Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-08-16
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.

| Chicago each year makes an eXnauS
tive and careful inquiry into the gen
eral condition of crops through the
country, as bearing upon probable
national conditions of finance and
business. The report for this veal
has Just been issued and says:
Nature has not been prodigal in her
yields of grains, forage, vegetables
and fruits, but has given us harvests
this year ample for the requirements
Of the country, without exhausting the
supplies from former harvests. The
year has been unpropitious at times
and, as usual. captious in localities
While the southwest suffered discom
fort in small yields on account of the
drouth last season, the northwest has
been the sufferer this season. The
winter rigors greatly reduced the in
creased acreage in the winter wheat
section but the yield of the remainder
was far above the average, and what
at one time promised to be calami
tous wheat crop ended in generous
one in this variety of the chief bread
stuff. The spring wheat crop has been
cut short through the disastrous
drouth of North Dakota and portions
of The other states, but on the whole
the total wheat outturn exceeds the
demand for bread and seed.
The freakish warmth of the early
spring, which caused a vigorous
growth of wheat and oats, induced
earlier corn planting. The long cold
period that settled over the continent
in the month of May and a portion
of June caused frequent replanting OF
the corn, and for while made a
gloomy outlook. But the big portion
of the belt recovered quickly, while
the western section passed through a
dry season, and when despair of max
| ing a crop was setting in, timely rains
and cooler weather came to the re-
lief of the stricken section and this
great cereal, upon which so much OF
the nations prosperity and support
depends, promises an excellent yield.
Our reports indicate total wheat
crop of 657,OOO,OOO bushels, or 100000
900 bushels less than last years rec
ord production, but equal to a ten
years average production. Corn
promises a yield OF 3,00O,O00,OOO bush
els, or 225 5000, 900 bushels above the
previous season and Is per cent over
a ten years average CROP. The oats
yield will exceed last years excellent
production with a total Of 1,071 ,OO0,-
900 bushels, 2OO,OOO,OO0 bushels over
the ten-year average. Barley will
equal last years crop of 128,O00,OOO
bushels, and rye will exceed the pre-
vious season, being 31,5OO,OOO bushels,
comparing with 3O,OOO,OOO bushels.
The total production of these grains,
as reported to us, is 1905, 100000 BUSH
els, while the ten-year average Is
4,431, OOO,O bushels. Cotton condi-
tions indicate crop of 100000
bales, or 100000 bales above last
yeai.
Agricultural Investment and energy
is we'll repaid, for seldom has year
of such changeable conditions result
ed in so large a production of food
stuffs. The farmer has cause for re-
joicing, and the nation for thanksgiv-
ing, that its material affairs will be
preserved and expanded through the
sufficiency of it's food supplies.
The chief feature of the ample
crops is the surety of reinstatement
of the food animals, which had been
running below the normal number the
past three years, on account OF short
age of food and excessive demand.
The impairment of our herds and
flocks was a cause of great alarm a
year ago, but the large corn crop
last year, despite its inferior shipping
quality, enabled the farmer to IN
crease his hogs and cattle. This
years corn and oats promises ample
food to bring the stock to maturity
and to provide for further increase.
There has been a small shortage OF
hay over most of the country, but this
great forage crop is up to the aver
age of 6O,OOO,OOO tons and the sup
plies from former years are estimat-
ed at equal to a full years demand.
1t is one crop that is stored on the
farm from year to year to provide
against contingency Of a short growth.
The cold weather in the later spring
and early summer, which made the
great wheat yields, cut OF the hay
crop and later the west was held
back by the drouth, and the north