The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-15
SIZE. UP OF THE CROP
ESTIMATED FIGURES GIVEN
OUT BYP. II. KIRK
With the Exception of Spring
Wheat Grains Show Good
Condition


culture Bureau of Crop Estimates
Office Minnesota Agricultural Statisti-
clan, Fergus Falls, Mimi, October g.
With the one exception of spring
| wheat. Minnesota crops show very
good condition according to the re-
port Of P. H. Kirk, agricultural stats
tician for Minnesota for the bureau
Of cropp estimates. His report for
Minnesota as of October l is as fol-
lows: ,.ra
The condition of the corn crop
| showed slight improvement over one
month ago principally because wealth
| er conditions were favorable for the
maturity OF practically all the crop
grown In the state. The condition
October l is 80 percent of normal
being percent more than on Sep
TENDER l. Based on the condition Oc-
tober ! the indicated yield is H.
351 900 bushels. This is considerably
above the average and is exceeded by
only one yeari that OF 1919 when the
crop was 100000 bushels. The
three year average yield Of corn 1917
1919 is 1855 bushels and the average
production is 107.000,O00 bushels.
Minnesota's spring wheat crop is
considerably below the average this
| T.,
some scab which during August
greatly cu-tailed the prospective
yield. The preliminary estimated
yield for 1920 is 95 bus. per acre or
total preliminary production of
| 31,90l,000 bushels. The three year
| average, 1917 1919 yield of spring
wheat for this state is 1853 bushels
while the average production same
IN yield and production 1920 is below
o. hn - nlS
years crop is only 6S percent.
1t Is estimated that on October 1,
II percent Of all the wheat had been
| marketed.
The season generally this year was
very favorable for the growth and
maturity OF the oats crop. This years
yield per acre and total production is
considerably above the 1917-l919
three year average yield per acre and
production. The three year average
yield per acre being 35.3 bushels and
the average production same years
was 114,990,000 bushels while the ay-
erage yield this year is 37.5 bushels
per acre or total preliminary esti-
mated production of 120,750,0OO bus
hels.
The average preliminary yield per
acre OF barley for 1920 is estimated
at 70 bushels or total production of
21,85O,OOO bushels. The season, with
some exceptions where conditions
were too dry, was very favorable for
the crop. There was little or no rust
on the barley this year and crop was
threshed In fairly favorabl, weather
and this with the plumpness of grain
gives q quality OF SO percent The
tnree year average yield 1917 1918
was rs bushels per acre. -
Condition of buckwheat October 1
Is 85 percent of normal which fore
casts a crop of $4,000 bushels. The
total production for 1919 was 100000
Due to the first killing frosts being
late and favorable weather condi.
tions in September the late potatoes
show some Improvement over last
month. The condition being rs per,
cent Of normal, or percent better
than reported September 1. Based on
| condition October /, the productio
would be 27,533,000 bushels. This i,
gain over September 1 of 771,OOO
bushels. The total production of the
agricultural crop for 1919 was 26,1OO,-
900 bushels.
On October the condition of fax is
percent better than on September I
This is an account of favorable wealth
er conditions, there being no heavy
frosts to damage the late crop. Based
on a condition of 81 percent Of normal
the indicated yield would be 1885. 900
bushels compared to the final for De-
cember 1919 of 2,S80,O0O bushels.
The apples production, agricultural
crop, on condition of 70 percent of
normal would be 1,401 900 bushels
compared to 1,365,000 bushels, the
final for 1919.
The total acres in all field crops
for Minnesota is estimated at 2 per
cent less than in 1919 and 1 percent
less than the usual. This season has
been fairly favorable for clover seed
and condition is placed at "a percent
or normal or probable crop of as
600 bushels. The total production in
1919 was $4,000 bushels. The Weld
OF alfalfa seed is 2.41 bushels per
acre; acreage harvested being IA
percent less than the usual. Septem
Der weather conditions improved
pastures, the condition October / ia
80 percent. The yield of cabbage is
estimated at 6 tons per acre, while
onions show yield of 100 bushels
per acre. Condition of other crops
are as follows: field peas, So percent:
tomatoes 81 percent, grapes IS per
cent; sorghum for syrup 80 percent:
sugar beets, 80 percent.
| MRS. l. r. TACATTE nTEC