The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-25
DAMAGE TO CROPS
is NOT SERIOUS
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take cheerful view of the situation
with few exceptions; and taking these
reports as whole, the outlook for the
great staple crops is that of an average
year, to say the least. In some of the
largest wheat and corn states, more
over, it is certain that the crops of
spring and winter wheat will be in ex-
cess of last years harvest; and the
corn outlook is good at this season.
Approximately one-third Of the wheat
crop is produced in the northern belt
of states extending from the head wa
tiers Of the Mississippi river to Puget
sound, namely, Minnesota, the two Da-
kotas, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and
Washington. These states produced
last year not only SO per cent of the
entire wheat crop Of the country, but
more than 80 per cent of the spring
wheat crop. The harvest in these states
benefits some of the largest Transport
tation interests on the continent, the
region being tributary to the Great
Northern, Northern Pacific and other
great railway systems, and, through
their terminals, to the great lakes
steamship lines on the east and Puget
In this important wheat belt the
conditions are almost uniformly good
at this writing. Such damage as has
been caused by rains is far less than
in the central region west Of the Mis-
sissippi river. The acreage in almost
all these states is larger than it was
last year, and the reports of present
condition are altogether encouraging.
An examination of>acreage reports and
special conditions prevailing in the
several states gives the following in
dications for the wheat crop in the
northern belt of states:
Minnesota Little Short
A crop of 69,946,074 bushels is indicated
for Minnesota, which is the largest
spring wheat state in the country. This
is little below the harvest of 1908, how
ever, which amounted to 70,652,5 97 bush
els. The conditions In July in this state
are about the same as they were last
year at this time but the proba bilities
are that the acreage is somewhat smaller.
On the other hand, North Dakota, which
ranks second in the country in spring
wheat production, will probably yield a
harvest of So, 002, 609 bushels, as against
81, 240, $50 last year. In South Dakota a
considerable decrease in the crop is indi-
Gated, due partly to smaller acreage.
The estimate for this state may be given
as 1852, SIS bushels, but this is con-
sentative figure, and the final estimate
may exceed this by considerable
amount
In Montana and Idaho, which are COM
paratively small producers of wheat, the
conditions are frst-class. In both states
the acreage is larger than in 1903, and
the growing crops have been reported as
total PRODUCTION was last year, Idaho pro-
duced more winter wheat to the acre last
year than any other state, and Montana
was first of all in the acreage yield OF
spring wheat The indication are that
this years crop in Montana Will To- be be
3,062, $50 bushels, and in Idaho o,.oz,fsf
bushels.
In washington the outlook IS especial
ly good at this time, and in oregon the
indications are about those of an aver
age year. although possibly little be-
low the record of 1903. The crop of iast
year, and the indicated crop for this year
are given In the following table: -
1903 1904