The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-08-18

which denotes pounds. and 80 which de-
notes tons.
preliminary estimate of crop re-
porting board.
A tremendous decline in the condi-
ton of crops, general throughout the
country and traceable to drought and
intense heat, occurred during the last
month, as indicated by official figures
pnd estimates in the monthly report.
The report is the worst, as to gener-
al crop conditions that the department
has issued for any single month since
1901.
Conditions in the Pacific northwest.
ern states are regarded as excellent,
although during July that territory suf-
fered from brief, but excessively hot
period.
The figures contained in the report
indicated slump in the prospects of
all crops. Corn, which at this season
is the most important, declined during
the month from a condition of about
5 per cent below the average, as in
dictated by the July report to nearly IS
per cent below the average. In some
states it fell off in condition nearly
20 per cent This does not indicate,
however, that the crop will not be a
great one, because the acreage of corn
this year is exceptionally large.
Total Production Great.
The condition of the crop at this
time indicates yield, per acre, small
er than in any year since 1901, al
though the indicated total production
has been exceeded in only five years
in the history of the country. 1t is
pointed out that the deterioration in
the corn crop was checked somewhat
by the rains during the latter part of
July. Experts incline to the opinion
that the crop may be further improved
by the generous rains of the past
week.
The weather during July caused a
fall in the condition of corn which in.
dicates loss of 336,OOO,OOO bushels
from the estimated total productions
of the previous month.
While the crops in many instances
probably will be short in the yield per
acre and in the total production, they
will not be small, as shown by the fol.
lowing estimates of the yields of the
standard crops:
Corn, 2,620,221, 900; winter wheat,
455,149,0OO bushels; spring wheat, 2O9,.
$4,000 bushels; oats, S17,SO0,OOO bush.
els; barley, 1882 900 bushels; pota.
toes, 49.S93,00O bushels; tobacco, 600,
$4,000 pounds, and hay, 49,129.O0O
tons.
Report in Detail.
The report shows the condition on
Aug. 1, and the yield per acre, as in.
Dictated by the condition on that date
of the principal farm crops, with the
preliminary estimate of the total yield
Of winter wheat and rye as follows:
CONFORMATION, 69.6 per cent of a
normal, compared with SOL per cent
on July 1; 1913 per cent on Aug. l.
1910, and 81.2 per cent, the average
for the past ten years on that date;
indicated yield per acre, 22.6 bushels
compared with 27.4 bushels, the 1910
final yield, and 27.1 bushels, the aver
age for the last five years.
Winter wheat-Preliminary returns
indicate total winter wheat yield Of
about 455,149,0OO bushels, as compared
with 464,O44,OO0 bushels finally esti
mated last year, and $50, 100, COO bush
els. the average annual production IL
the past five years. The yield per acre
is about 14.5 bushels, compared will
1873 bushels in 1910 and 1876 bushels
the average for the past five years
The quality is 90 per cent, against 92.t
per cent last year.
Spring Wheat-Condition, 1913 ne
cent of a normal, compared with 49,,
per cent on July 1, 610 per cent i,
1910 and 1928 per cent, the 1O-yea
average. Indicated yield per acre, 10.
bushels, compared with III bushels i,
1910 and 1875 bushels, the average 70
the last five years.
Condition Of Oats.
Oats-Condition, 65.7 per cent Of