The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-09
RETURNS TO BE
HIGHEST KNOWN
IN HISTORY OF
NORTH DAKOTA
Even Exceeds in Money
Value Gigantic Crop
Crop of 1915
IS MILLION MORE
COOPER ESTIMATES
Using Conservative Prices,
He Shows Tremendous
Flow Due Into State

North Dakota s five leading
grain crops are worth S207,-
$4,000, based on present es-
Inmates of yields and costs.
Three additional crops,
corn, potatoes and hay, in
crease the total value to S243,-
100000 greatest in the history
North Dakota.
Greater in value than the
gigantic grain crop of 1915, is
the crop produced in North Da-
kota this year, if the prelimin-
ary estimates by the department
of agriculture, issued late Tues
day afternoon, are borne out
when the story of the thresher
is told.
The 1915 crop-a landmark in
production history so far as
North Dakota is concerned
was worth $15,O00,O00 less to
the producers than is the crop
now being harvested, according
to the present estimates of pro-
duction and prices.
Under an estimate made by
Thomas Cooper, director of the
North Dakota experiment sta
tiOn, based on the federal gov
ernment S forecast and a state
ment of prices admittedly con-
servative, and which, submitted
to several well informed men of
the state, werc declared lower
than farmers will in fact realize.
The total value of the five
leading grain crops produced
this year-wheat, oats, barley,
fax and rye-as estimated by
Mr.. Cooper, is 1907, 1886, 900.
The total value of the five
Leading grain crops in 1915 was
1892, 10000, according to the
federal government s statement
of production and prices real
lied by the producers.
The total value Of the same
five leading grain crops in 1916
was $131, ,13S,OOO, according to
the same authority.
Exceeds Early Figures.
The federal governments es-.
innate of crops produced is in
excess of that anticipated by the
average North Dakota crop OBJ
up to within the last two
or three days. Within that time,
there has been a noticeable inn
provement in the crop condition.
and a wearing away of the
pessimism that was rampant
about the time of the recent heat
wave, and which, in the light of
more recent Developments,
proved of tremendous benefit to
the crops.
certainly Gratifying" SAYS coopee.
Thomas Cooper puts the situation
In a nutshell, when he says: @The
preliminary report Of estimate of
crop conditions for the year in North
Dakota is certainly gratifying"
Continuing, Mr.. Cooper says0FsIt
should be remembered. however.
that a report as of this date is mere
Iy indicative OF the outlook, and the
fnal story must be told by the
machine ShrfnlsaVas "a
The estimated total yields Frequently
occur. In fact, changes In the pre-
iminary estimate are almost certain
10 occur.
vaIuea Most STRIKING.
THE striking feature Of the re-
port is the comparatively large
yield Of crop that has been secured
in the state under the adverse con-
iitions that have prevailed. The
most striking is the probable total
value Of the crops produced this year
Is compared with previous years.
IF we compared the total value
II the production of wheat. oats
barley rye and flax, based upon the
Dec. ] price In 1915 and 1915. with
he probable price Of our produce
that win be received in 1917, this Is
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