The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-06-14
So MILLION IS "
ESTI N ATED :.
WHEAT YIELD
Acreage of Grain Is Placed at
100000 - Slight De-
81 80 -.
CONDITIONS 81 PER CENT
Extreme Heat During Last Week
in May Caught Rye in
:. Tender Stage
CONDITIONS 81 PER CENT

Grand Forks, N. D., June 14.-North
Dakota's prospective wheat yield was
today esiimated by A. J. Surratt. y,
S. Field Agent for the state,,t ~.
tS6,000,Q00 bushels compared with fir
al production last year of 1Ol 900 900.
Mr.. Surratt fixes the state acreage
of wheat at 100000, compared with
1900 acres last year. decrease
OF six per cent brought on, Surratt
says, by the fact that there was little
fall plowing and spring weather re-
tarded seeding arrangements.
The condition was placed at 81 per
"srt compared with SO per cent a
same time last year.
... Acreage.
COmenting on the June 1st govern
ment crop report issued through his
Office, A. j. Surratt says that an un.
usually small fall plowed acreage In
the western two-thirds Of the state,
and a late wet spring together with
fear of rust damage to late soWn
wheat were the chief factors causing
the per cent decrease In wheat
acreage from last season. These
conditions decidedly upset the earlier
plans Of a majority of farmers in N.
Dakota for an increased wheat acre.
age and decreased acreage Of oats
and barley. especitlly barley acreage.
The result has been that oats acreage
has Increased one per- cent and the
decreaserin barley reduced to the very
low figure of four per cent. Owing to
the fact that the fall plowed acreage
was more favorable in the eastern
third Of the state, the wheat acreage
for this section as a whole is only
moderately decreased, and ranges
from no change or small decrease
in the central and northern counties
to small increase in the southeast
ern counties. Wheat acreage de-.
crease in the western twothirds of
the state with few; exceptions
ranges around 10 per cent. Sons
counties being less and some slightly
more. Durum acreage has increased
from onethird, to one-half over a
year ago. Last seasons oats acreage
has been quite generally maintained
as rule with a slight increase in
several counties. Barley acreage
changes run noticeably uneven in the
different counties with tendency to
decrease in all but few counties. -.
Condition. 49,. ...-.
The state condition Of all grain
crops was about average June 1st
with the tendency to be above aver
age in the eastern half and below ,av-
erage in the western half of the state
due to the splendid rain about the
3Oth Of May of which the western
half of the state received but little or
none. Unless this section receives
rain soon the favorable spring star!
cannot be maintained. Spring mois:.
ture with few exceptions was suffic'-
ent to germinate seed quickly and
growth has made good progress as
rule. Root and top growth about av'
erage with fully the usual weed
growth. The grasshoppers are more
or less general in all the territory
extending from the south western
counties in a northeasterly direction
to the north central part Of the state.
Spotted damage has already occurred
in small areas, with additional dam
age reports coming in daily on juno
1st Several counties have already
organized and are waging vigorous
campaign against this pest, which
will greatly reduce damage possibili-
ties. 1t is a hard fight at best which
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