The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-08-13
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Million Acres More Wheat.

While it is difficult to estimate
with much accuracy the yield of
the grain this year until after har-
vest of the cereals, yet careful in
quiries over this state, South
Dakota and Minnesota show that
there will be large increase in
the yield of all grain over 1908.
The Market Record of Minneapo-
lis sent out $500 letters to all
sections of the three states above
mentioned and their replies show
a very large increase in small grain
acreage in Minnesota and the
Dakotas for 1909 above the acre
age of last year. This increased
acreage is greater in wheat than
in other small grains, but oats and
barley and fax also snow larger
total acreage and also increased
yleld per acre.
The total acreage of wheat in
the three states from the govern
ment report of 1900 amounted to
l4,2l3,OO0 acres against 1921 900
in 1909, an increase of 1,OSO,OOO
acres. The wheat acreage in
North Dakota in 1908 was $685.
600 while in 1909 the acreage ap-.
proximates 6,371,00O acres sown
to wheat. North Dakota leads
this year in total acreage, having
approximately 6,37l, 600 acres in
wheat; Minnesota has 5,731,OOO,
and South Dakota 3,l95,OOO.
The prospective yield this year
is still greater per acre in proper
ton. The yield in North Dakota
is shown by the correspondent to
be approximately 1872 this year
compared to ll.6 bushels in 1908.
The wheat yield for 1909 in ac-
cordance with these figures will be
nearly 1l5,952,OOO bushels. The
total yield Of wheat in 1908 for
North Dakota was 5,42S, 900 bush
els.
In North Dakota the increase
in oats both to acreage and yield
is also marked. The total oats
acreage for this state in 1908 was
l $4,000 bushels. In 1909 the
estimated acreage is l, ,4S3,OOO. The
yield per acre for 1908 for North
Dakota was 23.4 bushels. The
yield this year will approximate
81 bushels per acre. The total
oats yield will be about 54.87l,O 900
bushels for this state, against 32,-
$4,000 in 1908.
Barley also shows gain. The
barley acreage of 1908 in North
Dakota was $4,000 acres. This
year 987 900 acres have been sown
the grain. Acre yield this year If
the reports hold true will be about
1926 bushels as compared to 1875
bushels in 1908, while the total
yield will increase from 18, 800, 600
in the state in 1908 to about g.
10000 bushels in accordance with
the present prospects.
The fax acreage does not show
much increase in total acres sown,
about / $50, 900 acres in North Da-
kota each year. The prospects for
1909 however, for acre yield and
total, are good, with an estimated
acre yield of 1879 this year against
9 bushels per acre in 1908, or a
total yield of 81 ,267, 900 bushels in
1909, against l3,77O,OOO bushels in
1908.
1t is generally true and this year
bears out the statement so far,
that the ordinary change in crop
for the northwest .da-
ring the last month of maturity, is
for the worse. sometimes caused
by heavy rains, heat, rust, hail or
other weather conditions, or in
sects, and it is probable that tho
results this year will be less than
those figures stated above. How
ever, allowing for an average
change Of conditions there will
still be left a much larger harvest
Of all small grains, wheat, fax,
oats, barley and rye than was har-
vested in 1908, and this will bring
. vast amount Of money to all the
farmers at the present market
price. Tribune.