The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-09-15

POTATOES AZ. PER ACRE
Oats Stand e4.s Per. Cent, AZ Com
pared With s7.7 Per Gent AZ
Given In the Report Of
Aug. 4.

uS UOdTU 0uOWS Tue COuUlItOu OH Sept.
1 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 a normal crop at time Of har-
vest, compared with 1913 per cent on
Aug. 1, 63.1 per cent at time of har-
vest last year, and 1877 per cent at
lime of harvest for the past ten years.
indicated yield an acre, 9.8, bushels.
compared with ILL., bushels, the 1910
inal yield. and 1876 bushels, the aver
lge for the past five years.
All Wheat-Indicated yield per acre,
1875 bushels, compared with 14.1 BUSH
els, the 1910 final yield, and 14.7 the
average yield for the last five years.
CONFORMATION, 7O.3 per cent of a
formal, compared with 69.6 per cent
IN Aug. l, 1872 per cent on Sept. 1,
1910, and 1913 per cent, the ten-year
Sept. 1 average. Indicated yield per
acre, 1916 bushels, compared with PA
bushels, the 1910 final yield, and 27.1
bushels, the average for the last five
Years.
Oats-Condition, GAS per cent of a
normal at time of harvest, compared
With 65.7 per cent on Aug. 1. 1873 per
cent at time of harvest in 1910; and
1875 per cent, the ten-year average.
indicated yield per acre, 1873 bushels,
compared with 31.9 bushels in 1910,
and 2S.4 bushels, the average yield for
he past five years.
Barley-Condition, 65.5 per cent of
: normal at time of harvest, compared
with 66.2 per cent on Aug. L; 69.S per
cent at time of harvest in 1910; and
50. per cent. the ten-year average. In.
Heated yield per acre, 2O.3 bushels,
compared with 22.4 bushels, and 1910
inal yield; and 24.S bushels, the aver
age yield for the past five years.
3otatoes-Condition, 59.S per cent of
I normal, compared with 62.3 per cent
On Aug. 1, 7O.5 per cent in 1910 and
1873 per cent the ten-year average. In.
Heated yield per acre, 74.2 bushels,
compared with 94.4 bushels the 1910
inal yield and 500 bushels the aver.
age yield for the past five years.
Transformation, 6S.4 per cent of a
normal, compared with ITO per cent
On Aug. l, 4S.3 per cent in 1910, and
s1.S per cent, the eight-year average.
Indicated yield per acre, ~ bushels,
compared with 4.S bushels, the 1910
final yield, and SO bushels, the aver
age yield for the past four years.
Observation-Disclosures. S3.S per cent
Of normal, compared with 1923 per
cent on Aug. 1, 1928 per cent in 1910
and ST. per cent the ten-year average.
indicated yield per acre, 1876 bushels,
compared with 200 bushels the 1910
final yield and 1876 bushels the aver.
age yield for the past five years.
&c.,. Northwest Wheat Crop.
The spring whea. crop in the North
vest 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 off q per
cent and South Dakota is off 43 per
cent. None of the states has as high
a 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 15O,O00,OOO bushels. The
following table gives the necessary
comparisons of condition to show the
relative position of this seasons har.
vest with other years:
Condition