Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-06
MINNESOTA CROPS.
Report of the State Statistical Agent.
WHEAT.

Report of the State Statistical Agent.
WHEAT.
The returns from couCty CORES pcndents
for October LIST, to this Office, represent
wheat as turning ont better than was an
ticipated generally throughout the state.
This is especially the case in the central
and northwestern counties which suffered
more or less severely from drouth. The
straw was unusually short and the
fewer number of stacks gathered from the
fields, as compared with last year,
many to conclude that the yield would be
lighter. On threshing, however, it is re-
ported that the yield is for the most part
in excess of last year. Between 200 and
800 more bushels are claimed to have been
threshed from five stacks in Douglas
county this season than were obtained
from eight stacks last year; the size of the
stacks being similar. The acreage
in wheat reported to this Office on the first
of June last was 2,571, 637 acres and from
the returns received this month the aver
age yield is 1889 bushels per acre; giving
an aggregate crop of 3S,3O5,373 bushels.
Certainly as much as per cent, however T,
has been destroyed by storms, which re-
duces the average per acre to 14.45 bushels
and the aggregate crop to 81, ,211 bush
els. My own estimate of the extent
of damages is 5 per cent.
and of the aggregate yield SO. $50, 1O4 bush
els, but the opinions of careful correspond
ents in the several localities affected by
storms agree that the damage will not ex-
coed three per cent. hence have adopted
hnf fiOrn Nv snfr oh
area in wheat by 81, 466 acres than that
given in the preliminary statement" of
the state statistician. This no doubt
arises from the circumstance that
seeding was continued very much
later than usual, and considerable longer
after the assessors made their reports (up-
on which his are predicated) than was at
that time supposed to be practicable. The
quality of the grain is good and it has, for
the most part been saved in excellent con-
dition.
There were 922,813 acres reported sown
in oats, The crop was generally good al
though the average does not come
up to that of last year, be-
ing only 1878 bushels per acre
or an aggregate of 34,44S,6O9 bushels.
This was dne largely to late seeding though
the drouth also affected the crop unfavora,
bly,.
The average yield of barley is reported
as 24.169 bushels per acre, on 304, 006 acres
or an aggregate of 7,S44, 7s5 bushels. The
quality, however, falls fifteen per cent.
below good No. 1 grade. considerable
proportion of the crop will grade No. 8
the bulk of it No. and not more than ter
or twelve per cent. No. 1. This is also
laid to the charge of the backward spring
and cold summer weather.
The area sown in rye was 1854 acres,
and the average per acre yielded is re.
ported to be II bushels, the quality being
3 per cent. better than average. The az
gregate yield, according to this, will be
439, 178 bushels.
This crop was planted late and under
unfavorable circumstances. The crop OF
last year having failed to ripen fully in
many localities farmers were compelled to
purchase seed grown elsewhese. I'm
fortunately considerable number
of them obtained seed from Nebraska and
other more southerly states. The back
ward spring made late planting necessary
and corn came forward very slowly until
the middle of July; it then started to
growing and by September 9th there was
promise of fairly good crop; but unusu-
ally early and severe frosts on the two
following nights damaged it fully fifty
per cent and subsequent frosts have in
jured it still more. The result is there
will be very little good sound
corn harvested in the state this
year aud the value of the crop fo1
market or feed, will hardly reach 33 pei
cent of that of a good average yield.
About 764,687 acres were planted in this
crop.
MINOR PRODUCTS.
Potatoes are reported as in excellent
condition with promise of moro than an
average WELD The amber supar cane