The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-12-05
CEREAL HARVESTS
OF The NORTHWEST
ADVANCE PAGES FROM CHRIST
MAS ISSUE OF THE DAKOTA
FARMER GIVES INTERESTING
FACTS ABOUT CEREAL HAR-
VEST OF NORTHWEST STATES

Some interesting facts are to be pre-"
scented in the Christmas Issue Of The
Dakota Farmer. the complimentary
advance pages are already out which
will interest the agricultural interests
Of the northwest. and especially North
Dakota.
Some interesting facts concerning
the cereal harvests Of 1911 Of the
northwest are to be presented in the
Christmas issue of The Dakota Farm
er, the complimentary advance pages
OF which viii be Of great interest to the
agricultural interests Of North Dalko-
ia, This number Of The Dakota Farms
err published at Aberdeen, s. D.. win
give much in detail concerning tho
crops OF North and South Dakota
Montana and wyoming.
The wheat situation will be given in
detail and comparison wiz be made
of the results of the season in each OF
these four states. This will furnish
the farmers and those interested in the
crops very interesting reading and
give them an accurate insight into the
exact conditions as they exist in the
various localities of the northwest
Following is an excerpt from The
Dakota Farmers advance pages which
Is some indication Of what the Christ
mas number Of that periodical will say
on this subject:
The extraordinary increase In tho
wheat acreage Of North Dakota was
not realized until revealed. a few
weeks since, by the published returns
for the crop of 1909. which were based
upon the federal census taken in 1910.
Not until then was it discovered that.
in 1903 there were actually 100000
acres Of wheat in North Dakota, or
100000 more acres than reported by
the United States department of agri-
culture! This huge error is partly ex-
planned by the fact that the agriculs
tural development of the Dakotas, es-
pecially the northern state, had been
underestimate. Furthermore, the trac-
! ton plow came into general useear-
lier in North Dakota than elsewhere
We are satisfied that for 1911 not
fewer than 100000 acres were de.
voted to wheat in North Dakota. Ow-
ing to relatively favorable conditions
of moisture and temperature, also to
| the soil in better heart, North Dakota
has produced this year fully 100000
bushels of wheat, more than double her
drought striken production last year,
yet one-third less than the bumper
crop Of 1909. but with that exception,
the largest wheat crop north Dakota
has ever made
Another fine thing is the onward
march of the corn area in North Da-
kota. Here 100000 bushels of corn
this year is a big gain over even two
years ago.
We 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 four times the
| production OF last years drought area.
The rains in South Dakota came too
late to benefit oats, and she makes
less than half the crop. Montana has
more oats than wheat
j The high prices of tiaxseed OF late
years stimulated the area, and North
Dakota's 17,000,O00 bushels OF aaxseed
is three times last years short yield,
and 20 per cent more than the bumper
crop Of two years ago. Considerable
fiaxseed was sown in June or early
July in the drought stricken regions,
and enjoyed remarkably favorable
weather In September and October.
Here again fair Yields in North pa
1 kota on larger area, and big crops
in Montana, have helped to offset the
shortage in South Dakota. making a
total for the four states OF 10000, 0oo
bushels.
Spuds We're helped by the nice rains
and good weather from July to Oc-
tober. The total yield is the largest
ever, making 100000 bushels in the
empire. Although prices generally ara
low compared TO 1910. they are much
higher than usual, and the crop should
put 100000 into the pockets OF the
farmers OF the four states.