The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-30
Big CROP DOMINANT NOTE
County Reports Add to OPTIMISM
State immigration Depart
ment Reports.

A bumper crop is the dominant mote
Of the country reports received by the
state immigration department from
state. There is not a discouraging line
in any of them. Many counties are
increasing their acreage Of alfalfa and
the correspondents say the harvest in
that line this year will be above the
average. Some of the counties report
ing are:
Some of the Reports.
Lyon County-The crops, judging
from their present appearance, will be
more than an average.
Traverse County-Very favorable
weather has made our crops improve
wonderfully and all wheat. oats and
barley is looking fine. Alfalfa is grown
in small patches.
Sibley County-Sibley county looks
forward to a big crop. Rye is already
being harvested and barley and win
ter wheat is ready for harvest. The
warm weather has rushed the corn
ahead and from present indications a
bumper crop will be harvested.
Wadena COunty-Potato cror, is
large in acreage and looks very fine.
Corn is looking fine for this time of
the year. All kinds of small grains
are growing nicely n a good aver
age crop is in prospect.
Yellow Medicine County-Crop con-
ditiOns for this county look very en-
c~ouraging. Wheat looks very good and
with favorable weather conditions
should yield not less than from TWEEN
ty to twenty-five bushels per acre.
Oats should be a bumper crop. Bar
ley is looking well. Prospects for a
good crop Of fax was never better.
Corn is a little backward, but with
favorable conditions it will grow very
rapidly. A large acreage of alfalfa
has been sown.
Carlton County-The hay crop will
yield above the average this year
Early planting Of potatoes are making
good growth. Oats, wheat and barley
are looking fine. Pastures are good.
is being grown successfully.
Koochiching County Grass and
small grains are looking good. Corn
but everything growing Well. Crop
will be above average.
Cottonwood County-Crop condi-
are good in high places. Small
fruit fair. Corn is coming along fine
and where properly tended promises a
fine crop. Alfalfa, clover and timothy
and all grasses are excellent.
clay COunIy-CIOpS are coming
along fine. Wheat is good and prom
lses twenty-five to thirty bushels per
acre. Rye Is ready for harvest with
q good stand and large, we'll filed
heads. Barley is making a splendid
showing. Corn is coming along fine.
The 1913 croI. of alfalfa covered 200
acres. This season we have $500 acres
In n it is doing fine.
Grant County-The last ten days
corn has made marked progress. Bar
and oats look good. Hay crop is
heavy and with favorable weather for
naying will make a good crop. Alfalfa
Is doing fine and over 500 acres will
be seeded this year.
Watonwan County-Crop conditions
very good. Rye Is ready to cut and it
will make a good fair crop. Alfalfa
timothy, clover and upland hay crop
will be extra good. The oats and bar
ley are very heavy and prospects the
pest. Corn is beginning to tassel out.
Swift ~County-Corn has made a
growth and has a healthier ap-
oearance and with warm weather T
,hink we are going to harvest a bump
crop. The small grain seems to be
along fine. About 1000 acres
alfalfa has been seeded. and is COM
ne along fine. The alfalfa is promis-
to be one of the leading crops this
year. |