Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-10
EVE N~GsEDITION.
Corr31ad Hay Crops Improved;
Cher Crops Declined During
August According to Report

IL ntoa Encouraging features Of
Us .SepteM r II crop report for
North Dak4 issued by the u. s.
.,ureau Of n'op Estimates through
the office Q FIELD Agent A. j. surratt
are III fa1 fable crops of corn and
nay, especiVE thataof corn which ex-
cept In thea2uthwestern part Of the
state promo AN excellent yield. The
fav bile supply of roughage
with q dlsa binting outcome Of grain
crops has we'd to greatly stimulate
state Nstock and dairy indus
trles. Thoulnds Of sheep from Mon
are bel shipped into the east
ern half :o3he state where stubble
iced is exceAnt and a surplus Of for
age feed hapeep harvested.
ThreshihENwhich is nearing COM
pletion sho9 that the 1919 grain
rs abo3 in the same class with
former orst rust years in North
DAKOTA. eat, oats and barley
yields show further decline from the
low estimat Of last month. The low
cred condi n Is due largely to rust
damage to e late part Of the crop
with some Image from rains break
ing down II grain and from con-
tinued thoul lessened hopper dam
age. EScen in The southwest where
all crops an poor, the dividing line
between god and poor crops which
stood out d & distinctly on August /
mas, now u b. disappeared, and con-
ditions arr cry spotted in the re-
mainder o he state. The territory
north of g. N. line from Devils
Lake to G I'd Forks up to the Ca
nadian lin shows the best average
yield of VIII t for any area approach
ing It's size the state with fair quail
ty as a rpld Thssbest average quality
or wheat season Is found in this
area and y the western third of the
state where gle stands Of straw were
either shor pr thin and much of the
wheat is gr ing No. l or 2. Wheat in
me remain + Of the state ranges
o feed No. 1, but mostly below
NO. 3. Thu pure varieties Of the
durum am d. fife are showing up
better than Their wheats.
The stat will again be short of
grain feeddkue to the poor outcome
or the oats nd barley crops. Thou
sands of aGs Of oats in the western
nalf OF the tate were cut green for
ieed cue to rasshoppers. The quail
ty OF both tssand barley is below
average. II late part of these crops
SHOWS verYight and inferior quality
or grain eHecially late barley which
d1d MOI fill iell and is unusually peg
gy and gendfily disappointing.
Corn sta1fs put by far as the best
crop in thSsthte. This crop is ex-
tremely hesf in eastern half Of state.
In ad~ditiond providing an unusual
amount Of ain. and forage feed, a
large p~artJkathe crop has matured
and the stai is assured of an abund-
ant supply f~excellent seed next year.
State corn DEDUCTION is estimated to
be ~l3,35S,0S bushels compared with
an average Il 10,6S5.000 bushels. u.
S. productih is 2,S5S,OO0, 900 COM
pared with ne average of 2,749,00OE
900 bushels, 2g
State Whet production is estimated
to be 53,2400O bushels compared to
%1O1,O00,000 bushels last year and q
hve,year verage of s1,54s,ooo
bushels. Us. spring wheat produc-
ton is placd at EOS, 100000 bushels
compared With the average of 1885,
10000 busels. The estimated pro-
duction of $pring and winter wheat
for the U. J. is 923, 600, 900 bushels
compared Hh the average 100000
900 bushels,
Oats protection for the state il
placed at 4H86.O0O bushels compar-
ed to the alrage Of e2,61s,ooo bush
els, u,4S. todNction is 1,225.ooo.o ot
bushels eoIfared with an average Of
3 31,287,o4 bushels. Barley pro.
duction fo1he state is estimated te
be 0 ,979,0k bushels compared to tn,
average OIL .945, 900 bushels. u. S
barley pro ftion is 1876, 600, 900 bush
els compaj with an average Of 1919,
$4,000 BIZ lis.
I The he r-part Of the state fa1
acreage h been hard hit this season
by drough md hoppers in the, centra
and westel part of the state. East,
ern counti showing nor favorable