The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-12
POTATO YIELDS
IN STATE ABOVE
NORMAL; FLAX IS
UNDER
Nine Bushels More Spuds,
One-tenth Bushel Less
Flax U. S. Says

GHand Forks, N. D., Nov. 12,-Ac-
cording to the November / govern
ment crop report issued by the u. s.
Bureau Of Crop Estimates, the aV-
erage yield per acre OF flax in North
( Dakota is 7.S bushels compared with
the average of TO bushels. This
makes the preliminary production
estimate 7449,000 bushels compared
with 3,764,00O bushels last year and
an average of 8,1S6,000 bushels. The
state yield has been held up to
about average by the favorable
yields in the northeast quarter Of
the state where bulk Of the yield
either approached or exceeded the
state normal of about II bushels,
Reainder of state was very spot
ted and often poor especially in
western sections due to grasshop-
pers. frost and drought. Yields in a
general way taper largely from a
range Of 8 to 13 bushels in eastern
to to bushels in western coun-
| ties. State quality varies from good
to poor but is average for the state.
u. S. flax yield is IA bushels COM
pared with an average OF 81 making
| a. preliminary production estimate
of 14,556,000 bushels compared with
an average Of 17,6O0,00O bushels.
Potatoes Above Average
State potato yield is estimated ia
average 80 bushels per acre COM
pared to an average of 80 bushels
making a preliminary production
estimate OF $4,000 bushels COM
pared with 100000 bushels last
year and an average of 6,712.0 900
bushels. u. S. production esti-
mates to be 3S4,452,000 compared to
442,536,00O bushels last year and an
average of 361, $4,000 bushels
Yields were as rule noticeably
above average in northern part Of
state but fell off to below average
in southern counties. Bulk OF yields
will largely taper from around 1875
bushels per acre in northern coun-
ties to near 65 bushels in southern
counties. The state quality Is ex-
cellent and has seldom been better.
Corn Production
The greater part of the state corn
acreage is in the southern one third
Of the state. State corn yield is
compared to the average of 22.7
bushels making a preliminary pro-
duction estimate of 9,196,000 bushels
compared with $4,000 bushels
last year and an average of H.
375,000 bushels. This includes soft
corn and soft and mature corn cut
for silage. 1t is estimated that
around Is per cent was cut for
silos. Fully so per cent OF state
corn crop is soft corn. Bulk Of
flints matured but early September
frosts caught dents in all stages
from milk stage to maturity. OUT
look is that there is ample flint
seed but North Dakota grown dent
seed will be somewhat short. Corn
quality is noticeably poor and Is
given as 81 per cent compared with
an average of u per cent. U. y.
corn production was 3,159, 494, 900
Bushels for 1917 and the carry over
is 81 per cent or slightly above the
average. The u. S. corn production
is estimated to be 2,755,000 or just
about the average production.
Quality of 1913 crop in the U. s.
is $3.50 per cent compared with and
average of 1928 per cent.
October was one Of the drieSt
months on record. Conditions were
excellent for the completion of
threshing and digging potatoes or
hauling grain but very unfavorable
for blowing and seeding of rye Rye
c.ICStion apparently is going into
the winter very similar to year ago
or below average. Due to lack of
sufficient help drought, and the
present influenza epidemic the