The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-16

the above mentioned areas is that this
is a newer cropping region, for which
reason diseases are not so prevalent.
South Dakota's oat crop has suf-
fered a slight loss during August OF
approximately 100000 bushels, being
now placed at 64,103, 900 bushels, the
indicated yield being 34.65 bushels per
acre. This production is Is, 800 600
bushels below that banner oat crop
of 1918, but nearly equals the five year
average.
The loss in the barley crop in South
Dakota from 23,6S3, 900 bushels on
August l 10 %, 104, 900 bushels on Sep
TENDER l is largely due to more accu'
rate information received from thresh-
ing returns. In much of the state the
quality of the barley is rather poor,
although not nearly so bad as the crop
of one year ago.
During August the potato crop in
South Dakota again showed some i'm
provement over last month, approx
mately 700, 600 bushels, making the
crop production of 1855 600 bushels.
This production is about 700, 900
bushels less than the 1918 crop. The
present condition is unusually high,
being placed at 95 per cent, the aver
age yield is placed at 1907 bushels
per acre.
1t is now estimated that the cond,-
ton of the fax crop in South Dakota
is 95 per cent, which promises a yield
of 9.75 bushels per acre or l.580,000
bushels for the state. This crop shows
a depreciation of approximately 5000
bushels during the month of August.
Throughout most of the northern and
eastern counties Of the state, flax is
in a much higher condition than any
other recent year. Very little of this
crop will be damaged by frost as most
of the acreage has already been har-
vested.
The high condition prevailing in this
state is not true in other flax pro
ducing states, the United States cOndi-
ton being placed at 63.8 per cent,
promising a production of 1881 900
bushels, which is a loss of 1,439, 900
bushels since the estimates of August
l were published. Most of this loss
is due to u~nfavorable weather in the
large producing state of North Dakota
and Montana. The production now in
Dictated is almost exactly equivalent
to the average for the previous five
years.
Hay and other forage crops are the
banner crops in South Dakota this
year. 1t is now estimated that the
tame hay will amount to 1921 900 tons
Of a 95 per cent quality, estimating
that It's tons were produced per acre.
The wild hay is estimated to have
produced lip tons per acre, a total
Of 4.175,000 tons. This is more than
SOC, 900 tons greater than the 1919 pro-
duction. The total production of all
hay, tame and wild, is estimated at
$4,000 tons.
The number of stock hogs, i. e, hogs
f~attening for market, is placed at l.
0S4 900 in SCith Dakota on September
l. This as compared with 100000
n year ago, while, $4,000 We're be-
ing held for fattening on Sept. l, 1913,
According to the best information
available it has been found that South
Dakota produced 1857, 900 pounds of
wool in 1920. This is $4,000 pounds
less than the 1919 production.
The alfalfa crop in South Dakota
is estimated at 2.33 tons per acre or
a total production of $4,000 tons,
while the United States crop is placed
at PA tons per acre, giving a total
of 25, III, 900 tons.