Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-28
Suing ack 10 Normal
IsALready Under Way
In Many Farm Sections

The Minneapolis Journal has Just
completed a thorough canvass of
business conditions and, prospects in
she northwest; and, according to the
Journal, the canvass reveals that
normal conditions are again in sight
in many places. Following is the re-
suit of the Journals investigation:
Reports to the Sunday Journal in
response to inquiries to well informed
men in a large number of points in
Minnesota, North and South Dakota
and Montana strongly indicate that
the northwest states now are enter
ing the new crop season with COM
mcrcial and agricultural prospects
more favorable than was the general
Impression this winter. Reports
based upon activities of man farm
ers already in the fields n others
soon to start planting. indicate .
in the ground early under generally
favorable conditions.
Confidence Returning.
Business sentiment everywhere in
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Da-
many reports to the Journal from
farmers and land owners, merchants.
implement dealers, bankers and
~thers, shows confidence. Nowhere is
there apparent n disposition to
eviade recognition of actual condi-
tions. In some localities in westNn
North Dakota and Montana, where it
will be impossible for farmers to pay
their borrowings from country banks
until the crop now being planted has
been harvested, optimism is no less
evident thar in those older settled
and richer places lin Minnesota and
South Dakota where there still is an
important l%iquidating and purchasing
power represented by old crop grain
hat farmers have not yet sold.
What Survey Shows.
These are outstanding features of
the reports to the Journal, that rep
resent, it is believed, as close an APP
Proclamation of the situation as it is
possible to make at this early date
Wheat acreage normal or very
slightl yreduced.
Total grain crop acreage fully
normal and possibly somewhat
greater.
Seed problem giving no trouble this
year. and most farmers have suf-
ficient seed of their own.
Lower corn prices will mo- mean Q
smaller acreage.
More live stock will be fed as re-
suit of lower values for feed grains.
Financial condition of representa-
tive farmers is, good, although many
have little cash.
Farmers whose condition is least
favorable are the renters and those in
further western territory who had
small crops last year.
Loans of country banks to farmers
are above normal nearly everywhere,
Farmers are slow about paying
their bank loans.
Relative to the working back OF
the northwest to normal, toward
which, reports. indicate, the move al
ready is on, various parts Of the ter.
ritory embraced by the four states
differ widely.
In these sections conditions are al.
ready working back to normal and
are already fully normal in some
lines:
The Black Hills country.
Minot, N. D., and its vicinity.
The Red River valley in North Da'
kota.
willmar and other localities i,
Minnesota.
Aberdeen, s. D.. and the distric
around it.
Reports from the following district
say conditions will work back t
normal whenever farmers decide t.
let go of their old crop grain:
WATERFOWL. Mitchell and adjacen
South Dakota territory.
The Minnesota counties just nortl
Of the Iowa line.