The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-19
NORRIS DAKOTA CROPS.

North Dakota has raised the great
Fest crops In it's history. With the wet
Eweather there has been considerable
difficulty in getting the t~hreshing done
but as soon as the e%quinoxial dis
Eturbances are over the weather will
~Eprobably settle down n the famous
Indian summer period will be enjoyed.
The greatest wheat crop in North
iDakota-prior to this year-was 81
900. 900 bushels. This year the lowest
authorities estimate is 10000, 900
and the highest $50, 00O, 900. The lat
ter seems rather large. Probably
1885, 0e, 600 will be nearer the correct
figures.
Last year the government reported
North Dakota had 9,150, 600 acres, of
wheat. For this years crop there is
a wide difference of opinion on the
acreage.
some people who have noticed the
extra large acreage of coarser grains
in the eastern half of the state are
sure the wheat acreage has been re-
duced roughly 1000, 900 acres. They
claim that what new lands were open
ed in the western part Of the state
have gone largely into fax.
Other people contend that the in
creased wheat acreage in the western
part Of the state, makes up for the de-
creased acreage in this section-and
that the last years total will not be
materially changed.
There are still the who are con-
1ident that there has been an increased
wheat acreage-and believe the gov
eminent report will show a total
wheat acreage of around 10000, 900
acres. They admit the decrease of
wheat acreage in the eastern half but
contend that the increase in the west
etn counties will much more than off
set this. They say that the great fax
acreage In the western part Of the
state last year is all in wheat this
this year, while new lands are in fax,
and point to other increases.
From what information The Forum
has obtained It is inclined to believe
the wheat acreage has not been ma
.terially increased. This view is taken
Va tANS SASp
the growth Of coarser small grains and
corn in the eastern part of the state.
1t would require considerable increase
in wheat acreage in the western half
of the state to Offset the changes in
the Red river valley alone.
AS to the total yield there is even
more difference Of opinion thar on the
. acwnaHn Tha auAraun xysaIs =. Moth
Dakota is thirteen and three-tenths
bushels. 1t is admitted that this is
disgracefully small In 1909, the most
recent year of good crops, prior to this,
the yield was fourteen bushels per
acre. Conservative estimators place
the yield per acre this year at fourteen
n ene-half bushels. Others at ff-
teen-and still others as high as six
teen. They point to the fact that the
lowest yields reported so far nave been
fifteen bushels-while thousands of
farmers report between twenty and
thirty and still other thousands over
thirty bushels per acre. With the ex-
ceptjon OF a small acreage thai was
hailed out-the crops are good over
IptSStiSdhS dill Liz sldLe'
Counting the total acreage at $780,
o00-the lowest -estimate-and multi
plying that by fourteen and one-half
bnshels-the yield would be 116, 900, 900.
If the yield is sixteen bushels, the to-
tai would be 1884 600. 900.
II there is 5000. 900 wheat acreage at
fourteen and a half bushels per acre
Z "a &nka1 wxr@,I1 - 1Sn Ean onn -
teen bushels it would be IA, 900, 900.
OF course il there should be TO- 00, 900
acres of wheat this year, which APP
pears unlikely, and there should be
o sixteen bushel average the total
wcnld reach 10000, coo. While his is
possible il liz not probable.
The Forum believes 1885, 900. 900 is
conservative.
In any event North Dakota has rails
ed from $4,000, 900 to 50,o 0o, 900 more
bushels of wheat thar ever before in
its history: Even at the present dis
appointing prices the returns from the
wheat crop will be enormous-to say
nothing Of the value OF the oats, bar
ley, flax and corn.
AD EUtuAi udS uOb Always DSllGVeQ
IN advising farmers to hold their
wheat. But this year--it seems that
the farmer who has suficient granary
roofn TO hang onto his grain will be a
Wner. The rush to market always
cses = slash In prices. The grain
raen soc millions OF bushels OF grain
TpBking in-imagine the yield is a
Great deal larger than 1T really ID and
the prices fall.
AS . matter OF fact-outside the
spring wheat district-the crop in the
unitsd States il not large. The worlds
wheat crop ID not unusual. The re-
akrve wheat was practically exhausted
E#ftfe the present crop became avail
ahleand this years supply must not
oniy take care OF current demand
kpt must, to some extent, be used to
SSetors the reserve. For these reasons
iaaeraE the prices must eventually be
kea-and the farmer. who can hold
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