The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-11-20
DEPT.
MAKES REPORT ON
STATE CROP RETURNS

Grand Forks, N. Oak, Nov. 1S,-
According to the November LIST Gov
eminent crop report issued by the u.
S. Bureau of Crop Estimates, the av-
erage yield per acre Of flax in North
Dakota is 7.8 bus. compared with the
average of 10 bus. This makes the
preliminary production estimate T.
$4,000 bus. compared with 3,764,000
bus. vast year and an average Of g.
10000 bus. The state yield has been
held up to about average by the favor
able yields in the northwest quarter Of
the state where. bulk Of the yields
either approached or exceeded tho
state normal Of about II bus. Re-.
mainder of state was very spotted and
often poor especially in western zee
tons due to grasshoppers, frost and
drought. Yields in a general, way
taper largely from q range Of 8 to Is
bus. in eastern to 8 to z bus. in west
ern counties. State quality varies
from good to poor but is average for
the state. U. S. flax yield is "a bus.
compared with al average of So max
ing a preliminary production estimate
of 14,556,O00 bus compared with an
average Of 100000 bus.
State potato yield is estimated to
average 80 bus. per acre compared to
an average of 80 bus. making q pre-
liminary production of 100000 bus.
compared with $4,000 bus. last
year and an average Of 6,712,000 bus.
U. S. Production estimated to be 1884,
$4,000 compared to 442,536,000 bus
last year and an average estimate Of
361, 753, 900 bus. Yields were as a rule
n~oticeably above average in northern
part Of state but fell off to below av-
erage in southern counties. Bulk Of
yields will largely taper from around
125 bus. per acre in northern counties
to near 65 bus. in southern counties.
The state quality is excellent and has
seldom been better.
The greater part of the state corn
acreage is in the southern one-third Of
the state. State orr yield is estimat-
ed to be 10 bus, per acre compared to
the average of 22.7 bus. making a
preliminary production estimate Of
100000 bus. compared with $780,
900 bus. last year and an average Of
II, 1875, 900 bus. This includes soft corn
and soft and mature corn 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. Outlook il
that there is ample flint seed but
North Dakota grown dent seed will DO
somewhat short. Corn quality is no.
ticeably poor and is given as Ga per
cent compared with an average Of u
per cent. U. S. corn production was
3,159, 494, 900 bus for 1917 and the car
~ Y e is 81 per cent or slightly
above the average. The u. s. corn
production is estimated to be 2,755 900
or just about the average production.
Quality of 1918 crop in the D. s. IL
85.6 per cent compared with an aver
age Of 1928 per cent.
October was one Of the driest
months on record. Conditions were
excellent for the completion Of thresh-
ing and digging potatoes or hauling
grain but very unfavorable for plow-
ing and seeding Of rye. Rye 'condi-
ton apparently is going into the win
ter vary similar to a year ago OF be-
low average. Due to lack Of sufa-
cient help, drought, and the present
influenza epidemic the amount Of fall
is ~noticeably below the aver
age. The sad trail Of this epidemic
is everywhere apparent over the state,
ho+h in towns and on fha Parma.