The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-12-14
n. D. HAS BANNER CROPS.
Beats Sister States on Nearly Every
Point Of Agriculture.

That North Dakota leads Montana,
South Dakota and Wyoming in crop
value, and is second to South Dakota
in live stock and farm values, is point
cd out In q statistical comparison by
the Dakota Farmer.
The value of North Dakota crops for
1911 is $14S, 900, 1000, while that of
Montana is $4,000, 900, South Dakota
3e7, o00.0 900, and Wyoming 100000
The value of North Dakota crops in
1910 was $4,000, 900, $3.50, 00O,00O in
1908, and $64, 0Oo, 900 in 1908. In all
these years the Flickertail state has
led the other states mentioned.
Value Of Livestock.
The value Of North Dakota live
stock for 1911 is $s5, ooo, 1000; South
Dakota, $1o5, 600, 900; Montana, $780,
0oo. 000, and Wyoming, $56, 1000.
North Dakota farm values for the cur
rent year are $500, zoe, 900. The num-
Der of farms in 1910 was $4,000 against
4 $1,000 in 1900; and the average value
of each farm is $11,100 against $3.50
in 1900.
$4,000 900 Acres In Wheat.
For 1911 not fewer than 8,500,000
acres were devoted to wheat in North
Dakota. Owing to relatively favorable
conditions of moisture and tempera-
ture, also to the previous years drouth
which left the soil in better heart,
North Dakota has produced this year
fully II, 0 900 bushels Of wheat, more
than double her drouth stricken pro-
duction 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.
Big Returns in North Dakota.
The value per bushel of wheat is
a trifle higher in the Dakotas this
winter than last, but considerably less
in Montana and Wyoming. Thus it is
that North Dakota will receive some
$72, 900, 900 for her wheat this year,
an amount W exceeded except two
years ago. This helps to make up the
deficit in South Dakota, while Mon
tana wheat growers will receive close
to SIS, 000, 900. The four states COM
bined stand to get $107, 900, 900 for
this years wheat crop, OF nearly Is
per cent more than last year, a sum
exceeded only in the bonanza crop of
1909, and twice as much as wheat
values in the four states eleven years
ago.
Corn Crop in Detail.
Another fine thing is the onward
march of the corn area in North Da-
kota. Here 5000, 900 bushels of corr
this year is a big gain over even two
years ago..
The value of each bushel of corr
is considerably higher than last
year. The advance averages about 10
per cent. Hence it is that North Da-
kota farmers have corn worth SIS, 000,-
900, more than twice as much as in
any previous year. South Dakota's
corr makes the ~stupendous value of
$31, 900, 900, or about 20 per cent
larger than~the average for the two
previous banner corr crops. There
being a little morn corn also in the
other two states, we have a total
value of the corn grain of $4,000, 900
in the four states of the Dakota
farmer empire this year, or vastly
more than ever before.
Production of Oats.
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 . drouth
stricken area.
The Barley Crop.
Here again fair yields in North Da.
kota on a large area, and big crops
In Montana, have helped to Offset the
shortage in South Dakota, making a
total for the four states of 10000, O0O
bushels.
Barley is much higher in price in
the Dakotas than a year ago., though
worth somewhat less in the two west
ern states. The total value of the
barley crop. s25. 100000, is nearly
double that of last year, even ex
ceeds 1909, and is the largest on
record.
Money In Potatoes.
Spuds were helped by the nice
rains and good weather from July tc
October. The total yield is the larg
est ever, making $4,000, 900 bushels in
the empire. Although prices general
ly are low compared to 1910, they are
much higher than usual, and the cro1
should put $4,000, 900 into the pockets
of the farmers of the four states.
All kinds of hay are scarce ant
high in price over much of South Da
kota, but the relatively good corr
crop helps out the deficiency.
North Dakota had almost the usua
quantity of hay. The same is true O
Montana, where it is very cheap il
some places owing to poor or cost,
transportation. Wyoming ranges still
suffer from the past two dry years.
FIaxseed Development.
The high prices of flaxseed of lat,
years stimulated the area, and Nortl
Dakota's 1000. 900 bushels of flaxsee,
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