The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-05
THRESHING OF.
STATES CROP.
GREAT
WEALTH INCREASE

Reports From Many Sec
lions Show Tremendous
Returns Obtained
Reports from various points in
North Dakota OF threshing opera
tons, as CLEANED from local news
papers, give an indication of the
wealth that is rolling into North
Dakota as result of this years
crop. The case Of a Richland coun
ty man who has over 100000 worth
OF wheat is one of the most interest
ing.
Reports from various points fol-
low:
Lisbon Pree Press: Geo. Hanna
south of the city, reports an average
of % bushels of wheat to the acre
on his farm. He says this certainly
beats the time back in the early
eos, when he was mighty glad to
get even an eight bushel average.
Mr. Hanna came to Ransom county
SO years ago.
Frank Trumbull. north of town.
has an, average of 20 bushels OF
wheat to the acre. "
Grant Beemis Of the Elliott coun-
try, whose crop was partially hailed
out, reports an average Of II bushels
of wheat to the acre.
James Sorenson has q yield OF 40
bushels of wheat per acre on part
of his choice farm situated northwest
of the city. Who can beat this re-
port?
Jacob Weller, west of town, re-
ports . an ayerageof % bushels Of
wheat and so bushels Of oats to the
acre on his farm. This is the kind
of report that puts on the smile that
won't come off.
Mandan Pioneer: Theo. P. EWaid
of Hebron who was in the city to-
day, reports that some very salts
factory returns are being received
from the threshers Fred Schneider
got an average of II bushels Of
wheat to the acre. and on summer
fallow ground his wheat averaged
10 bushels. To the north of Hebron
in the Haymarsh country, Mr.. Ewald
said he believed, a lot Of the crop
would go 25 bushels. Farmers are
already busy with their fall plow-
ing indicating a much, larger acre
age for next year. Mr.. Ewald has
spent most of his time farming this
summer and has bought small trac-
tors and other machinery and intends
to go in more extensively next year
Fornaan News: Threshing reports
in this vicinity are generally salts
factory and it is stated that the gem
eral wheat yield will be about 20
bushels per acre, and the grain gem
orally is. of good quality. In an
stated that there is considerable
smut, although the seed had been
treated with formalydehyde, and
that in every case OF this kind, the
wheat had been grown from import
ed seed.
Forbes Republican: Ed. Olson has
finished threshing and reports a
forty-acre field OF wheat having gone
223s bushels to the acre or 900 bush
els for the piece. Over $1,000 in the
bank and 900 bushels of good wheat
on its way to feed Uncle Sans boys!
Pretty good forty. eh2
Jamestown Alert: Al. r, Thomp-
son of the Star Elevator company
has returned from a business trip
to Montana. He reports the spring
wheat crop OF good quality but much
smut in the winter wheat Crops in
the vicinity Of Billings are yielding
fairly well.
Wahpeton Farmers News; What,
up to the present time, is considered
to be a record. yield for forty acres,
was threshed by Steve Rassier, when
he threshed 1880 bushels of mar
uuis wheat from 40 acres, this being
a yield of 40 bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Rassier has about 1000 acres of
wheat which will without doubt av-
erage better than 80 bushels to the
acre. which at the price set by the
government will bring better than
$50, 100000.
Mrs. Anna Braun reports that the
! 20 acres of wheat on her farm, which
! is located east Of Tyler, on the Min
nesota side, along the Bois de Sioux,
went SO bushels of wheat to the acre
and that 40 acres OF rye went 3755
bushels per acre.
Joe Dietz, who resides few miles
north of Wahpeton, reports that 40
acres of wheat went 40 bushels to
the acre. or 1900 bushels in all.
Watford city Guide: There is at
least one man living south of Wat
| ford City, who has not had time this
season to worry much over the
shortage of labor. This man is Frank
Belgard, and he says he has planted
and harvested 100 acres of crop, con-
sisting of rye, oats and wheat with
assistance from no one. He COM
pleted the task of shocking the last
of his grain Tuesday and is waiting
on the threshing rig to arrive at his
farm.
Edgely Mail: Threshing is on in
| full swing in this district, or in at
least as full swing as it can be
shat the help available will permit.
MANY rigs are idle as a result Of the
| farm labor shortage. A number of
patriotic town folks have volunteer
| ed their services and are helping out
the situation to a great extent. There
| is, however. not half enough help
| to go around The minimum wage
| for threshing hands is 80 cents an
! hour it appears. with few men to-
be had at that.
Wheat and other grains are yield
| ing considerably heavier than what
was really expected. The range is
from better than so bushels of wheat
to the acre and bushels as a mini
mum. 1t is generally conceded that
the average for the western half of
the county will go better than 10
bushels per acre
Wheat grown on corn ground is
yielding 10 to 20 pushelsS per acre
more than that seeded on fall pillow
ing or disced land. Tn average for
rye 1t is said will run around 15
bushels to the acre with spots here
and there that win yield forty bush
els.
The best yield reported in this
district is that from field OF is
acres. produced by Doc Iverson,
northeast OF town. Doc threshed a
field OF Is acres that measured 486
9ig,,e1,aIeg eyofv1er halter than 20 hYsrh