q. y
COrn-GOod, !; fair, o; poor, o.
Meadow-Good l; fair, o; poor, O.
Collections satisfactory.
Sixth District
oats-Good, p; fair 8; poor, I; more acreage
. Flax-Good. II; fair, ?; poor, 9; less acreage
: age. p
, Rye-Good, 17i fair: IL; poor, /; more acreage
= Corn-Good,s %; fair, 81 poor =; more acre
3Meadow--Good, "a; fair 7; poor 5; less acre
e Collections satisfactory +f: ~
E Wheat Good, IS; ..fair, rs; poor, 0; acreas
E oats-Good So; fair, III poor, /; more acre
!, sFlax-Good 4s; fair, Ii; poor, 8; more acre
Barley-Good, 40; fair 10; poor, i; more acre
Rye-Good, 10; fair, II; poor, /; more acreage
: Corn-Good, 40; fair, 1s; poor, 8; more acre
: Meadow-Good, 80; fair, IS; poor, "A; MOI
L Collections satisfactory.
d Wheat--Good. 6: fair. 2; poor, 0; less acreage
S 0ats-Good, 6; fair, 3; poor, !; more acreage
FlaT-Good. 2; fair, l; poor, Q; less acreage.
g age.
), Rye-Good, Z; fair, 2: poor. O.. more acreage.
q q Meadow-Good, 8; fair. 9; poor, /; more acr
e COLLECTIONS satisfactory
Il Ninth District .s'.
s Wheat-Good, II; fair, rs; poor, 1; more acr
age. s-s-. .r E-,,
r. 0ats-Good, q fair, FL; poor, g. more aereag
e Barley-Good, Z; fair, 10; poor, 4; considerably
e more acreage. g r.
&c Rye-Good; i, fair, Z; poor, Q; more acreag
70 Meadow-Good, IA; fair, 10; poor, 8; mo-
Al COLLECTIONS satisfactory. =
y Wbeat-Good ss; fair, 50; poor, &c., Co
SiTar1h1v m
- Oafs-Good, 3d. fair, 50; poor 30; more acr
- Flax-Good, 81; fair, g.; poor, 90; less acr
. Barley-Good, 4s; fair. 81; poor, 25; mo
a, Rye-Good, Il; fair, 10: poor, 10; more acr
l. age.
l. Corn-Good, 80; fair, 49, poor, 7; more acr
Y. Meadow-Good, So; fair, 4e; poor. 4s; lie
70 Collections fair.
% South Dakota e t-
Of Wheat-Good, 1os; fair, SO; poor, 6; lie
as acreage @
Oats-Good, 1877; fair, L. DOOR, g. more acr
III Flax-Good, 70; fair, Is; poor, O.; less acreag
IN Barley-Good, 126; fair, IL; poor, 8; mo
hit Rye-Good, 81; fair, IA; poor, 8; more acr
D. age. 49,,
- Meadow-Good 1875; fair, 81; poor, 49, mo
or acreage.
81 Collections satisfactory.
ID FAVORABLE FOR, WHEAT
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