Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-07-28
GRISr OF LOCAL NEWS
rhe Commissioner of Agriculture
Has a Few Words To Say Re-
garding Wheat Crops.
Another Of the Tribune's Core
syondents Writes Interestingly
From the Worlds Fair.
BOARD of Equalization Winds Up
Its Duties-Various Items of
Local News.
Regarding the Wheat Yield.

Regarding the Wheat Yield.
Recently an interview appeared from a
nrominent man in the state placing the
wheat crop of North Dakota at 10000
MO bushels, followed by another claim
mo that the three states of North and
sonth Dakota and Minnesota together
would not produce that amount of
wheat. Another leading citizen recently
claimed that last years crop in North
Dakota amounted to 6 3,OOO,OOO bushels,
and now comes a Fargo man who thinks
9aOoO,OOO bushels rather high for this
year, In view of such diverse state
ments, many Of them absurdly wild, the
state commissioner of agriculture and
labor gives out the following figures as
10 the last three crops:
The United States government estl-
mates, made at the close of each year,
and which are conservative aud gener-
ally considered reliable, placed the pro-
duct of these three states at the follow
ing figures: The two Dakotas 4O,411 900
bushels in 1890, North Dakota 50, los, 900
bushels in 1891, and 34,99s, 900 bushels
in 1892; South Dakota %, 714,O0 bushels
in 1891, and 31,767,0OO bushels in 1892;
Minnesota 38,356,000 bushels in 1890;
$685. 600 bushels in 1891, and 41.21O,OOO
bushels in 1892. This makes the total
crop for the three states 79,767,O O9 bush
els in 1890, ~136,152,0U0 bushels in 1891,
and 1O7, 975 900 bushels in 1892.
Besides the government estimates
there have been state estimates of a more
or less official character for North Da-
kota, and n such estimate for Mime
sofa and South Dakota, to which the
commissioner has access. These state
estimates for North Dakota we're 25,654,-
9S bushels in 1890, 64,713,328 bushels in
1891, and 49, 1926, 1856 bushels in 1892. The
assessors returns the next year showed
the estimate for 1890 to be too small, and
gave the crop that year at 2~7,554,6l1
bushels; while the same authority re-.
duced the crop of 1891 in this state from
G,7l3,32S to 5S,323,O95 bushels. The only
estimate for South Dakota at hand is
tor 1880, when the figures were placed at
I,W6,6W bushels-which the report of
the Minneapolis chamber of commerce
thought considerably exaggerated. The
reports of the same chamber give Mime
sota's crop of 1890 at about the same as
the government estimate, but consider
the government estimate for 1891 about
aWO,OW bushels too small, which would
increase the Minnesota crop Of 1891 to
about 100000 bushels. The assessors
returns of Minnesota also increase the
government estimate of the crop of 1890
from 3S,356,OO0 to 142 bushels.
1hese figures seem to show that the gov
eminent reports have been conservative,
and more inclined to under estimate
man over estimate the crops of these
three states.
Inc commissioner has procured no
uala on which to base an estimate for
'aas years crop and makes none. But
Tue area sown to wheat the last three
years has not much exceeded 100000
a'es' and will not exceed that amount
luis year. If, therefore, the state pro-
Juices ten bushels per acre, it will mean
acfop OF 2S,0O0,000 bushels; and cor
'espondingly more or less as the yield
averages above or below ten bushels.
Mrs. Holley at the Fair.
a. EDITOR TRIBUNE: Are you going to
sue worlds Fair? Oh, yes! Where are
:Ou gong to stop? Now, that is the all
Important subject, !. wish I knew of
svu'e nice quiet place. These are some of
aau! and like questions that are daily
saAea by persons discussing their con-
sup!ated trip to Chicago to visit the ex-
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hs au0 experience and hospitality of
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a'' Will readily commend them to the
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