The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-09
RYE PRODUCTION
TN NORTH DAKOTA
GREATEST STATE
HAS EVER KNOWN
su1ratt, U. S. Field Agent,
Says Outlook Is Gen
orally Good =
MORE SEEDING;
WORK rs BETTER
Wheat Has Good, Strong
Start-Pasture Condi-
tions Below Normal

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North Dakota's rye production, on
the basis. Of the May crop report, just
issued by A. j.. Surratt Of Grand
Forks, field agent of the United
States department OF agriculture,
will be 2S;680,OOO bushels. compared
with an average production for the
state of only 3,018,000 bushels.
This tremendous increase in the
rye production is brought about in
the acreage gain from 207 900 as the
average acreage in the last ten years,
to 2,038,000 acres. The 1918 acreage
is nearly twice as great as that Of
1917, when 100000 acres were soWn
to rye. @ e..
Mr.. Surratt's review of the rye
crop indicates that there have. been
heavy losses by winter killing, the
losses being scattered, freakishly un-
even, and ranging in most instances
ed; disced. or on an unprotected seed
bed, is as a rule poor and often a
failure, says Mr.. Surratt.
Northwest Lossee Heaviest.
The losses in rye acreage are
heaviest in the northwestern quar-
ter of the state.
fall and n7osf oF the rye ytss. savZ,9
foo deem - sex,s M. S,,rrs3t s0rLiq
condition with the unfavoraf1Iv el3ry
fall and mild vyiT,tar PoiIoLrtit,e. 'ca,Is-
ed uneven ,.T,Ii11a4io5 nd vIiT,ter
killing of plants in unprotected fields
and also weakened the vitality OF the
seeds terminating this spring, The
abandoned acreage is estimated to be
IL per cent for this state. Part OF
ont To- such an sexfenf fha+ fsrnAra
Ihaye soyyy d paI-tial, or ynora saadipg
tof 1afs o1, harley mir 1.xya st.sy, I
IintenrIinp- fo harvest tha y9igf1,re
IschiefIv for feed lRye coyd3fjoy fS1r
bsthe state is lowered below +ns a,ver-
are nv +l1e Toey, S,oI,;I i4io,,g i, Tia
northern half Of the state sonfhert,
half Of state shows TractieafI,r an
: ayerage Condition
In deaiine With +ha-- inerassod rye
acreage and confribfIfiyts, caIIses Mr
Surratf save. -
/ g''The most nromipent ca,,sas for
the .heayily increased acras .sS' ee . re- re
It permits handling !. heatgiar q Gre
age more cheaplv and distribftes
farm work to better advantage in
the face OF none too plentiful and
hlgh prlceo laoor supply. About
.E.y -. + = +. :
crop Is soWn IN tne stubble; thus q
large amount OF labor Is saved, and
tne ten-year average yield is slightly
sLeater tnans the ten-year average
"neaI ylelo.
Light gram and hay feed crops in
central ana western sections cur
tallea rall ploWed acreage. Numer-
Gus TarIns are TOO Weedy for wheat
TINS Lnis year, Inc farmers We're anx-
tous 10 SOW q crop that would meet
the war needs for Increased cereal
noot4 Lug pro9actioh; a ana also snow
pront ana AID In thinning out the
growth Of wild oats, Rye, as q, rule,
ESCAPES Ga notn rust ana hail damage" !"
Inc condltlon or the rye is 81 per
fen @ veara sooi of - 30 es nar an average Tor
dition April / was sS per cent,
North Dakota's winter rye acreage
this wear is within q. Few bnnSreS
| thousand acres OF the a.yeraga T.Iye
acreage for ten wears in fhe whole
country. The nations ten-vear ay-
erage is 2.711.000 acres whiIs Nro1.th
Dakota, shows glightly more thsn
| 2 100000 acres this wear
u. ronJ;4;a,. n.A.
VIZ
Inc report on all hay shows an
acreage in the state OF 2.637, 900, and
40 SoAAuA1ASA 4S pAe-SS0 dI o. Per cent
a year ago the nay condition was
~ per cent. In 1917 the crop was
l,SOl 600 tons, while now the pros
pectiye production is 8,624,000. There
are 114,000 tons Of hay on hand now,
compared with 10000 tons a year
ago. +. i
The pasture condition is fixed at
E3 per cent, compared with 81 per
cent a year ago, and an average OF
50 per cent.
Flowing is, 7S per cent. compared
with SO last year, and a so per cent
PisTsti,,.. 81 s., nos 7e - .4. .,