The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1914-05-08

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cent and flax 25 per cent. Soil condi
| tions are excellent. Farmers are fast
| taking up the new agricultural meth
| DDS prescribed by leading farm
schools. Stocks of cattle and hogs
| have been about doubled. Collections
are fair and merchants report a mod
crate spring trade.
Burke county bankers predict an in
crease Of 10 per cent in the corn acre
age, provided weather conditions are
favorable.
A. c.. Wiper of the First National
bank of Bowbells says, collections are
good, but merchants are complaining
OF dull business r. M. Gorder of the
First State bank Of Lignite reports
small increase in live stock holdings
and the farmers are getting rather
slack as to new agricultural methods.
w. F. Winter of the Cavalier County
National bank, sends In the following:
The wheat acreage this year will be
about the same as last year, corn 20
per cent more, oats 10 per cent less,
rye 10 per cent more, barley 10 per
cent more and flax about the same.
The average financial condition OF
farmers is good. They are going in
for new farming methods and taking
on more live stock. Collections are
fair, and merchants report normal
spring trade. John Trotter Of the First
National bank Of Osnabrook practical
ly confirms Mr.. Winters estimate.
7. M. Caldwell Of the bank Of Mon
ango writes: The wheat acreage
will probably be about 110 per cent
Of last years. corn $50 per cent, oats
100 per cent, barley 100 per cent and
flax SO per cent. Little soil was brok-
en- which accounts for the big decrease
in the fax acreage. The soil is in eX-
cellent condition regarding moisture.
Farmers are going in largely for new
agricultural methods and their finan-
cial condition is better than year
ago. Stocks Of cattle and hogs are
from so to so per cent larger than last
year. Collections are slow and spring
trade normal. Elevators report small
er sales Of seed grain than usual on
account of more farmers having held
their seed over from last year. Thomas
F. Marshall Of Oakes estimates that
the corn acreage will be 25 per cent
larger than last year, oats 10 per cent
larger flax 25 per cent less. and all
other grains about the same. F. B.
Cannon of the First National bank of
Ellendale places the corn acreage at
per cent larger than last year. flax
5 per cent less, and other grains the
same. He reports a large number of
silos have been built in the past
year.
N. E. Landeene Of the Commercial
State bank of Darlington writes re-
garding conditions in Foster county:
THE wheat acreage will probably be
| 20 per cent larger than last year, corn
so to rs per cent larger, oats 10 per
cent less, fax 10 to IS per cent less
and rye about the same. More mar
quise wheat was sold this year than
ever before. Farmers are in only fair
q
fered from recent adverse crop Condi-
tions. They are increasing their live
stock gradually. Collections are slow
/ and business below normal. "The
wheat acreage will probably be Is per
cent more than last year, corn IS per
| cent more, oats 20 per cent more and
| other grains about the same. Collec-
| tions are rather slow and merchants
are doing only a fair business"
| NJ. G. Bachelor, secretary OF the
| Northwestern Trust Co. of Grand
| Forks writes regarding Grand Forks
county and the northeastern portion
Of North Dakota: Farmers will prob
ably plant to 10 per cent more corn
than last year, the acreage of other
grains Is expected to be about the
same. Fife and blue stem and marquis
are the popular wheat for seeding.
| Little velvet Chaff and durum will be
sown. Farmers are generally in bet
ter financial condition here than mer-
chants. They are going in for new
farming methods and increasing theil
livestock" S. S. Titus of the First
National bank Of Grand Forks writes:
Seeding has been delayed in the Rec
river valley. 1t is probable that 2;
per cent more wheat will be sowT
than last year and so per cent more
corn. Collections are fair and mer.
chants are doing a normal business
Clay Larimore Of Larimore, reports
fair business conditions.
| Hettinger county will SOW more corr
and rye, less flax and about a norma
amount of other grains, according tt
r. E. Trousdale of the First Nationa
bank Of Mott.
John F. Robinson of the First Ma
tiOnal bank of Steele estimates
wheat acreage in Kidder county to b.
about 10 per cent of last year. corr
120 per cent, oats 80 per cent, rye s.
per cent and both barley and flax 81
per cent. He reports a big increas
in farm stocks and hogs. T. S. Prys
of the Farmers and Merchants banl
Of Robinson practically confirms MI
RobinsOn's estimates.
In LamOure County.
A. D. Christ of the First State banl
- Aut ldu pIculClS SIlSnL increase II
the corn and barley acreage, a small
decrease in wheat and rye, and oats an
flax about the same. David Lloyd o
the First National bank of LaMour
sends in the following: Compare,
with last year the wheat acreage will
be about rs per cent, corn 145 per cent
oats 12O per cent, rye SO per cent bar
ley 100 per cent and flax 60 per cent
| The soil is entirely too wet. Most 0
the farmers are in good financial con
dition. They are buying more liv
stock and following the new agricul
tural method. "W. C. Martin of Edg
eley estimates decrease of 20 per cen
| In the wheat acreage, rs per cent de
crease in the oat acreage, 25 per cen
| decrease in barley, rs per cent decreas
! in fax and corn about the same. J. HI
J Hermann of Alfred predicts a large in