Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-06-30
TiRE CROP CONDITIONS !

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The CROP PROSPEC rs AT THE
PRESENT TINE AND INDICA-
TlONS OF WHAT THE YIELD
@ WILL BE.
The Wells g. Dickey company of
this city nave had their agents
throughout the state report to then,
the conditions of the crops in their
respective portions of the state, the
weather, the proportions Of rain that
they have been favored with. the
condition OF the soil and various
other matters pertaining to the crop
outlook for the year.
The following is summary of the
report:
Barnes-The conditions under
which the spring sowing was done
was very favorable and there has
been abundant rain since. Present
condition of crops very good and
wilista four weeks dry spell; twenty
per cent increase in the acreage of
wheat and barley and forty per cent
decrease in fax. Total increase in
acreage Is per cent.
Benson-Spring very cool and lots
OF rain. Soil now molsj enough to
stand month without rain. Crops
well scwn and in good condition.
Sixty per cent sown to wheat and
twenty per cent to fax. Flax acreage
decreased forty per cent this year.
Total acreage increase fifty per cent.
Bottineau-The crops were we'll
sown and under favorable conditions,
ground moist enough to last month.
Wheat Is per cent of acreage and the
total increase IN acreage will be 10
per cent.
Cass- Seeding was late on account
Of heavy rains. Crops. however. are
good except in low places. AL good
except fax and corn and will stand
four weeks without further rain.
Three-tourths of the entire acreage
is sown to wheat. Crop prospects
very bright
Eddy-Favorable seeding weather;
ground well moistened; crops very
fine will stand three weeks dry spell /;
fax very late Acreage divided one
half to wheat and one quarter to
tax. More wheat sown this yea
and the crop prospects are fine.
Griggs-Fayorable seeding weather
plenty of rain and the soil and crops
are in fine condition. A crop is as
sured now. Seventy-fve per cent OF
the land has been s0wn to wheat.
LaMoure-Co Conditions for seeding
were very favorable. Plenty of rain;
soil and crops looking fine. There
has been an increase in the wheat
|. acreage and a decrease in that Of fax.
Grand Forks-Spring very wet and
backward and an excess Of rain; soil
and crops excellent and will stand
long dry spell. Wheat acreage same
as last year and increase in oats and
barley. Large decrease in fax
acreage About an equal amount OF
all grains sown.
McHenIy-Favorable seeding con-
{ ditions; more rain than usual; soil
and crops looking fine. Half Of land
in wheat, quarter in flax. Large
increase in acreage. over last year.
Pembina- Crops were sown under
favorable conditions with more rain
than usual. Soil and crops are fine
with the exception of some fields
which are weedy. No rain needed
for a month. Crop proportions are
wheat 60 per cent, barley 80 per cent
with the remainder to other grains.
Small increase in wheat and oat
acreage and falling off in that Of fax.
Pierce Seeding time was favora-
BILE; over five inches Of rain; ground
fine; grain farther along than usual.
Sixty per cert of the land sown to
oats and fifteen per cent to flax.
There has been falling of in the
flax acreage fifty per cent and an in
crease in wheat Of twenty-five per
cent.
Notwithstanding conditions excel.
ent, soil prime and the crops fine,
grain we'll sown and will stand foul
weeks without further rain. Sixty
per cent of acreage sown to wheat.
: fax acreage twenty per cent of and
corresponding increase in the wheat
acreage.
Towner- Spring seeding weather
very good, rain plentiful, soil prime
and all looking we'll. Best prospects
ever. Sixty per cent Of the land de-
voted to wheat. Total acreage has
increased but that Of fax has fallen
of.
Stutsman-Co Conditions for seeding
were good. Plerty Of rain. Ground
In good condition and grain looking
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