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MINNESOTA AND DAKOTA WHEAT.
A Report from the Minneapolis Market
Record.
The Minneapolis Market Record has
reports from nearly all counties in the
States of Minnesota, South Dakota
and North Dakota, on condition of
crops and the indicated yield. These
reports are the returns from something
more than 800 letters sent out.
In South Dakota nearly every
county reporting good to fine stand of
grain with estimated yields ranging
from fourteen to twenty-five bushels
per acre. It is not expected that the
indicated yield will be fully realized.
The crop is yet many days before har-
vest and in this critical period often
come the greater disappointments.
Hot winds, sultry weather, too much
rain with intermittent sunshine. too
often have damaged the crop, to feel
anything like a certainty that the pres
ent conditions will be held to the end.
In North Dakota the Missouri and
James river portions usually carry
conditions similar to the drier lands
Of South Dakota. These lack suffi-
cient moisture to meet soil demands
with the result Of shriveled grain or
blighted in consequence of unfortunate
heat and drouth.
In most places the rainfall during
the season has been satisfactory.
Showers have been frequent, while on
the average perhaps not too large.
The whole country, with few excep-
tions, after leaving out the Red river
valley, westward, reports very favor
able situations.
In the Red river valley the condition
Of crops is better than was earlier ex-
pected. 1t is true that late rains have
further retarded growth, following the
late spring and seeding, but to the
disappointment Of most people, grain
has progressed better than would have
been expected by people unfamiliar
with the great productiveness Of the
soil in that region.
a fair amount of rain will be re-
quired yet in many portions of both
the Dakotas to bring the best results.
On the other hand there are large por-
tions Of Minnesota and some parts of
North Dakota, especially the eastern
section, where little more rain if any
is needed.
A general yield of sixteen bushels to
the acre, if it be allowed that there are
100000 acres, would produce 24O,-
1000 bushels of wheat.
The government has reduced the
acreage in the three states in it's esti-
mates much below the reports of the
census of the wheat acreage Of 1900.
While these reports are official there is
a possibility at least of mistaken
estimate, but even reducing the acre
age of the three states considered
to 100000 acres, the yield would be
above 200,000,000 bushels on a basis
of sixteen bushels to the acre.
These reports, shown in the tabu-
lated statement, indicate an average
yield of somewhere about eighteen
bushels to the acre. While there is no
reason to question the Judgment of the
correspondents in making this esti-
mate, there is reason to suppose that
the condition will be lowered to some
extent at least before the grain has
gone to the thresher.
The government reports a condition
of 81, 50 and 81, respectively, on the
first Of the month for Minnesota, North
DdAoCO etull oOuu1 DdhOGd. lndC
range is slightly higher than the
range shown by these reports which
are: Minnesota 93.5, South Dakota
81 and North Dakota 94.5.
Minnesota reports are very good.
Out Of fifty counties reported the wheat
condition is given as "fnen and
good" in thirty-six counties. In
Mile Laos county the condition is re-
ported fine, with a crop percentage of
100, with a prospective yield of 25
bushels per acre, and two per cent of
old wheat in farmers hands. Nor
rison county reports crop conditions
immense, Benton good, while Sher-
burne county reports 'too much
rain.' The Sherburne county crop
cannot be materially different from
that of contiguous territory.
Brutality Tortured.
A case came to light that for per-