The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-10-17
OCTOBER CROP REPORT

~Ssn: Indications are that thl
month of September so favored the
corn crop in South Dakota as to justi-
fy an estimated increase in the State
crop of nearly 6 Million bushels. This
is estimating the acreage at 3,341 900
acres and placing the yield at 30.S
bushels per acre. In commenting on
the crop production Mr.. HI. o. Her
brandson, Field Agent for the U. S.
Bureau of Crop Estimates, makes the
observation that the quality of the
corn crop over that portion of South
Dakota east of the Missouri River and
including Jones, Lyman, Tripp and
Gregory Counties, excels that of any
other recent year. September was
such favorable month that it has
entirely matured the crop and there
was no frost damage whatever. The
only reason why this years crop does
not figure as large as one year ago, is
that other regions than those men
toned, west of the Missouri River
have virtually last their corn crop and
this must be subtracted in figuring for
the state
The condition which prevailed ir
this State the past month, has been
more or less true in the other corn
producing state of the Nation, anG
the crop now shows "A Million bus.
i'm hn TIy,ft Stot
the month, or prospect of 2,9O1, ,OO0-
600 bushels, which very closely .ap-
proximates the crop of 1915, but
about 25O million bushels less than
the 1917 crop which was the outstand
ing corn crop on record of the United
States.
Spring Wheat: With threshing il
South Dakota virtually completed, the
estimates on spring wheat yields be-
ing based on threshing returns, we
find that the yield averages 8 bushels
per acre and of 20 per cent quality
This yield is the same as was found
last month, when the information was
based on the prospect of returns and
the total amounts to 80 1-3 million
bushels of spring wheat produced in
South Dakota. The quality is inferi-
or, caused largely by the conditions
whchi prevailed at the time of maturi
ty
The United States spring wheat pro-
CluctiOn shows a f,,rt1,or co,rao;,t;o,
ct this time, which was not apparent
OR September 1. the crop is ~ N ssss.ss
ed at 2O3 Million bushels, loss OF
about million bushel The quality is
placed at 74.5 per cent, slightly above
the State quality. 1t is noteworthy i'm
this respect that in the regions farth-
er north than South Dakota. the
quality was not so seriously impaired.
oats: Later information received
on the oat crop in South Dakota indi-
Gates that the average yield is 20 Bu-
shells, or total production of go, $780,
OOO bushels, realization of nearly 2
million bushels above the results of
the investigation made one month age
This is very large reduction for this
crop from several recent years. Last
years crop was placed at S4,24O. 900
bushels. The quality this year is plac-
ed at sc per cent.
The United States production of
oats is estimated to be 1920, 200, 900
bushels, reduction of about four
million bushels from the prospects of
one month ago. The quality this year
us placed at So per cent and about 3
per cent above the five year average.
Barley: The change from last
months barley production in South
Dakota now shows an improvement of
l25,OOO bushels, the total produc.
tion now being placed at 27, 412,OOO'
bushels with quality of "a per cent.
This production is 13 million bushels
less than was produced one year ago.
but the acreage has been very great
ly diminished. The prospective yield
is also 1-2 bushels less per acre than
the 1918 yield. Barley was little
farther along when the unfayorah,e
weather of July struck the crop and
as result emerged in slightly high
er condition.
The United States barley crop is
now placed at 1913 million bushels.
This is about So Million bushels less
than the production of one year ago
but three million bushels above the
prospect on the first of September
this year. The quality of this crop is
84.S per cent about per cent lower
than the quality Of the 1918 crop but
only "a per cent below the en- year
average.
Potatoes: Further returns on the
South Dakota potato crop indicates
that It is below the earlier estimates.
and is now placed at 5,534,O00 bus.
This is the smallest crop since 1915.
M.