Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-10-24
GRAIN HARVEST
SETS NEW RECORD
Corn Crop Approaches New
Mark, Says Govern
ment Report


three billion bushels Of
corn, one and q half billion bushels OF
oats, one billion bushels of wheat,
almost q quarter billion bushels Of
barley, and a hundred million tons of
nay, II the twenty million estimated
tons Of wild hay, crop not heretofore
reported upon, be included.
Conditions Favorable.
According to the reports received
BY the department., prospects improv-
ed during September for all of these
crops. The conditions during the
month we're generally favorable to
the maturity Of growing crops, to
harvesting and to fall blowing. The
proportion Of warm and sunny days
was higher than In prior nontis,
though there were rather general
storms toward It's close. The mois-
ture for the month was normal or be-
low, except In portions Of the north
central states, particularly the north
ern tier. The drotghty conditions in
some gulf and western states were
relieved by late rains In most states
affected. Frost did little damage, ex.
cept In portions Of tha extreme
northern states.
Special Crope,
Corn gained materially durinr the
month, increasing the estimates Of
puroduction 100000 bushels, to Z
total Of 3yOo6, ,159 900 bushels, within
q few per cent Of tho record crop Of
uel2. last years crop and the aver.
sse for the previous i've wears have
been abcmt 2.7OO, 900. 900. Corn mat,lr.
cd during the fortnight Of warm and
sunny weather. IN Septemher. ibu,t
there was still mnlo. inmnatnra corn
in the northern portions Of the main
corn belt Of the central states that on
October / rekuired two and in some
cases three weeks of freedom. from
severe frosts to assure practically
complete maturity. The average date
Of killing frosts in. the sections in
question is usually by October l.. At
that date comparatiyely little frost
damage was reported except in Min
nesota and the Dakotas and In the
northern portions of Michigan. Wis.
consin and Iowa. In the main corn
belt the upland corn generaly shows
exceptionally heavy growth and yield.
but much damage and loss to corn IN
the luwlands are reported. Much corn
was thrown down in the fields by the
severe storms OF August and septem-
ber. The crop in the Atlantic coast
states gained during September, ex.
.cept in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and
Maryland. It lost slisintly IN the
southern states east OF the Mississfp-
.pi river, but gained corresponddnRly
west Of the river.
Wheat.
Wheat. The promised production OF
SPRING wheat increased during Sen.
temlber % CcG, 600 bushels in the Da,
kotas, slightly in Minnesota. and de-
clined slightly in the western states
The total increase Of about 23,GC0,O0O
bushels is sufficient to raise the esti-
mate for total production Of all wheat
to over 1000, ,ONO, 900 bushels, the rec.
or for the United States, The prior
record was established by the crop Of
H91 900, 900 bushels last year, the av.
erage for recent years being in the
neighborhood Of zoo, 900, 900 bushels.
The quality Of spring wheat is re.
ported as a0.7 per cent against an av,
eraxe Of S7.6 per cent. whereas winter
wheat quality was reported in August
10 As per cent below the average.
Spring wheat is generally heavy, par;.
ticularly in Minnesota and the Da.
kotas. even where It was frosted. hut
in most states it is off color and some.
what hieh in starch and low in gluten
content. The quality is fine to good