The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06
has made considerable less than half
her usual crop of wheat this year.
Treasure States Yield Good.

has made considerable less than half
her usual crop of wheat this year.
Treasure States Yield Good.
1.-THE extraordinary development of
Montana and her magnificent yields,
duced upward OF $4,000, 900 bushels Of
wheat this year. This is SO per cent
more h q unofficial estimates in Sep
TENDER. and three times the govern
ment estimate in October. Our re-
turns indicate a greatly increased
acreage and q yield averaging nearer
twenty-eight bushels per acre than the
twenty-five claimed by government re-
ports. The heavy SHOWS early in the
year. the usual precipitation early in
h crop growing season, together
with irrigation and dry farming meth
DDS. evidently have enabled Montana
to raise SO per cent more. wheat this
year than last, and three times as
much as two years ago. This may be
an overestimate.
Our four empire states therefore
come to the front with 1T. 900. 900
ushels of whea this season, compar-
ed to $4,000 900 last year. Except for
the phenomenal production of two
years 6 in North Dakota, the total
for the four states for 1911 is the larg.
est in the history of this section.
Big Returns in North Dakota.
The value per bushel of wheat is
a trif1e higher in the Dakotas this
winter than last, but considerably less
in Montana and Wyoming. Thus it is
that North Dakota will receive some
100000 for her wheat this year,
an mount never exceeded except two
years ago. This helps to make up the
deficit In South Dakota, while Mon.
tana wheat growers will receive close
to $4,000, 900. The four states COM
bined stand to get $1O7.000.000 for
per cent more than last year, a sum
exceeded only in the bonanza crop Of
1903, and twice as much as wheat
values in the our states eleven years
ago.
Corn Crop in Detail.
another fine thing is the onward
march of the corn area in North Da-
kota. Here S,000,00 bushels Of corr
this year is a big gain owe even two
years ago.
fairly good crop OF corn in spite OF
the drouth in the corn growing &C.
lions prior to July /. The abundant
rains that came after hat date, to-
gether with some increase in area en-
able South Dakota to make $4,000 900
bushels of corn this year, or almost as
much as each of the previous two
crops. n larger thar any prior there.
to except in 1908.
1.-THE o states, therefore, have a
corn supply this year fully as large
as for the two previous seasons
Value Per Bushel Higher.
1.-THE value of each bushel of corn
is considerably higher than last year.
The advance averages about 10 per
cent. Hence it is that North Dakota
farmers have corn worth IS ,00O, 900.
more than twice as much as in any
previous year. South Dakota's corn
makes the stupendous value Of SAL
600, 900, or about 20 per cen larger
than the average for the two previous
banner corn crops. There being q lit
tie more corn also in the other two
states, we have a ota value Of the
corn grain Of $37, 100000 in the four
states of the Dakota Farmer empire
this year. or vastly more than yer be-
fore.
THE fodder and stalks from the
corn plant are nc; included in statis-
tics OF value, but this fodder is II the
largest importance, and. more than
ever il helping the South Dakota
farmer to carry his stock through the
winter.
Production Of Oats.
I'VE find that North Dakota has
within about 10 per cent Of as many
oats as in her bumper crop of two
years ago. and almost foul times the
production OF last years drouth
stricken area. The rains in South Da-
kota came 0 late to benefit oats, and
she makes lei than half the crop.
Montana has more oats than wheat.
Our empire altogether makes al
most 100. 900. 600 bushels Of oats this
year. compared to 68. o 900 and 1884,
100000 respectively for the previous
grown in 1893.
The price Of oats 10 somewhat
higher in the Dakotas than last year,
but relatively lower in Montana. Thus
1t 70 that North Dakota oats are worth
more money to her farmers this year
than ever before in the history Of that
state. The four states show a total
value of $3S, 200. 900 for their oats.
compared to $4,000. 900 and 10000
600 respectively in the two previous
years. but this crop is worth three
times that Of 1899.
E1axsecd Development.
1.-The high prices OF fiaxseed Of late
years stimulated the area. and North
Dakota's 1900. 900 bushels OF flaxseed
IN three times last years short Yield.
and 20 per cont more than the bumper
crop Of two years ago. Considerable
f1Axseed was sown IN June or early