The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-11
Total,191 49, Os, 900 1913 TAI. $50, 900
1911 So 93, 000. 1871 39,S59,0OO
F8-1910R47, 207 1000 lab 6S3,22S.OOO4
1909 45. $4,000 15.7 71qS11OO0.

The Northwest Farmstead has
pointed out consistently during the
entire season that in spite of winter
killing and in spite Of the poor start
for winter wheat, weather conditions
since April 1 have been so e%xtraordi-
nartty favorable that early difficulties
were entirely overcome and the crop
made is one Of unusually large pro-
portions. Final threshing returns now
available show that the rate Of yield
for winter wheat is one of the largest
ever recorded, averaging 1916 bushels
per acre and making a total crop of
407, 79S,000 bushels.
In spite of the fact that there was
a loss Of over 6,000,o00 acres of winter
wheat area on account Of winterkill-
ing, an experience which wiped out the
total crop in large areas In Ohio, In
diana, Illinois. Michigan and Missouri,
with further sensational losses of
acreage in western Kansas, the total
bushels this year by reason of the very
heavy rate of yield is only moderately
smaller than the crop of the preceding
year. The loss is entirely in the Ohio
valley and is very largely made good
by an increased production in Texas,
Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.
The quality of the crop, aside from
the soft winter wheat states where the
crop was largely a failure, is the best
that has been produced in many years.
This Is particularly true in the hard
wheat territory Of the southwest and
is the result OF the exceptionally ia
yorable weather conditions expert
enced after April 1. There was no
period of hot weather to check growth
or filling, the nights were cool and
moisture abundant at the proper time.
The result Is a sample of exceptional
ly heavy wheat. There was a little
damage here and there from wet
weather during the threshing period
but the loss in quality was compare
lively slight and there was no loss of
quantity.
The seeding of spring wheat began
reasonably early and was prosecuted
under fairly favorable conditions. Al
though a part Of the crop, particularly
in North Dakota, was seeded later than
usual on account Of excessive mois-
ture during the time for sowing
weather conditions over the spring
wheat belt this rear were as nearly
ideal as have ever beer experienced
The only exception to this broad rule
was in. the territory west of the jim
river in South Dakota where there
was a period of July drought and high
temperature that shortened the cror
in all this territory and in part of il
wiped 1t out entirely.
There was also a very small area II
northeastern North Dakota and north.
western Minnesota that similarly suf-
fered from dry weather and extreme
heat. Aside from these two excep.
lions. and fortunately in both OF then
the area in wheat is small In com
parison to the balance of the north
west, the whole spring wheat territory
enjoyed conditions that could hardl.
have been improved upon from tn,
time the seed went into the grounC
until the time for harvest was reach.
ed.
Under such conditions the rates o
yield were naturally very high. an,
, with cool weather and ample mois
ture for filling, the quality Of TIL
grain was the best that has been har
vested since the early days of the de
yeIopment of the Red river valley. A
early as July Is, after a careful sur
yey OF the crop situation in Mime
sofa and the two Dakotas, ! ventures
the statement that If weather condi
tions continued favorable the thre
states would produce 200, 900, 900 bush
els OF wheat this year, or exactly tw
| bushels for every one produced In tn
! previous year. Gun present return
Z OF ~threshing show that this estinnat
! was Just what fl was intended to bt
q conservative statement OF the posi-
bilities of the situation.
weather conditions through a pan
T of North Dakota and Minnesota be
I came very u~nfavorable during tn
) period for harvesting and threshint
D and there was considerable difficult
in getting the grain cut under salts
factory conditions. During Septefnbe
the weather was very bad for thresh
y ing. particularly in the territory JUS
referred to, and considerable loss {