The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-21
MINNESOTA WHEAT
AREA IS BROKEN
GREATER TENDENCY TO DIVER
SHY THIS YEAR.
Indications Point TO More Corn, Oats
and Barley and a Considerable In
crease in Macaroni Wheat Acreage
Season Backward in Spots, but Gen
eral Conditions Very Favorable.

| INepoIGS 10 L IL z. y u u d 1cOHlfHl
| the former intimations Of a more de-
cided tendency on the part of Mime;
esota farmers TO sow coarse grains and
macaroni wheat this year, and: indicate
that in spring wheat the acreage in the
state will be about the same Jas last
year, with more probability at present
of slight decrease than of an increase,
The season is not early, and in some
localities seeding is behind the aver
age. yet for the whole state there is
no material delay, and prospects are
very favorable.
Corn is favOrite in some localities,
and oats and barley will cover a larger
area. Minnesota farmers who. raised
macaroni wheat last year did so well
in price that there is likely to be a
much larger acreage, aitho Minnesota !,
| heavy lands are not suited to it, and
the increase will be found on high
land in northwest and west central
counties. "a
Blooming Prairie-Seeding just be-
gun. Wheat acreage no larger. Little
macaroni wheat around here. Outlook
fair. Rainfall sufficient and soil in good
condition. i ~
Belle Misunderstanding little late.
Less wheat will probably be sown.
There will be more macaroni wheat.
Corn will be planted very largely.
There will be considerable barley
raised. There has been a trif1e too
much rain and the soil is little too
wet; wheat on low ground will be late.
| Unless this land can be sown soon,
farmers will put in to corn instead
Of wheat. 1850. ,.,~.=: = s-@
Madison-The wheat acreage is
smaller. There is more barley, and
some fax, oats and rye. The soil is in
excellent condition and the outlook
good at this time. 4. .->
Glyndon-Little seeding done yet.
Ground too wet. -. -a..-.,,
Carver-Owing to the cold weather
OF March seeding is more backward
this veal. than last season: The wheat
acreage is smaller, majority, of the
farmers deciding to grow sugar beets,
in view Of the large sugar plant to be
established at Chaska, the land being
secured by pledge early enough to- af-
feet the wheat acreage. The large
.. amount of moisture in the soil is re-
! garded as favorable to good crops.
, Farmers are quite optimistic. 80 -rsc
Misunderstanding of wheat is we'll
advanced, fine weather having reached
, here two weeks earlier than last year.
The wheat acreage will be smaller by
one-third than last year owing to the
| little fall blowing done. Kittson coun-
t ty farmers expect to sow more maca-
roni wheat than ever. A large acre
age Of oats, barley and flax will be
+ soWn.
a notwithstanding is not SO far adj
vanced as last. year. The wheat acre
q age will not be as large. In view of
4 the late season, there will bes much
: more n1aearoni wheat sown. Present
: indications. would point to- an increase
: in the acreage Of oats and barley OF
should the rains continue very mate.
{ rial increase in flax. With fair wealth
. er flax would remain about as last year
= Ada--Seeding around here has hard
- ly commenced yet as only few farm
y ers have been able to get out on theil
q lands on account of the wet weather
! but it is hoped that by next week il
:. this dry weather keeps on they will bt
able to commence. The wheat acreage
:, will not be as large, and oats and barley
y more generally sown. There will be-
II more macaroni seeded than before, al
Il macaroni gave good success last year
" With the heavy rains of last fall AM
. the heavy snow during the, white
~ added to the abundance Of rain Thu
# spring the fields are not in very sgoot
i shape for seeding and the outlook no
the brightest, Only with Favorable
~ weather can crop be expected. Tn
= southwestern part Of Norman county l
=, worse off, as in these fields the snow
y lodged more heavily during the white
~ ~ and it will take some time before the,
s can be plowed. &: =
,e Fergus Falls-,The wheat acreage WI
ID be somewhat decreased. There will b
Va more macaroni sown and less sprln
% wheat; a very considerable increase j
,s macaroni. Practically no oats or .ba1
o., lev are sOwn yet; however, the farmer
are planning to sow a larger acreage G
these grains. The rye crop here is nc y!
worth mentioning. The acreage wi
probably be about the same as last yea
Flax. is also an unimportant crop here
49, the yield is seldom heavy, but there wi
Is be as much sown this year as las
There has been too much rain. Othe
, wise the soil is in good condition.
, For this immediate vicinity, which
very decidedly rolling, the outlook
Oh good There is still time to raise asgoo
crop in all lines. In the vicinity {
Fcxhome and Everdell it will be impo
ne sible to seed for at least a week, an
y in some places longer. This means tn;
n the grain is going into the ground vel
he late, and it will take an exceptional
n favorable season to produce ap averas
on crop. y
- Misunderstanding is not as far a
- age is little larger. There will
re- considerable more macaroni whe
he sown. Less flax this year, practical
no rye. Oats and barley about tt
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