Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-05
PROSPERITY
FOR FARMERS
Bumper Crops u Be narv.
eSted Of All Kinds Of
Grains und Grasses
Excellent Outlook General
throughout The United
States

D.. r. Walucy Ill ol. dul bioPolSH'
The United States certainly will
produce a bumper crop on Its farms
this year. This includes the grand
total Of all grains and grasses and
the outlook IRON the farmers stand.
point never was better than 1t Is at
present. While prices undoubtedly
will not reach the high level estab-
lished last year, the general pros
perity will be more widespread. Last
year high prices were obtained for
such crops as were raised but the
crop was not uniform and there
we're many spots where the damage
hit the producers q heavy blow.
This year 1t seems as II the entire
country were we'll cared for. Some
crops have been partial failure In
some localities, but, In those local
tiles other crops have been planted
and produced excellent yields.
Where wheat has been a failure this
year, hay, oats, barley or corn has
made up the loss and there Is no
section OF the country where farm
ers are not prosperous.
The season has progressed to a
point where fairly accurate esti-
mates can be made Of the principal
crops. The following are composite
estimates OF several experts and
should be pretty near the correct
rgures. Wheat will 90 somewhat
over 700, 000,O 900 bushels. The spriEs
wheat territory is expected to pro.
duce close to 300, 000, 900 bushels and
the winter district will produce ove
400, 900, 900 bushels. The winter
district is threshing out far above
all expectations and where the crops
We're considered a partial failure the
yield Is running about 20 bushels to
the acre; not much OF a failure at
such figures.
Fully s. per cent OF the spring
wheat crop Is made and past danger
from damage OF rust or other pest.
There are some spots in North Da.
kota where black rust has been re.
ported, but the spots are isolated
and 1t is to be doubted II the crop
will be much damaged. The coun-
ties along the northern part OF North
Dakota are the only places where
there is any possibility Of deteriora.
ton and that section is coming
ahead rapidly at present with
weather seasonable but somewhat
cold.
Southern Minnesota, South Dako.
ia and parts of North Dakota have
begun cutting. and all reports are
extremely optimistic regarding both
yield and quality. The quality OF
the present crop is worthy of consid.
cradle consideration. The crop last
year was much Of it very low grade.
This year the reverse is true. The
weather has been good for produc.
Ing the highest grade Of wheat, and
samples sent in to the Minneapolis
Chamber Of Commerce are all
graded No. 1 northern or better. Va.
rious guesses have been made re.
garding the percentage of No. /
northern to We obtained from the
crop. These guesses are worth just
whatever the reader desires, but
men who have made it a business of
studying crop conditions for years
believe that 6O per cent of the pres.
ent crop will run to the high grade
wheat unless something unexpected
hits the crop between the present
and delivery time.
The production Of corn Is estimat.
ed at 1850, 0O0, O0G bushels, and this
may be considered very conservative.
Many estimates have been above
$500, 900 900, and there appears to be
little question regarding the fact
that the crop is above last years By
a substantial figure. Corn weather
has been somewhat Of a disappoint-
ment during the past several weeks.
but there still is time for an improve
ment In the Northwest, while the
Southwest has never sent out any
thing but optimistic reports.
Minnesota and North Dakota are
coming to the front this year with
corn crops Of substantial size. There
Is o corn planted in Minnesota
this year than ever before, and the
condition Is very good, considering
the backward weather. North Da-
kota also is doing we'll with corn,
and this grain will be more extern
sively planted this season than last.
The estimated production Of oats
Is 1,3O0,000,000. The outlook for oats
in all parts Of the country is excel
lent. Nearly every section reports
oats fields as doing well. The op.
timistic reports begin just west of
the Allegheny mountains and extend
westward to the foot Of the Rockies.
Even west of the Rockies the reports
are excellent, but grain west of
those mountains is seldom shipped
East and cuts little figure in local
markets beyond its effect in Liver
pool, where a large part of it is sold.
The hay crop is in the class with
the rest. Plenty of moisture, follow
ed by sunshine and heat, forced the
growth Of both tame and wild
grasses, and there are many Mime
sofa farmers who cut two and q half
to tire tons OF hay from an acre at
one cutting.
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