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

cial condition. From 10 to Is per cent
| Of the wheat raised here is still in
farmers hands. A large acreage vas
| plowed last fall and will be sown to-
| wheat, oats and barley"
C. B. Little, president Of the First
National bank of Bismarck, writes re-
gardin~ conditions in Burleigh county:
collections are rather slow. Credit
has been pretty fairly extended but at
present there is a tendency to slow
down. Merchants are buying smaller
spring stocks than usual. Farmers are
generally in very good shape. They
have marketed enough for local mills.
The area plowed last fall was q little
less than usual. Wheat will take the
largest acreage nd corn next"
r. c. Lewis, vice president Of the
the following interesting and complete
report: LAS to collections, would say
that they r satisfactory. Credits
are somewhat restricted. Merchants
are buying their spring stock, show
ing a disposition to buy reasonably
light, preferTing to wait developments.
AS to financial standing Of the farm
ers, every community has it's poor and
w~ell-to-do farmers They vary in this
locality. Would say hat they were
about normal, but somewhat dissatis-
fed and Disguised oveT the fact that
all farm products have been put on
the free list, while other commodities
are protected. Most of the grain has
been marketed. AS to the percentage
now held by the farmer, my judge
ment is there is very little in excess
of seed and local requirements in their
hands. From what information I get,
[ believe tina the local elevators are
not burdened with great amnun
Of wheat now stored in this commun-
ity. Not a great deal of grain is con-
sumed by the local mills, but would
say there was ample for what they
require until the new crop M in.
The area plowed last fall would av-
erage about 100 per cent. Wheat,
oats and barley will be the principal
crop sowed in the spring, Of course
there will be some fax and corn
About 90 Per Cent Crop Marketed.
+ An unusually large area was fall
plowed in Cavalier county. Regard
ing conditions around Hannah, E. I.
Donovan writes: About rs per cent
of the acreage that will be sown to
wheat "a plowed last fall. Farmers
have marketed about 80 per cent Of all
grain. Wheat will probably be the
+. Winter reports: Farmers are in
fair condition. They still hold about
Is per cent of the wheat above seed
requirements, rs per cent oats, 20 per
cent barley and 10 per cent fax. Col
lections are slow. Merchants are buy.
ing smaller stocks, but show a ten
dency to extend credit freely"
A very optimistic report was re-
ceived from F. B.. Cannon Of Glendale
regarding conditions in Dickey COM
ty. He writes: COLLECTIONS are coed.
Merchants are taking on normal
stocks and are extending credit quite
freely. Farmers are in excellent A.
~nancial condition. They hold, above
seed requirement, rs per cent Of the
will probably be the most popular
grain sown this spring." Thomas F.
Marshall Of Cakes reports: "Collec-
tons are good and farmers are in
good financial condition. Stocks of
wheat in first hands above local re-
quirements are about 10: per ent of
the crop, corn 20 per cent. oats 25 per.
cent, rye 40 per cent, barley SO per
cent and flax 10 per cent. There is
not enough milling wheat here to sup
ply local mills and 1t will be shipped
in quite freely. A normal acreage was
powed last fall. Durum wheat is in
creasing in popularity"
r. !. NJ. Caldwell Of Monango writes:
Feed grain will be the popular seed
this spring. The acreage prepared last
fall was unusually large. Little grain
is left here either in elevators or on
the farm. Farmers have been suffer-
ing from adverse crop conditions and
collections have been Slow
In Divide county collections are
good, according to G.. J. Clark Of Cros-
by. Mr.. Clark writes in part: Most
farmers here are in fairly good con-
dition. They still hold about 80 per
0nr,f nf loot NTnoY re ~un nrnyh E0 mar
cent barley, so per cent oats and 10
per cent each Of wheat and flax. An
unusually large area was plowed last
fall and will be sown mostly to
wheat" ~
A. E. Rachel of Juanita is rather
pessimistic regarding conditions there.
He writes: Collections are very
slow and farmers are suffering from
poor crops. Most all grain here has
been marketed by farmers and for
Warded by elevators to terminals
w. e. Laudsene of Darlington. Fos-
ter county, an important crop grow
ing section of the state, writes: Col
lections are rather slow and credit is
being curtailed somewhat. Merchants
are taking on smaller stocks for
spring business. Farmers are in only
fair shape. Farm reserves Of wheat
above seeding requirements are about
10 per cent, oats 5 to 10 per cent, and
barley 10 to is per cent. The area
plowed last fall was $50 to 200 per
cent of normal. The acreage will be
we'll divided in wheat, oats, barley
and some speltz.'
Crop outIoko Favorable.
Bankers in Grand Forks county are
not especially optimistic regarding
business conditions, but report every
thing extremely favorable for 1914
crops. M. c.. Bachelor sends In the
following complete report: Locally
collections are fair, but throughout
the Red river Wiley they are slow.
Bankers and merchants are conser-
vative in extending credit. Merchants
are taking on smaller stocks. Farm
ers in the Red river valley are In fair
to, good conditions, but throughout the
state not so much so. Generally not
much more grain than is needed for
seed and feed remain on farms. There
is usually a large movement out on
grain during March, as assessments
of taxes date April T.. Spring work
once started to go fast as practically
everything vas fall plowed. The corn
acreage will be increased but wheat
is still very popular" IA. u. Hunter
OF the First National bank OF Grand
Forks writes: COLLECTIONS are poor.
Merchants are taking on smaller
stocks. The poor crop of 1915 has
caused I'm suffering among farm
ers. Most OF the grain has already
been marketed and forwarded to|
terminals. The area plowed last fall