The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-01
PAPER MEN
PREDICT Big CROP
REPORT COMPILED FROM MANY
SECTIONS SHOWS IMMENSE
POSSIBILITIES FOR HARVEST
MARKED RETURN TO CATTLE
BREEDING.

Minneapolis Journal: "Never be-
fore have conditions been so uniformly
| favorable for the farmer from coast
to coast and lakes to gulf. Inc
greatest harvests in the history or
| American agriculture are under way
with the most gratifying conditions lor
| the corn crop ever recorded at this sea-
| son."
This is one of the statements in a
crop report, covering the winter WheaC
and corn states territory prlnclpallV
but including also the country trlou-
tary to Minneapolis, which will be IN
the mails Wednesday. 1t emanates from
Standard Farm Paper Advertising. ana
is buttressed on facts submitted oy
editors of standard farm papers. Back
through the publication sources tro"
which the collective report is made. the
information arises from the farms. the
banks, railroads and mercantile anu
| other sources. The inquiries did not
! go into livestock conditions, but the
summary makes note Of a very salts
factory price condition for producers
that maintains in the great markets..
There is a marked return to cattle
breeding with renewed interest III tn'
production of draft horses and decided
interest in swine breeding and an as
tcnishing rise in values in wool ana
mutton" the report says.
The summary has been made ready
between the June and July reports OF
the department Of agriculture and IS
timely.
Many Authorities Consulted.
The Breeders Gazette, and Prairie
Farmer, Chicago, HOard's Dairyman'
Fort Atkinson, Wis. Wisconsin Agrl-
culturist, Racine, Wis. Wallace's
Farmer, Des Moines, Ia, The Farmer
st. Paul, Northwestern National BANK
Minneapolis, Milwaukee road and chi
cago and North Western road arc some
Of the sources of information covering
country tributary to or Immediately
important to Minneapolis.
The southwest was covered by Inc
Kansas Farmer, Topeka; Missouri
Farmer, Columbia, Nd, Progressive
Farmer, Dallas. Texas, Exchange Ma
tional bank, Columbia, Mo-, the Rock
Island lines, Oklahoma Farm Journal
and Farmers National hank, Okla
30 ma City, Bank of Topeka, Topeka,
Burlington road and a:chison sy2-
tenn.
Other quoted sources are The Indi-
ana Farmer, Indianapolis; The Ohio
Farmer, Cleveland; Michigan Farmer,
Detroit; Pennsylvania Farmer, Phila-
delphia; Progressive Farmer, Raleigh,
n. c.; Progressive Farmer, Birming :
ham, Ala; Baltimore & Ohio road,
Chicago & Alton and Illinois Central
roads.
Rain Helps Northwest.
Pastures have been excellent and
the hay crop which is now being cut
is of splendid yield and quality" says
the report with reference to the north
west. During the past ten days there
has been a great abundance of rain.
The rain surplus has been very help
full for those portions Of the western
Dakotas and Montana where the yer
age rainfall is limited, and while it
has delayed corn cultivation and hay
making somewhat in the middle west,
it has not been detrimental to croIs
as ytet, With normal weather from
this time to harvest the northwest
should produce one of the greatest
crops in it's history. The only unfay-
orable condition we can have during
the next month is an excess Of rain,
there being a sufficient amount OF
moisture in the ground at present for
maturing all crops"
OF the southwest, Topeka, Kan. re-
ports:
This years Kansas crop and live
stock products will be worth nearly
$300,0 900, 900. Kansas Is harvesting the
largest CROP Of wheat in her history
and no state has ever produced q
larger crop. The yield is conservative
ly estimated at 125. 100000 bushels, but
early threshing Returns indicate that
the government estimate Of 14S, 600, 0OC
bushels will be realized. More thar
half of the crop is now in the stack
and the job will be completed the first
week in July. Probably $1,000 0(
bushels Of oats will be ~threshed-alsc
a record breaking yield. Two nor,
mally good cuttings of alfalfa are al.
ready harvested and n or two more
will be secured"
Encouraging Reports Everywhere.
Oklahoma is breaking all records II
q oats production. Indiana will have
10000, 900 to IS, 900, 900 bushels NOR,
wheat than last year, Iowa never hat
such fine general prospects. The dair,
! sections Of Wisconsin are in priml
I condition. Nebraska has produced ,
record wheat crop. Oklahoma alsC
: has a record wheat production. South.
= western Illinois, Tennessee and part
{ of Mississippi have been a little def,
cient in moisture, but crops are doin:
t we'll notwithstanding. Good reporti
are included from Pennsvlvan Mo