The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-15
SIZE Of WHEAT
CROP OF NORTHWEST
Agricultural Department Does
Not Believe 1t Is Far Below
That of 1902.
Globe Special Washington Service.
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Globe Special Washington Service.
1417 G Street.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 14-The
size Of this years wheat crop is still
a question, although the experts Of the
agricultural department, as published
in these dispatches several days ago,
have made preliminary estimate for
the northern tier of states west of the
Mississippi river, placing the yield at
222,903,6S9 bushels. The final estimate,
supposed to be pretty accurate, will be
ready in less than month. Core
spondents of the department are now
making the final inquiries.
The only new factor in the situation
is the record Of receipts of winter
wheat at Toledo, st. Louis, Detroit and
Kansas City and of the spring wheat
receipts at Minneapolis, Milwaukee,
Duluth and Chicago. These are the
principal markets. The government has
received the record of these receipts
up to Nov. 6. On that date the spring
wheat receipts at Minneapolis amount
ed to 26,941, $50 bushels, as against 49,
023,5SS bushels on the same date of
last year. The receipts at all four Of
the spring wheat markets were 54,346,-
$50 bushels, as against II, 798,638 last
year. Either the crop is slow In get
ting to market or is much smaller than
last year.
The winter wheat receipts up to Nov.
6 at the four principal winter wheat
markets were 33,997,741 bushels, as
against 47,423, 454 bushels In the same
period of 1902
Despite this unfavorable showing, the
agricultural department is not satisfied
that the spring wheat crop is so far
below last years record as the market
receipts at this time would seem to in
dictate. The preliminary estimate of
the wheat crop in Minnesota, North
Dakota and South Dakota was 177,125,-
615 bushels, as against an actual crop
of 9.472,063 more in 1902 The figures
in the preliminary estimate for Wash
ington were 25.509,009 bushels much
larger yield than that of last year. Yet
milling men and exporters on the sound
declare that the Washington crop is
far less than the crop of last year, not
exceeding 100000 bushels. There is
a mighty big difference between 12,-
100000 and 25,000,000, and somebody's
estimate is wrong. The estimates of
the agricultural department have gen.
orally been regarded as a close APP
Proclamation.
Miscellaneous crop conditions report
ed by the agricultural department yes
terday make a fair showing. The
Northwestern states, although not in
the corn belt, had good yield of corn
this year. Washington's corn yield
averaged 23.1 bushels of the shelled
product per acre, as against % BUSH
els last year and ten-year average
of 1877 bushels. Oregon's yield was
23.4 bushels, as againest ten-year
average of 1877. Idaho made a fine
showing with a yield Of 345 bushels
per acre, as against a ten-year average
of 23.S. Montana's yield is estimated at
24.1 bushels per acre, the ten-year
average being 24.2. The North Dakota
figures for this year are 25.2 bushels,
ten-year average, 21.3; South Dakota,
29.9 bushels this year, ten-year av-
erage, 81; Minnesota, 1873 this year,
ten-year average, 1872.
Waiter E. Clark.