Daily globe., 1882-10-07
MINstSOTA'S CROPS.

Interesting and Reliable Figures Prepared
by Secretary Young.
The secretary of the state board of i'm
migration furnishes the following particu-
lars about the crops of this season. The
estimates are, for the most part, based up
on results obtained from threshing oper-
ations, and all are reported
by intelligent and careful,
well informed farmers in the counties
enumerated. Hence, they are believed to
be worthy of far more consideration than
the estimates of month ago, the aggre-
gates of which they reduce by from ten to
pfteen!per cent. The tables below, and
other statistics in the hands of the secre-
tary not sufficiently full to warrant publica-
tioa at this time make the following show
ing:
Forty -four counties have been heard from.
with an aggregate wheat area of 1,739,961
acres, The mean average of the yields is
1887 bushels per acre. Twenty-six coun-
ties have not reported. 1t is believed that
the mean average of these will hardly
equal that of those heard from, and that the
average of the state at large will not ex-
ceed fourteen bushels per acre, from
2,569,695 acres. This will give an aggre-
gate crop for the entire state of 35,975,75S
bushels.
Reports of the yield of oats are at hand
from Al counties, with an aggregate of
4S5,S71 acres. The mean average is
1898 bushels per acre. The coun.
ties not heard from embrace
364, 1854 acres in oats, and Judging from
consetiguity of their location as to those
from which reports are received, it is be-
lieved that the average for the state at
large will be 40 bushels per acre from an
aggregate area of S49,925 acres, or a
total yield of 80, ,997 900 bushels.
BARLEY.
Only thirty -four counties are reported
from, the area of which in barley was
17O,6S3 acres. iThe mean average for these
is 2242 bushels per acre. 22.5 bushels per
acre will fairly represent the average for
the state from 309,7O7 acres, or a total
yield of 6,96S, ,4O7 bushels.
reports OF rye received from only seven
teen counties, having an aggregate area of
1887 acres in this grain. The mean aver
age yield is 1872 bushels per acre. The ag-
gregate rye area of counties not heard
from is 1904 acres; the aggregate reported
area of the entire state being 25,S7S acres.
The mean average for the state
at large is estimated at 1888
bushels per acre, which gives
a total yield of 461, ,4O4 bushels
The reports indicate that this crop will
be about 20 per cent. below good average
yield, but the greatly increased acreage
will assure more than the usual quantity
grswn in this state. The number of acres
reported in corn is 738,O55, against 469,-
1923 acres last year.
OTHER CROPS,
The yield of potatoes is reported
larger than usual, though the vines we're
blighted in number of places, to linn
tied extent. The quality of the product is
said to be excellent generally. Buckwheat
was slightly injured by the frost in Sep
tember, but will yield about an ordinary
crop. Sorghum was also injured by frost
and the yield will be reduced considerably
in quantity and quality.
The following tables show the aggregate
acreage in wheat, oats, barley and rye, the
yield per acre, and the total yield by coun-
ties. as far as reported: