The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-09
FLOOD OF Cash
into DISTRICT
ASSURED UNDER
PRESENT PRICES
Barley Field, 40 Bushels to
Acre, Returns $50 to
One Owner
30 -BUSHEL WHEAT j..
ASSURED BY SOME
Kragnes Territory "Never
Better An "Old Fash
ioned Crop"

Clay county, Minnesota, COM
prised within the shopping ter
ritory" Of Fargo and Moor
head, has this year produced
its best paying crop of coarse
grains.
That is the almost unanimous
verdict of farmers and business
men, interviewed Tuesday after
noon and today by The Forum,
in conformity with its policy of
giving to the people of the
northwest accurate information
on crop conditions and their eff
feet upon business prospects.
Outstanding features of the
Clay county grain crop are:
A wheat berry, plump and
bright, that ought to grade No.
/ hard. ..sI
No smut-no rust.
Clean, light straw, requiring
less twine. @
Early harvesting, early thresh-
ing, permitting farmers to fall
plow.
At present grain values, the
crop produced in Clay county
will bring more wealth into the
county than any crop the coun-
ty has produced.
Instances wherein a field of
barley running 40 bushels to the
acre, sold for 81, ,25 a busheI, net
ting a gross income of $50 an
acre, are cited by one of the men
whom The Forum has interview
ed.
Others place wheat yields as
high as 80 bushels an acre. That
means a gross income of any
where from $50 to $75 an acre,
with wheat at from So to $3.50 a
bushel.
In Heart of Golden Flood.
Following up the canvass made by
Cass county, North Dakota, the cam
vass revealing the fact that the
county has produced its most valu-
able grain crop in all the years of
Its history, the additional evidence
today must be convincing
as to the prospects for business dur
Ing the fall and winter months in
Fargo and Moorhead-thed dual cities
Of the Red river valley-the fame Of
which must again be recognized by
all.
The Red river valley-"Bread Bas-
ket of the World" they called it in
the old days, and now, with the
world. clamoring for food, 1t has pro-
styles it. "an old fash
oned CROP. 1t isn't a record break
sr in bushels of grain-but it's
money value so far exceeds that of /
any previous crop, the imagination |
IS staggered.
But the story as Clay county |
armers and business men tell 1t is |
1f itself sufficient.
Oats Heavy and Fine,
Oats this year handle like sand
ast year 1t was like trying to shovel |
WOOL" said Levi Thortvedt, Buffalo
liver farmer. who had threshed
some early oats for feed. All grain.
ne said, is Of fine quality and should !
trade high. Harvesting on the
rhortvedt farm was finished three
lays ago and threshing will begin |
IN Thursday next.
SO 5usheI Oats.
y j. Gunderson. also a Buffalo /
liver farmer, threshed some oats
hat averaged about so bushels to |
he acre. the yield being surprisingly
arge for the amount Of straw. Ex- |
Of the potato fields shows
/ good growth of well set tubers /
five or six to the hill. Rain
would help the potato crop as hot
weather. would help to make a crop
4 ear corn.
kragnes Has Best Crop.
John Olness SAYS the crop in the
1ragnes neighborhood is the best
or several years and the quality ex-
eptionally good. Everyone is busy
arYesting with oats and barley
learly all cut, and wheat ripening
lowly. Threshing will begin next
week and as fine grain as ever was
,rown will be marketed at Kragnes
Or. Olness will finish cutting 500
.cres OF wheat this week.
Potatoes Will BE Fine.
John Corneiiusen has finished |