Eureka post. (Eureka, McPherson Co., S.D.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-06

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TIE worlds situation on sax ~ very
ssrong. stronger than az any time since
1897, and With Rothlng tn slght 10
make Il weak
Europe1s principal sources 0t sapriy
Argentine and India. are both short In
their crops. Argeatlne with a shortage
Of 2S per cent compared with 1905,
and with barely so per cent OF the crop
OF 1894: the lndian CROP In just being
harvested, and II is known that the
drouth at soedlug time worked mate.
rial damage to the crop. The Anal crop
agures. which win be published next
month, will show a great shortage
compared with 1905, and this in turn
was only so per cent of the 1904 crop.
Argentine will not start shipping on
another crop until next January, and
India, win not harvest another crop
sntil March OF 1907. ..rs .......
Aside from the foreign situation, the
domestic outlook. OF itself, is strong
enough Consumption is increasing
materially every year, and last years
crop would have been barely sufficient
20 supply domestic demands, II will
be remembered that the crop of 1905
was exceptional in its large average
yield per acre. and II does not seem
possible that It's average yield can be
again duplicated this year. The area
In 1905 was much more than II would
have been we're IL not that the spring
season was so exceptionally favorable
70 a large area Of everything With
the rapid settlement Of the far western
part of North Dakota, the large new
breakings OF the past three or four
years are no longer available for FAX,
and the trade will hereafter depend
on the product raised from smaller
fields, the twenty. forty or eighty.aere
fields OF scattered farms
The writer has followed statistics
on naxseed since IL first became
prominent crop In the Northwest and
is firmly OF the opinion that the 1900
fall prices for seed will be higher
than they have been before In Ave
years and much higher than at pres
ant. Should an ar Gent OF any kind
occur to any cor cradle part Of this
years AmeTicng crop the worlds sta
tistical situs IN is acute enough to
bring abou- extravagant prices.
II is well recognized fact that
hax cannot be grown continuously on
the same field owing to the disease
known as fax wilt. II can, however
be grown continuously on the same
farm by so rotating the crop as TO
bring fax on each field but once In
seven TO ten years.
Flax requires a good soil, as II is
not a strong feeder, and 1t does very
we'll following corn or a grass crop
II is no harder on the land than is
any grain crop, In fact, there Is no
more fertility removed by a crop OF
fax than by crop OF wheat, oats or
barley Flax Is undoubtedly a valu
able crop as small portion Of the
total grain crop raised The average
yield in money value per acre has been
In the past larger for FAX than for
wheat. II also has the advantage OF
requiring a shorter time to mature
than other grain crops. thus making
Il possible to SOW fax considerably
later in the spring, which is quite
often an advantage.