The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-24
SEEDING REPORTS

Lake City, Minn.-There has been but
few farmers in town the past week. and
reports from the country are to the effect
that the entire farming community is busy
seeding and getting their land in shape
Tor other crops. The warm sunshine and
strong winds have dried up the land so
that II is In excellent condition to be
worked.
Sioux Falls. s. DIN many localities in
Minnesota and North Dakota rain and
snow storms interferred with seeding last
week. but il has been generally resumed
In South Dakota there has been little in
terruption and most OF wheat seeding has
promises a good crop OF wheat and other
kinds of small grain seldom fail to make
good crops. 1t is probable that there will
be greater acreage of corn than ever
before. the study OF the seed problem hav-
Ing been general over the state and, as
iar as II lies within their power. the farm
erS VIII procure seed corn adapted to the
localities in which their fields are to be
planted.
Saltwater. Minn.-The farmers OF the
surrounding country are busy seeding
and trip through the rural district shows
that there is great activity.
Hector. Minn.-The seeding Is practicaI-
ly hnlshed. One farmer who has kept a
record of his seeding for the past seven
years says this is the least broken season
OF the seven In 1902 he began earlier. but
weather. although he finished early. He
mad his seeding practically all finished
Aprn i, this season.
Lake City, Minn.-H. L. Richardson
says that he has ninety acres of wheat
sown on his quarter section farm nor,h
OF the city,. This grain was all in the
ground April !. which Is fact eastern
people should jot down. Wheat all sown
by April is what one of our up to date
farmers has accomplished this season.
and this Is fair index TO what has been
The work OF the average farmer in this
community.
New Ulm. Minn.-Some farmers In this
county and vicinity were fortunate In
getting done with all their seeding OF smaiI
grain the first week in April. others seed
ed large proportion of what they in
tended to do and yet others had scarcely
begun seeding. The soil except on very
low nat ground. was generally I'm prime
condition for seeding. Recent rains how
ever. delayed further seeding two days or
more on low land. The seeding done was
unusually early, and il would have been
more general had it not been that some
farmers feared freeze so early in the
season.
Grand Forks. N. D.-Within the mas,
TWO weeks there have been two rains in
which good deal of water fell The az
gregate precipitation in any one place has
oeen at the most about two inches This
was distributed over several DAYS and the
ground was thawed down far enough to
take care Of good deal of the water as
IL fell In no case was there a driving
pounding rain sufficient to pack the
ground. and after the last rain there was
ilttie water to be seen except on exceed
GeiJ, ~ PiaSeS- Inc weather since tnen
has been cool, with strong drying Winds
and there has not been SUFFICIENT OF either
sunshine or heat to bake the earth Trav-
eiers who have covered a wide territory
say that the soil is In unusually fine shape
Tor the reception Of seed. With dry and
moderately warm weather now we may
expect the maximum acreage, with the
pest possible chance for the termination
of seed.
Monticello. Minn.-Seeding commenced
much earlier this year than for a long
period before. Generally seeding Is barely
much seeding was done before the 25th OF
April, while this year most seeding was
done In March, being very early for any
year with good seed and spring weather
there is promise that the CROPS will get
such a start as to be out of the way of
the scorching winds in July and August.
Let US hope for Bumper crop