The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-14
MANITOBA WHEAT
AS IT STANDS
CANADIAN NORTHWEST CROPS
UP TO DATE.
Record Breaking Production Possible,
but the Weather of the Next Two
Weeks Will Make the CropToo
Wet in Some Districts and Too Dry
in Others-Northwest Territories
May Be Pulled Down.
Special to The Journal.

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Winnipeg, Man, July 14.-The next two
weeks will practically go long way, to-
ward deciding what the real nature of
this years wheat crop in Manitoba and
the Canadian northwest will be. In a ma
jority of places it has reached a stage
where either too much moisture or too
little would be equally disastrous. and
from now until the critical period has
passed is an anxious spell for farming and
commercial interests of this portion Of the
west. 1t Is generally conceded by those
competent to judge that the crop this sea-
son cannot be worse than fair YIELD. If
there is abundance of rain for the next
two weeks it viii be a record yield, and
with the vast area under cultivation the
quantity of wheat raised will far surpass
that of any previous season. The most
salient feature of conditions Is that on
account of heavy rains in the spring and
the prolonged cold spell at the beginning
of the season, farmers in nearly the whole
of the west were late in getting their seed
into the ground. When growing weather
did commence, vegetation grew rapidly
and, considering the length of time that
| the grain has been in the earth, the de-
velopnent has been remarkable. The
| latest crop bulletins issued by the Ca
madam Pacific and Canadian Northern
| railways are the most exhaustive yet pub
! lished and while there are numerous
places in which drought has been the
| feature of the week, there has been very
| little actual damage to grain. Reports
| of weather conditions state that showers
were general yesterday afternoon and
evening thru Manitoba and the territories
with the result that present apprehension
| has practically been nullihed. In ma
jority Of sections wheat is beginning tc
| head out and in some places the head has
| already appeared. The straw is sturdy
and will support heavy yield. The height
| from fourteen fhfrtV
According to the latest bulletin of the
Canadian Pacific road Of nineteen repre-
! sentative places on the Manitoba &
Northwestern branch fifteen report ia.
vorably, while the other four stated thai
rain was needed, tho no actual damage
branch the tenor of the report was to the
effect that the crop was looking we'll ant
conditions were favorable. except that i
was little dry in a few sections. In {
majority of cases the grain was heading
out. Along the Glenboro branch rain hat
been plentiful and prospects are brillian
! for a heavy crop. Twenty-Five places
reported compriseaa very thickly popu
lated section of the province where
great deal Of wheat is raised. The 500
line and Prince Albert branches take in
section Of the west where dry weathe
is the worst menace. Idalbrite and Nortl
Portal said that grain is being damaged
Around Saskatoon there is also need o
moisture. On the main line from Portag.
la Prairie to Regina the prospects ar
splendid. In southern Manitoba the cro]
will be heavy. At Moose Jaw, in the ter
ritories. grain is growing we'll, tho rain
needed.
In general the success of the crop fl
Manitoba is assured, while on lighter AM
high land in the territories, the yield will
be considerably pulled down by want o
moisture.