Winter Wheat in South Dakota
Journal: Open PRAIRIE (South Dakota State University)
Year: 2012

Winter wheat production in South Dakota has been constantly on the decline since 1916. In that year 2,775,000 bushels were produced. The crop reporter reports the 1920 production at a figure of 1,325,000 bushels less. At the same time the acreage decreased by 75,000 acres. Spring wheat also shows a steady decrease in production since 1918. The yield in 1916 was low. The decrease in spring wheat production based upon the highest year's average is 63.2 per cent, while, basing our calculation upon