Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-21
ADVISED TO SOW WHEAT.
Commercial Record breaches to Farm
ers of Northwest.

| ers of Northwest.
Duluth. Mimi, April 21.-The un-
usual iateues.s of the present spring is
! leading many northwestern farmers to
hesitate as to what grain to SOW. Let
| ters received here by the grain trade
! convey this clearly and show that the
farmers in many cases are considering
the advisability of sowing some other
grain than wheat and are figuring on
what is best. This has led the Daily
Commercial Record of this city, which
may be said to reflect the sentiment
of Duluth grain men, to address the
farmers upon this subject. 1t says in
its issue of yesterday:
In view of the lateness of the spring
season and from the letters received
here from the country, 1t is apparent
that many North Dakota farmers are
already considering the expediency OF
seeding some other grain than wheat.
TO such as are contemplating this,
we say, don't do it.
Take the very latest chance, consist
ent with good farming, to SOW wheat,
Under the most favorable circum-
stances. the northwest can not raise
enough wheat to depress the price this
fall one iota.
Even had the conditions been favor>
able from the very start it is doubtful
il the northwest would have raised a
bushel more of wheat than would have
found a ready market and at good
prices.
The United States makes it's own
wheat price nowadays, and in spite OF
the fairly bearish outlook abroad at
present, there is every reason to think
we can and will make the worlds price
during the coming crop year.
1t is impossible. in a short article
like this, to go into the why's and
wherefores of this belief. but that 1t is
& fact must be apparent to all who
have anything to do with wheat.
1t has taken five years to convert the
trade and the chronic or professional
bear to the belief that so or S5-cent
wheat is not high priced wheat. Now
that they are educated to the price, it
will take an equally long time to re-
convert them. if it should appear that
production was overtaking or exceed
ing consumption. Therefore we say
again, and In all confidence, that the
too much wheat.
If however, it becomes an absolute
impossibihty to SOW wheat and some
other grain becomes an impera tive me-
cessity, then we would suggest that the
farmer go lightly on barley and flax
1t may not be generally known, even
to North Dakotans themselves. burt it
Is a fact that there are but few Sec
tons of this country raising better oats
than come from Dakota.
The only reason they do not COM
mand a larger premium over oats from
other sections is for the very singular
reason that we do not get enough of
them. If the Duluth and Minnea polls
markets We're getting larger receipts
of North Dakota oats they would find
other and larger outlets for them than
are now sought for, thereby bringing
the superior quality to the attention of
consumers who, at present, are ignor-
ant that oats are handled here a all. |
Another feature of the oa is market |
somewhat from barley ami |
flax is that the market is practically I
unlimited. During the past year a
good export demand has existed and |
will always exist, at some price. With |
barley and flax, however especially /
1he latter, the market is limited to one
particular purpose.
If more barley is raised than can be
lsad by the MASTERS the remainder
viii go for feed stuffs and the price of
I'll grades, mailing and feed grades
,oth will suffer.
Still 1t should be remembered that an |