The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-23
GOOD WHEAT
CROP SURE
Gilbreath Says State VIII
Raise SO,OOO,OOO Bushels
100000, 900 For Farmers at
Lowest Estimate

Bismarck N. D., Aug. 2S.-W. c.
cflbreath. commissioner Of the state
AGRICULTURAL department Of North Da-
kota- sizes up crop conditions in his
state as follows:
"The fear of a repetition of the
short crop of 1910 which spread over
the western parts of North Dakota
during the middle Of July, has nap
PLY been shattered and dispelled py
the almost ideal weather conditions
which have prevailed since that Date,
and while there may be no phenomenal
yield, as was hoped for in the carrier
weeks of the growing season. never
theless there will be a goodly garner
ing of grain in most OF our counties
and especially in these where the arce-
age planted to small cereals is the
largest
Briefly. the aspect of the situation
has resolved itself into the question OF
how many millions of bushels Will re-
ward our farmers for their improved
methods and more careful husoandry,
rather than the more pessimistic one
OF how scanty the average yield VIII
be.
"In the year 1909 the high mark
OF wheat productions seems to have
been reached in this state. Accepting
the figures gathered by the federal
census enumerators for That year
crops as correct we find that North
Dakota produced the tremendous total
of 116,349,677 bushels from S,l1S,SO4
acres. While the average yield per
acre viii doubtless be less in 1911 than
in 1909 II must be remembered that
a substantial increase in acreage
planted has taken place since the lat
ter wear. Figuring only half crop
FOR this wear, we find that at seven
bushels per acre, which is approx
mately half the yield per acre OF lSOS'
a Weld of more than 100000 BUSH
els is indicated.
"Ru+ we know beyond any doubt
that the yield in the Red river coun-
ties. where nearly half the wheat acre
age of the state lies, and in the tier
of counties just west of them, Will
very closely APPROACH the average OF
1908. Allowing then for these coun-
ties an average of, say thirteen bush
els 10 the acre to be conservative, and
an average of seven bushels for the
rest of the state we find the sum for
the state figures up to the very re-
spectacle total of So,000,o00 bushels in
round figures. If you feel real pessi-
mistic and disgruntled and this grand
total looks too gittering for your
weak eyes, then knock off 100000
and YOU still have 100000 bushels
of as fine a quality of wheat as has
ever been raised in the state remain
ing, each and every bushel Of which
has a very good show of bringing to
its fortunate owner one round, large
silver dollar. A very simple sum in
multiplication tells us then that under
the most conservative, not to say pes
simistic. estimate of the wheat sttua-
ton there will be some s70,000,0 900 dis
tributed among our farmers for that
cereal alone.
when we consider the very gen.
orally unfavorable crop conditions
which have prevailed in the western
states in 1911, and that our immediate
neighbor to the south has practically
suffered a total failure. there is sure
ly cause for congratulation on the
splendid showing which these govern
ment figures present. So far as heard