Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-04-27

of from 10 to 15 per cent, but the more
notable increase will be in durum. In
the central and eastern part of the
state it is rapidly succeeding the blue
stem, because of it's increased yield
and rust-resistant qualities, and the
| acreage Of that breed will be fully rs
per cent more than a year ago.
Halstad-Spring is backward in Nor
man county, owing to the recent snow
storm. Spring work has commenced
only on the highest and driest spots.
Here is much blowing to be done, and
| not many farmers will put in full
crop. There will be more corn and
| oats and macaroni wheat. y, 5
Wahpeton-Farmers Of Richland
county are rapidly turning to corn
raising and stock. hogs, etc. There
| will be a large acreage of timothy,
clover, millet, ETC., planted. Rust in
wheat the past two years has discour-
aged farmers from planting hard
wheat. This accounts for Increased
acreage of macaroni and of corn and
grasses. There will be SO per cent
more macaroni wheat. and less hard
spring wheat.
L y p Ii y I.
i Breckenridge The wheat acreage IN
Wilkin county win be smaller than in
1905, because the wet weather Of last
season prevented the blowing of a
| great deal of ground. There will be
more macaroni wheat seeded, also
more oats and barley and less fax.
| There has been too much rain, and
! some sections of the country are
flooded, and it is doubtful if, even with
good weather, the fields will dry in
time to plant the crop. The general
opinion is that if we have good
weather from this time on. conditions
in this section of the Red river valley
will be fair. d.
The ground has been very wet mere
all the spring and the farmers are be-
hind with their work. The outlook
now is that seeding will not be fin
ished much before the 18th Of May.
There is a little wheat, seeded early
that is up and looks well. %s35
| Stephen-Work will begin today
which will be two weeks later than
last year. The wheat acreage will be
very much less. There will be more
macaroni seeded There will be q
greatly increased acreage of barley
and probably fax this year, but about
the same Of oats and rye. The land is
very wet, in fact, more so than it has
been for many years. Fl
Crookston Seeding this spring Is
slightly more backward than last year
Up to date there has been very little
done in this vicinity, though in west
ern Polk and in portion of Marshal
and Kittson counties there has beer
considerable seed sown. Work will bo
general this next week.
! The wheat acreage will be rs pc
cent less than last year, and the maca
roni acreage will be double what i
ever was before. The acreage of oat
Il and barley will be about the same a
last year and the flax acreage will b
about rs per cent more with ry
about the same as a year ago. Their
n has been more rain than required, TIL
last fall having delayed seeding 70
ten days. If the present favorabI
\ weather continues the general outloo
is very favorable, though the tota
acreage will be at least 10 per cen
4 less than usual because OF the smal
acreage ploWed. To counterbalanc
this, however, the acreage Of grasse
sown will be double what 1t ever wa
III before. IA vast amount OF timothy
II being .soWn this spring, and the sale {
II clover seed In this section Is thre
II times greater than 1t ever was befor,
II Browns Valley Seeding in TraVers
II county Is ten to twelve days late Th
II wheat acreage Is about the sam
There will be more macarori; DAT
II barley and rye; less AJAX. TOO muc
II rain, soil too wet and cold. Seaso
II backward. ss.sI US
II 0rtonyiIl Seeding In this sectio
III tot Big Stone county is very much late
Ill than last year. While a few farmer
III on the lighter soil have considerab
II seeding done, generally they have Jul
II commenced, and some have not star
HI ed Last year many commenced see,
II ing about March n. and seeding ws
III all done by this time. The delay MI
II occasioned By the cold wet Marc
II weather.
H he wheat acreage will be mate
HI ially less this year than last. Corn Mi
III be planted instead
II There will be a much larger pe
II centaga Of Illaca rsoni wheat sowii til
u year than last pfDbab Iy ten busne
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