The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-05

weather estimates farm reserves of
wheat at 10 per cent and practically no
other grain left.
r. S. Adams Of Lisbon, in Ransom
| county, writes that collections are
slow, but farmers are IN fair condition.
wheat to supply their local mill.
Wheat to BE Imported.
| The mill at Mohall will have to so
outside for milling wheat before an
other crop, according to H. H. Steele.
He writes that collections are fair n
| general business conditions about nor
NAL for this season.
f. Hunger of Hankinson sends in the
| good, but bankers and merchants are
both conservative in extending credit.
Farmers are in fair financial condition.
still left In the farmers hands, corn,
oats and barley 10 per cent. An eX-
tensive area was plowed last fall and
farmers will probably diversity their
crops more than ever before"
| Durum and Marquis wheat will be
largely sown in Sargent county, ac-
cording to reports from bankers there.
J. L: Mitchell of Forman writes: Col
l~ections are fairly good. Credit is be-
ing quite freely extended and mer-
chants are taking on usual stock. Our
still holding about 20 per cent of their
wheat and 5 per cent fax above seed
! ing requirements. The acreage plow-
NAL" G. W. McWilliams of Cogswell
is also rather optimistic regarding bus
mess and agricultural conditions in
Sargent county and reports conditions
J. A. Beck of McCluskey. in Sheridan
county, reports farmers holding about
so per cent of their grain above seed
conditions good.
There is not enough milling wheat
here to supply our flour mill" writes
conditions in Stark county, Mr.. Hill
lizard writes: Collections are slow as
farmers are quite heavily In debt. Lit
vators are well cleaned up The acre
age plowed last fall was normal n
will be sown largely to wheat"
Farmers Hard UP.
w. 8. Cheshier of Luverne writes re-
garding conditions in Steel county:
cial condition due to the short crop last
year, Collections are slow. Merchants
are taking on smaller stocks and re-
is being invested in farm
me acreage plowedr last fall was so
per cent of normal. Farmers have
marketed practically all of their grain.
crop this year. popu'"i
St9tsman county farmers are suffer-
all diftio hrorn snort crops. Regarding con-
vault says collections are moor and
farmers have marketed practically all
r nor grain. 4. G. Dunlop of Wood
falr. He also reports that there is NOT
enough milling wheat around Woodt
worth to supply their mill.
downer county conditions: "ColIections
som Sbs as farmers are suffering
eb from crop damage. Mer-
TT1nv wn ar are taking on smaller stocks.
more tnan enough to supply our fIoI1r
itlil. AN extensive area was ployyed
,aSt TAI and will be sown largely to
Charles E.. Van Arsdale of CONWAY
W. mriles; COLLECTIONS in Walsh county
are hesr 9niy fair and many complaints are
ing eur rtom merchants Credit is be-
IN only fair financial condition. bardo
~ hoId1ng their on present agri-
Wheat ileat4 are m sb n Farm reserves OF
qulrements, oats Is per cent and barley
10 per cent: Elevators are well Clean
bbo a t Gut. Wheat. oats Int barley viii
Little max was sown last Year ana
mere VIII be even less this year. The
e eent of turned ndrn,l IT the fall was ito per
Ardoch sends In a report almost ider-
tlcal with Mr.. Van Arsdale. J. r. Hoi-
ro1ho Oh Adams reports: COLLECTIONS are
suffering from light crops and com ano
c psrft ~ low prices, About 10 per
cal csnt re oa the whea and barley above To-
Gai requirements remains on the farm.
"a large acreage was plowed last fail
ana "lll be sown largely to wheat"
Little Grain Left I'm ward Coupty,
Regarding conditions. in Ward coun.
oind National bank Of Minot send y,
the following interesting and cnr,rral
hensive report: Collections are pretty
p a4r ana timer mere Is Im, no complaint at the
neing extended freely, will say that lie
IS not and has been held down consid-
Th any !, we consider a good thing.
vested IN this community. but az the
present time it is limited. Merchants
are pern notaing their stocks down and not
are In pretty fair nancia condition.
altnough they have suffered from poor
f fhe rr the 1ass year Or two. Most Of
farmers. I do not believe there is anv
p~ercentage Of any Of the grains left On
T Thna, ela aoGn We the local requirements.
the stock to the terminals. with the eS-
ception. OF the grains they are holding
poi11i seed e -. We belieye there il enough
ply the local -four mills. The areo
lowed last year for the 1914 crop Is
extremely large, and we think almost
~ per cent more land was plowed last
- - 49, PiCNiouS SSdF.ENf1En III
regard TO the most popular grain sold
thls spring, Will say that it will be be-
tween wheat and barley"
4. l.. Beiseker of Fessenden writas.
COLLECTIONS are rather slow. Merchants
are doing little or nothing in Way st
new STOCK and are decreasing their
present stores wherever possible. Far
Hiefs are IN much better condition than
ever before here as they are diyergi-
mig ana now raise about all they con-
sumo Local elevator stocks and wheat
stored on farms will be about equal "a
milling and seeding requirements
here" O.. r Turner of Heafon re-
ports: collections are very slow ana
Iarmers are suffering from too much
land. Merchants are very conservative
In any new extensions. Farm stock
OF wheat and barley are about s ner
cent ABOVE local requirements. Little
grain IS LEFT In elevators here. THE
area plowed for 1914 crops last fall
was l50 per cent of normal and win he
devoted largely to wheat" ri, W..
Akin or Harvey writes. aCollections
are SLOW. Demand for credit is MOI
Strong but n here have Dlenty Or
FUNDS, Some outside money il being
INVESTED In farm loans. Merchants are
aklng on smaller stocks. The major
a1ty Of farmers are In GOOD 1ancia
condltlon. Little grain is left here in
either the hands Of farmers Or eIeva-
tors. The area plowed last fall was
very large and will probably be divfd-
sed an1oiag wheat oats, barley and