The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-22

The wheat crop of the southwest has
not advanced as well as could have been
wished, according to reports received
here over Sunday. The weather over a
portion of the winter wheat area has not
been conducive to rapid progress, and
while the acreage and the general con-
dition that promised record-breaking
still remain, the advantage Of the early
start is lost, and winter wheat instead
of being in anvance of the average
year, is today, on the whole, trifie
behind. .
Th early governmental promise for
winter wheat was for a yield 100000
900 bushels larger than last year, but
grain houses with southwest connections
are inclined to think that unless better
weather is to come soon, the promise
now is for not more than 30,O00,OQ0
bushels in excess of year ago.
AS Jones Sees It.
81. V. Jones, the crop expert, returned
to Minneapolis today after an inspec-
ton of the southwest. Mr.. Jones says:
'Texas will raise about 100000
bushels more than last year, and in the
far southern portions wheat will be cut
this week, but none Of it will come to
| northern markets. Oklahoma is very
disappointing in the central part, has
good crop in the northeast portion
and is fairly good down the east side.
The central Oklahoma districts do not
promise over five to eight bushels on
and drought in the spring. For the en-
tire Oklahoma acreage the indication
at this time is 100000 bushels,
against 100000 last year, with a
chance that it will not run over last
year, this depending upon the weather
| from now on.
"Kansas has good crop. This does
crop, but only a good crop, or around
75,000,000 bushels, with chance for
its running down to 65,0OO,OOO, and not
over 100000 bushels in any case.
"Missouri will make a small gain
over last year. Nebraska is yet a
problem. The wheat shows tendency to
be short, and there is the same general
is not yet far enough advanced to per-
nit an estimate. ..i.B IT,.
Southwestern Stocks Low.
"In the southwest generally the
farmers bins are empty, and many
-four mills, unable to get wheat, are
closed. Millers in Oklahoma do not
estimate the total back in farmers
10000 bushels. I saw $1.15 a bushe]
paid for wheat in Texas to keep out
mixers.
Poehler of, Minneapolis issued a
summary today based on several hun
dred northwest reports, as follows:
"Seeding, with the exception of 9
few very low lands in the north is com
pleted. The acreage shows about Il
per cent increase. The amount OF
lightweight seed sown is close to &C
per cent, but termination of such seet
has on the whole been fair, only {
few localities reporting it poor. Germ
ination of fair to heavyweight seet
has been good. Excessive moisture il
generally reported except in the great
er part Of South Dakota and western
North Dakota, where the amount O.
moisture is said to be about right TO
the good Of the crop. There are som
fears that the heavy rains in man.
localities, especially in Minnesota an
the Red River valley, have packed tn
, ground and that few days of hot sun
shine at present may bake the uppe
crust of the soil and prevent prope
e stooling. On the whole, prospects ma
be called fairly satisfactory, but OWN
to present uncertain conditions in man
localities, as stated above, it may b
well to wait week or ten days longe
, before drawing more definite COZ
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