The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-16
Forecast For Minnesota Cuts
Down Supply Of Cereals
From Fridays DaIlv.

crom Fridays DaIiv.
Corn and potatoes will be scarce
In the state Of Minnesota. as far as
this years crop is concerned, accord
ing to the forecast Of the United States
bureau of crop estimates. The July
forecast for the Minnesota crop OF
corn in G9,G0C.0)0 bushels. whereas
last year there was a crop OF
81, 900, 900 bushels in the state.
the cold spring and continued rain
The July forecast for potatoes gives
n crop Of 2i.SOO.O00 bushels In this
state. whereas the whole crop last
year was 30,7S0000 bushels.
There is also a shortage of potatoes
over the United States at large,
according to this forecast. A tota'
crop OF 1913 .0O0,009 bushels is pre-
dicted for the entire country, against
crop OF 405,921 900 bushels last
year. As to corn over the country at
large a slight increase is predicted.
The forecast of the total corn. crop, Is
2,S10 100000 bushels again 2.672.-
SO4 900 bushels harvested last year.
Decrease IN Flax.
Another staple product in which a
decrease Is predicted I'm the state o
Minnesota as compared with last yea
is flax. The total lax crop of this
state this year is estimated at 1880.
900 bushels against 100000 bushels
last year. Over the country al
large. however, there Is a slight in
crease in the total flax crop, accord.
ing to the July forecast, this being
16, 400, 600 bushels against 1859, OOO
bushels last year.
Apples are to be short over the
country at large. but plentiful I'm the
state Of Minnesota. The forecast OF
the total American apple crop Is 1884,
000.O00 bushels against 53,2O0,OOC
bushels last year. but in the state OF
Minnesota total apple crop OF $50.
600 bushels Is predicted against 70O,-
0G0 bushels last year
Shortage of Winter Wheat.
The report shows n shortage o'
winter wheat over the United States
at large. but this Is more than made
up by the big increase I'm spring
wheat. The American winter wheat
forecast is 66S. 900 900 bushels against
6Si $4,000 bushels last year. but the
| American spring wheat forecast Il
295, ZOO. 900 bushels against 206 .O27 ,OOC
bushels last year. Minnesota shows
a good increase In both winter and
spring wheat. The Minnesota winter
wheat forecast Is 100000 bushels
against 1880 bushels last year. anC
the Minnesota spring wheat forecast
is 6s.200,O0O bushels against $4,000,
600 bushels last year.
In oats and barley there are good
: increases. both I'm the state OF Min.
| nesota and over the nation at large
The Minnesota oats forecast Is 15..
100000 bushels against s5,l20 .OOC
bushels last year, and the barley
forecast OF this state Is $1,000. O0C
bushels against 1884 900 bushels
last year. The American oats fore
cast is 1.4OO.OOO.0O0 bushels agains,
,1i1. 100000 bushels last year and
the American barley forecast Is 20S,.
OC).G00 bushels against 1874 1858, 90,
bushels last year.
Good Condition Of Pasturaae.
The same report shows a very good
condition of pasturage over both the
United States at large and the stat,
| OF Minnesota. The pasturage condi
ton of the country is rated at 91.3 OF
July l last against an average of Sc;
for the past ten years, while th,
condition on that same day In Min.
nescta is rated at SO against ten
year average of 81.
Glover seems to be fourishing like
wise, the American condition on tina
day being $751; against a ten-y
average of 1877 and the Minnesota
condition IS against year aver.
age OF S2. The same thing may b,
said. with regard to hay: American
condition. July /. $50 against an aver
age OF SIT for fen years; Minnesota
condition. SO. against n ten-yea
average of 80.
The rye condition In this state, 81
is a little worse than the ten yea
average. So. but over the nation Their,
Is an opposite condition, rye being a
81 against a ten-year average OF 1913