The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-21
NORTHWESTERN
SEEDING REPORTS

from over 1000 reports received by the
Daily Market Record from millers, grain
dealers and other interested parties in the
northwest ii appears that the acreage
sown to wheat this spring in Minnesota
and the two Dakotas is somewhat larger
thls year than that of a year ago. Min
nes tv,s SHOWS more increase than the 9TH
er two states This increase is found to
occur mostly in sections of the state where
the crop secured last fall was of an un-
usually good quality as we'll as Weld
Such sections are found 10 lie mostly in
tne central. southern. southeastern and
southwestern parts of the state and are
mostly IN counties where wheat acreage
curing the past several years has been
Iight In Minnesota. Freedom, Hennepin
SlcLeod. Martin Murray, Olmsted. Rice
steele, Wadena and Waseca counties show
eTn part of the state there is an increased
acreage of wheat
There are only few counties in SOuth
Dakota where the acreage sown to wheat
CnlS year IS reported as being above that
OF iast, and the state. on the whole shows
little decrease from the amount soWsn
last year. This slight falling off in the
amount of land given to wheat is due to
increase in diversified farming in that
state, and also, in considerable measure
TO the poor crop raised last year, which
encouraged farmers to sow more of their
land this year to coarse grains
In North Dakota some increase in the
acreage Is found
Last years April reports to the Daily
Market Record, from the same class of
correspondents. indicated an intended in
crease in Minnesota of per cent over the
acreage OF 1903, per cent increase in
South Dakota and % per cent in North
DAKOTA The acreage was later reduced
owing TO the unfavorable weather
A year ago at this time very little seed
ing had been done in northern Minneso-
Ia and North Dakota and only little
seeding was finished in the southern part
OF Minnesota and only a fair amount
throughout South Dakota
1mnnnr az nd civ a.
this year Is about the same as that of
iaSt year, in Minnesota and South Dakota,
with about per cent increase in North
Dakota.
The reports on wheat acreage show that
over that of last year of some Il per
cent: In South Dakota some counties are
lacking. Our reports show per cent de-
crease Tor the counties reporting. An in
crease for the state of some 10 per cent
Is looked for, however. by some OF those
best posted in the grain trade. In North
Dakota an increase of to 10 per cent
is prospective. The government estimate
on acreage last year was: Minnesota, g.,
33S, 1894 acres; North Dakota 1857, 204
acres, and South Dakota, 3,2S7;O57 acres.
The increase in acreage this-year, on the
basis of the above figures. would indicate
that nearly 100000 acres more are in
tended to De Sown TO wheat this year than
last in Minnesota and the two Dakotas.
The weather has been dry and in that
way favorable for all kinds of farm work
since the hrst OF March. Few complaints
have been received in regard to the north
west condition, but the weather is still
too cold. Warmer weather and more
moisture would prove very beneficial In
South Dakota and southern Minnesota,
in northern Minnesota and North Dakota
probably 90 per cent is done.