The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-09-15
REPORT ON crops
CORN 7o.3 PER CENT OF NORMAL,
WITH SPRING WHEAT 5s.7
PER CENT.
POTATOES 74.2 Per acre
Oats Stand CAS- Per Cent, A. Com.
pared With ST. Per Cent A.
Given In the Report Of
Aug. 1.

washington, II. Cine Septem-
Der crop report of the United States
department Of agriculture crop report
ing board shows the condition on Sept.
l and the yield an acre, as indicated
by the condition on that date. of the
principal farm crops of the country,
and the preliminary estimate of hte
total yield Of hay. as follows:
Spring Wheat-Condition, 56.7 per
cent OF normal crop at time of har-
vest, compared with SOS per cent on
Aug. l. 63.1 per cent at time of har.
vest last year. and 1871 per cent at
time of harvest for the past ten years.
Indicated yield an acre, 9.S bushels,
compared with III bushels, The 1910
final yield, and 1875 bushels. the aver
age for the past FIVE years.
All Wheat-Indicated yield per acre.
1876 bushels. compared with 141 bush.
els, the 1910 final yield. and H.7 the
average yield for the last five years.
CONFORMATION, 1903 per cent of a
normal, compared with CSC per cent
on Aug. l, 1872 per cent on Sept. |,
1910. and 1913 per cent, the ten-year
Sept. ! average. Indicated yield per
acre. 23.6 bushels. compared with PA
bushels. the 1910 final yield. and 27.1
bushels. the average for the last five
years.
Oats-Condition, CAS- per cent of a
normal at time of harvest. compared
with 65.7 per cent on Aug. |. S.3 per
cent at time of harvest in l9D; and
1913 per cent, the ten-year Average.
Indicated yield per acre, 23.9 bushels.
compared with 31.9 bushels II 1910.
and 2S.4 bushels, the average yield for
the past five years.
INTERPRETATION, 65.5 per cent of
normal at time of harvest, compared
with CO. per cent on Aug. /: B.S per
cent at time of harvest in 19D; and
81. per cent. the ten-year average. In.
Dictated yield per acre, 20.3 Bushels.
compared with 22.4 bushels. AMI 1910
final yield: and 24.S bushels, tn. aver
age yield for the past five years.
CHARACTERIZATION. SOS per cent of
a normal, compared with G2.3 per cent
on Aug. |, 70.5 per cent in 1910 and
1873 per cent the ten-year average. In.
dictated yield per acre, 7I.2 bushels.
compared with 94.4 bushels the 1910
final yield and 800 bushels the aver.
age yield for the past five years.
Flax-Condition. 6S4 ker cent of a
normal. compared with no per cent
on Aug. l, 4S.S per cent In 1910. and
BIS per cent, the eight-year average.
Indicated yield per acre, ~ bushels.
compared with as bushels, the 1910
final yield, and SO bushes, the aver
age yield for the past four years.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1873 per cent
OF a normal, compared with S2.9 per
cent on Aug. |. 1913 per cent in 1910
and 81 per cent the ten-year average.
Indicated yield per acre, 1876 bushels.
compared with 209 bushels the 1910
final yield and 1876 bushels the aver.
age yield for the past five years.
Northwest Wheat Crop.
The spring whea. crop In the North
west lost further ground during Au-
gust. Minnesota declining five points.
North Dakota four points and South
Dakota shows a condition higher by
% per cent but Minnesota is of 81 Der
cent and South Dakota is of 43 Der
cent. None OF the states has as high
condition as was given them in 1904,
the black-rust year. but. of course, the
acreage is larger. The indicated yield
Tor the three states. based on the gov
ernments present method of an average
par is around 10000. 900 bushels. The
following table gives the necessary
comparisons OF condition to show the
relative position of this seasons har-
vest with other years:
Condition