The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-10
PROGRESS IN SEEDING

Seeding in Minnesota has progressed
very favorably the past week. light spring
rams nave fallen since Saturday. that is
just what the seed in the ground needed
and the rain has not been heavy enough
TO stop seeding to any material extent.
Reports from Marshall county say:
Many farmers commenced seeding and
dragging week before last Though rather
early, yet the soil was in such fine condi-
tion. On last Monday nearly everybody
started out with their seeders and drills
which worked like charm. But during the
aIternoon 1t commenced to rain and on
tuesday more rain fell. so that seeding
operations were delayed for time
In Polk county seeding was general last
week and many farmers started the pre-
vious week. The soil is in good condition
and everything favorable for a bumper
crop.
The work of seeding was begun in
earnest throughout Rock county early last
week and practically every farmer was in
the field. The heavy rain on the 18th
which was preceded and followed by sew
eral days of cloudy weather, made the be-
ginning OF seeding about ten days later
than was warranted by the temperature
of the air and the condition of the ground
However. with the exception of the ex-
treme bottom lands the ground is now in
excellent condition and with favorable dry
weather the work of seeding small grain
viii be completed considerably earlier than
In Douglas county seeding has COM
menced nearly a month earlier than last
year. In the. vicinity of Osakis last sea
son there was no field work done until
was not general until the last week of the
month. II will not be surprising il there
are occasional setbacks, and farm work
will no doubt be delayed a day OF so off
and on by frosty weather, but the farm
er has good start and the seed will be
IN the ground earlier than in an average
season.
Misunderstanding is reported TO be
pretty well along in the vicinity OF the
River Point creamery.
New Ulm-The past few days have
worked a revelation in the conditions of
the farming lands The fields have rap
idly dried up and many of the farmers
are working overtime TO get their wheat
into the ground, which is in excellent
shape. Conditions are favorable for
good year. and the price of grain seems
to be an inspiration for generous sowing
New York Mills-With a continuance OF
fair weather, the farmers of Otter Tan
county by the close of this week will quite
generally be engaged In seeding. The
ground Is in excellent condition for seed
ing operations.
Lake City-Quite number of farmers
IN this and Goodhue county commenced
seeding early this week. as the high lands
are fully dry as the roads and streets
in Lake City The low lands are vet
heavy. but the strong wind is fast dry
ing them up so that il there is no change
In the weather nearly all the farmers in
this section will be in the midst of seed
sowing by the last of this week.
Notwithstanding commenced quite
generally last Monday, and occasionally
farmer was seen sowing. If rain does not
put in appearance quite an acreage will
be sown this week.
Morris-The ground is in excellent con-
dltion for seeding, and many farmers In
this county already have their drills in the
field. With continuance of the present
fair weather seeding operations will be IN
full blast within very few DAYS.
Faribault-Robert Dutton has begun
seeding on his farm i'm this vicinity This
Is the first seeding reported in this To-
this week. In one or two cases farms of3
sandy land were seeded last week, but
general seeding did not commence until
the middle OF this week. Conditions seem
excellent for good crop. Experts agree
that when weather permits early sowing
mat good crops invariably result From
inquiry it appears that farmers are ex-
erclsing more than usual care in the Sc
lection OF their seed. The good effects
OF this wise policy will be apparent the
coming fall.-Market Record.