The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-23
RED RIVER VALLEY
SOWS LESS WHEAT
REPORTS FROM THE MINNESOTA
AND DAKOTA SIDES.
More Macaroni in the Big Counties,
Like Cass, and Wilkin, and Even
Close to the River on Heavy Soil
4 Season Too Wet, but Prospects Fa-
vorable as the Week Opens. -...
specials. to The Journal -, -

Fargo. April 2s.-The spring seed
ing in North Dakota is late, but the
past week has. been ideally favorable IN
all parts of the state. Work~ln the ter
ritory!. along the Red river valley has
- in progress this week. On many fields
The crop Of last year was uncut and
The lands were not plowed last fall be-
cause of the moisture, and the covering
Of heavy straw prevents the soil from
drying as rapidly as it would, and work
is delayed. -,
Seeding is being hurried rapidly
farmers are fairly we'll satisfied with
the results. In the Red river valley
the greater the delay caused by weather
conditions the greater increase there
will be in corn, barley and oats.
The wheat acreage Of the entire state
is expected to show an increase OF
from 10 to IS per cent, but the most
notable increase will be in durum., In
the central and eastern part, Of the
and bluestem, because of its increased
yield and rust-resistant qualities, and
the acreage of that breed will be fully
rs per cent more than year ago.
/ Halstad April 23.-spring is back
ward in Norman county, owing to the
recent snoWstorm. Spring work mas
, 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.
Wahpeton, April 23.-Farmers in
Richland county are rapidly turning to
corn. raising and stock, hogs, etc: There
1o.,o Of FL nt hyy
clover, millet, etc, planted. Rust In
wheat the past two years has discour-
aged farmers from planting hardswheat;;
This accounts for increased acreage OF
macaroni and of corn and grasses.
There will be so per cent more maca-
roni wheat, and less hard spring wheat.
Breckenridge-The wheat acreage in
Wilkin county will 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 maearoni wheat seeded also more
oats and barley and less fax. There
has been too much rain, and some sec
tions of the county 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.
I The ground has been very wet here
all the spring and the farmers are be-
hind with their work. The outlook now
is that seeding will not (, be finished
much before the 10Th of May. I. There
is a little wheat. seeded early, that Is
upland looks well. = -" -. >, -
Stephen, Work> will begin, today
which will be two weeks later thar
Tho acraapp Will ne
very much less. There will be more
maearoni seeded There will be q
greatly Increased acreage of barley anc
probably fax this year, but about the
same of oats and rye. The land Is
very wet, in fact, more so than 1t mas
been, for many years.
! Crookston, April 23.-seeding thi
spring is slightly more backward thai
last year. Up to date there has beer
very little done in this vicinity, tho II
shall and Kittson counties there ha
been considerable seed sown. Worl
will be 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
and barley will be about the same a
last year and the fax acreage will b
about 25 per cent more with rye abou
been more rain than required, the las
fall having delayed seeding for tie:
days. If the present favorable weathe
continues the general outlook is yer
Favorable, tho the total acreage will b
at least 10 per cent less than usual be
cause of the small acreage plowed. T
counterbalance this, however, the acre
~ hn wi q
1t ever was before. A vast amour
of timothy is being sown this spring
and the sale Of clover seed in this SCI
tion is three times greater than it eve
was before.
Browns Valley, April 29.-seedin
in Traverse county is ten to twelv
the same. There will be more macart
nj, oats, barley and rye; less flax. To
much rain, soil too wet and cold. Ses
son backward.
Ortonville, April 22.-Seeding in tn!
section of Big Stone country is yer
n much .. later than last year: While lie
considerable. seeding done, general
they have just commenced and som
have not yet started. Last year man
commenced seeding about March 2
and seeding was all done by this tim
The delay was occasioned by the coll
wet March weather,
The wheat acreage will be material
less this year than last. Corn will /
planted instead.
rs There will be a much larger percen
age Of macaroni wheat sown this yes
than last, probably ten bushels tn
year where one was sown last.
The acreage of oats and barley wi
i be about the same as last year an
there will be less flax and rye.