The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-08
GREATEST CROP
OF CASS COUNTY
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| $3.50 to $3.50 for shockers. 8, o
Simensen, cashier Of the Grandin
State bank, stated that his district
was harvesting the best crop in lie
years and that there was plenty OF
help. He added that the farmers will
meet with the merchants Of the city
there this evening at a community
meeting to regulate the price Of help
5000 From 100 Acres.
| J.. A, Kriek of casselton, touching
on the yields in his district, stated
| that q farmer was in the bank Tues
| day and made the statement that he
would be netted $4,000 off his quarter
section of land If the present price
of wheat, $3.50, prevailed when he
marketed his grain. This figures out
$50 an acre, nearly as much as the
land is worth.
Cashier Kriek admitted that the
| grain was spotted in some sections,
but that as a whole above the nor
NAL. His district was the only place
which reported the presence Of black
and red rust. He stated that both
| kinds of rust has been noticed in
some of the fields in the low districts
around Casselton, but that the dam
age was not much due to the fact
| that the grain was too far advanc.
ed.
Il am elated over the crop out.
look and the early returns in the
Casselton vicinity" said ]. A. Krick,
cashier OF the First National bank
of Casselton, one of the oldest bank
ing institutions in the county.
Rye is averaging 20 to rs bushels,
some barley yields of IS to 40 BUSH
els have been reported, and / think
wheat will average between, Is and
% bushels. Oats will go in the
neighborhood of 45 to SIS bushels.
Some red and black rust have
appeared in the fields, but the grain
Is too well advanced for 1t to do any
damage. If any damage has been
done, however, it is light.
"Casselton felt the heat wave of
a week ago Saturday and again on
the following Sunday, but the grain
were well formed. 1t ripened the
grain early and brought on an early
harvest.
There seems TO be plenty of labor,
but it is the old, old story, repeated
over, and over again, where they
will go into the fields for a day or
two and then leave, making a de-
mand for their wages and then lying
idle until the amount is spent.
Last year the average wheat
yield in the Casselton district was
between 5 and bushels to the acre.
This year, it will probably be be-
tween Is and % bushels.
IT heard one farmer make the
statement last night that from off
his quarter section of land this year
he expected to get $4,000 If the pres
ent price of wheat prevailed when he
marketed his grain,
Potatoes are good and will prob
ably yield so to so bushels to the
acre, not any less. Corn is not
matured and If the frost holds off
three more weeks we will get fair
crop"
"The crop outlook isn't at all bad
in our section of the county" said
A. L. Bailey, cashier of the State
bank Of Alice. Il think that we will
get two thirds of a crop which with
the present prices will make 1t a
record crop from the financial stand
point. Barley has been threshed in
some fields and is running 30 bushels
to the acre. Hay is scarce, but we
will not need to ship any In to care
for the stock during the coming
winter. Wheat, l estimate, will run
between IL and Is bushels to the
acre, barley 30 to 80 bushels and oats
20 to 80 bushels. Flax Is a fair crop,
but corn is backward. Harvesting
is half through in this section and
threshing will begin the latter or the
first of next week and will be two
weeks earlier than in other seasons.
Fair Crop at Davenport.
E. p. Buchholz of the Davenport
State bank, stated that the farmers
in this district had what might be
called fair CROP" but that 1t liz
below the average. Wheat thresh-
ing he said would start next week.
Labor is plentiful, the wages offered
being So to $3.50 per day, He report
ed many idle men in this section
who would not enter the fields at
this price. Hay he reported plenti-
ful on the prairies' but otherwise
Glowing Report From Gardner.
b. d. Mitchell, cashier of the
State bank at Gardner, said that as
near as he could figure out at this
date wheat in that section would go
between IL and Is bushels to the
acre. Last year the yield was BUSH
els to the acre. Rye will probably go
about rs bushels and barley rs, and
oats 80.
Its too early to determine with
any degree Of accuracy the yield of
fax" said Mr.. Mitchell. THE crop
Is good. Most of the farmers here
figure on $40 an acre for their
wheat, on the scale of 81 per bushel.
Barley Is expected to yield about the
same per acre as wheat if the farm
er can get 81 q bushel. Some oats
have been threshed and have yielded
80 bushels to the acre"
Estimates IS Bushels in County.
Mr.. Mitchell has travelled extern
sively over cass county and esti-
mates that the average yield of
wheat win be Is bushels to the acre.
He says there have been no COM
plants in regard to help. Potatoes
are looking good but need rain. The
hay crop is light but viii carry the
farmers through.
Simensen Gives Statement,
Generally speaking. we feel that
our crop is up to and q little bet
ter than the average" said g, 8.
Simensen. cashier Of the Grapdin
State bank. Some early oats have
been harvested and the yield was so
bushels. Rye which has been thresh-
ed has gone Is to 20 bushels TO the
acre. Wheat is being cut and esti-
mate that the average yield in this
section will run between is and 30
bushels.
Barley is one. of our best crops
and is nearly all cut. The yield
should be rs to IS bushels. This sec
ton Of the county Is enjoying the
best crop in Is years and is the |
greatest money maker for the farm !
err" Mr.. Simensen estimated that |
the wheat yield in the county would |
be Is bushels to the acre as did |
Cashier Mitchell OF Gardner.
From More Of Buffalo.
Wheat, barley. potatoes and corn |
are going to be above the average"
was the way s. q. More. cashier of |
the First National bank at Buffalo.
the crop situation in |
his territory.
''Wheat will go is to Is bushels,