The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-03
GIGANTIC YIELDS.
OF VALLEY wheat.
TO ATTRACT Land
BUYERS TO STATE.

The tremendous wheat crop being
threshed in the Red river valley
counties, a crop that is believed to
surpass in volume any ever preVl-
ouIy produced in the district looms
up with ever increasing proportions
as more and more reports are re-
ceived from the threshers.
The greatest average yield yet re-
ported on any individual farm in the
valley is 81 bushels an acre on a
tract in Grand Forks county.
Cass county, however. with Its
wheat crop estimated at between H.
100000 and 100000 bushels, easily
leads the state in the matter of gross
production, while in point of average
yield, it will crowd closely the rec
ord made by any other county. Cass,
Richland, Trail, Sergeant, Ransom
and Walsh counties. however, are
close contenders for the honors, and
in each of these counties, the pro-
duction figures of this season will
be well above the average for each
county.
With the tremendous money value
Of the crop, the attention of pros
pective land buyers is being attract
ed to the district to a greater degree
than for several seasons past, and
the indications point to heavy land
movements this fall and winter.
Reports from some points in the
state follow:
Walsh in Splendid Shape.
In Walsh county, wheat is averag-
ing from % to As bushels, that con-
dititon holding true Of the territory
from Grafton to the Canadian boun-
Diary line. Pembina county is reput-
ed to have one of the best wheat
in Walsh county, between Grafton
and Park River, the wheat average
is estimated at about 20 bushels.
Barley, in the district north Of
Grafton, is running from As to SIS
bushels with one individual yield at
66 bushels. Flax will give a good
yield.
Threshing in the big district af-
fected by recent heavy rains is UNI
der way, and the yields are fair. The
grade Of the grain has in some in
stances been hit by the moisture,
while the bundles of grain. driven
accumulated dust. making the job
of threshing decidedly dirty.
-.s RichIand Going Big.
Walcott, in Richland county, re-
ports some food crops. A quarter
section If land owned by G, L. o.
son produced a crop worth $4,000,
while oscar Hos':e produe, II crop
of about the same value. I he0dore
Martinson threshed 1900 bushels Of
wheat ft1m 70 acres. an average Of
nearly ~ bushels an acre. the gray
is Of cx client Quality, anil he cor
diti.n IS 5eenrat IN the Walcott dis
tricr.
Wheat in the Kindred district is
running from 80 to so bushels an
acre, with an average of around 35
bushels. Kindred elevators are re-
ceiving a tremendous influx of
wheat. Recipes Of four days were
40 loads, l72 loads, 220 loads ard
1872 loads, respectively. Nearly ev-
cry farmer in the district is build
ing additional grain storage.
The Langdon district reports loss
to Fife wheat by rusT, and 1t Is the
only section of the state so far re-
porting any such condition. NJ. L.
Sullivan estimates his loss by rust
at about $40 on acre. Durum
wheat was not affected. The rust
developed in the last two weeks. The
wheat was quite we'll developed
when the rust hit it, thus reducing
the loss.
CoIfax township, in R!chland coun-
ty, reports rye seeding already I'M
der way, with the soil conditions
very good. There will be a larger
acreage of rye in that district than
there was last year.
Ryder, in Ward county, where the
drought conditions We're severe, re-
ports an average of Il bushels an
acre on the first field threshed. 1t
graded No. 1. weighing 81 pounds a
bushel.
Clay Is Prosperous.
Some 50-bushel yields are being
reported in Clay county, Minnesota, |
the top yield being on the A. r. Aim
quist farm with 55h bushels an
acre, while several tracts on the
David ,Askegaard farm, in Holy |
Cross township, average more than |
SO bushels an acre. Otto J. Grover, |
of Moland township, Clay county, |
reports better than so bushels an
acre. The estimate of the average