Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-09
SPRING WHEAT
ONLY CROP
IN MINNESOTA
All Other Crops Are About
Normal, With Acreage
Nearly 100 Per Cent.

Fergus Falls, Mimi, Oct. 9.-With
the one exception of spring wheat.
Minnesota crops show very good con-
dltlon, according to the report of p.
n. Kirk, agricultural statistician for
minnesota for the bureau of crop es-
Inmates. His report for Minnesota as
OF october l is as follows:
(. The condition of the corn, crop
showed a slight Improvement over
one month ago, principally because
weather conditions were favorable for
the maturity of practically all the
crop grown in the state. The con-
dltion october 1 is 80 per cent of nor
maj Delng 8 per ent more than on
september l. Based on the condition
october l the indicated yield is ill.,
Sol,0oO bushels. This is c~onsiderab-
bX only one year. that of 1919 when
the crop was $4,000, 900 bushels.
me three year average yield of corn
1917-1919 is 1855 bushels n the
average production is 1921 600, 900
Minnesota's spring wheat crop is
considerably below the average this
year due to dry weather, rust, and
some scab which during August great
~ curtalled the prospective yield. The
preliminary estimated yield for 1920
IS 9.5 bushels per acre or a total pre-
lminary production Of 31,901, 900
bushels. The three year average.
l9l7-l919 yield of spring wheat for
this state is 1879 bushels while the
average production same period is
e3,SS3,0OO bushels. Both in yield and
production 1920 is below the average.
n quality If this years crop is only
1t is estimated that on October 1.
Il e cent Of all the wheat had been
marketed. n
Oats We're Good.
he season generally this year was
very favorable for the growth and
maturity of the oats crop. This
years yield per. acre and total pro-
duction is considerably above 1917
1917 three year average yield per
acre and production. The three year
average yield per acre being asa
pusnels and the average production
same years was ia, $50, 900 bushels
while the average yield this wear is
$40 bushels per acre, or a total pre-
urinary estimated production of 1870.
100000 bushels.
acre of barley for 1920 is estimated
at rs bushels or a total production
o. 21,S50,000 bushels. The season,
with some exceptions where condi.
ions were too dry, was very favorable
for the crop. There was little or
no rust on the barley this wear and
crop was threshed in fairly favorable
weather n this with the plumpness
OF grain gives a quality of So per
cent. The three year average WELD
1917-1919, was 26 bushels per acre
Condition of buckwheat October
is 85 per cent of normal which fore
casts a crop of $4,000 bushels. The
total production for 1915 was 240. 900
bushels.
Spuds IS Per Cent Normal.
Due to the first killing frosts being
late and favorable weather conditions
in September the late potatoes show
some improvement over last month.
The condition being rs per cent of
normal, or Q per cent better than re-
ported September 1. Based on on
dition October 1. the production would
be 27,533.000 bushels. This is a gain
over September l Of I'll, 600 bushels.
The total production of the agricul-
tural crop for 1919 was 26,1O0, OO0
bushels.
On October / the condition of flax
is 2 per cent better than on Septem-
Der l. This is on account Of favor
able weather conditions, there being
no heavy frosts to damage. the late
crop. Based 4ons a condition OF 81
per cent of normal the indicated yield
would be 3,396,000 bushels compared
to the final for December, 1919, OF
l2,880,0 900 bushels.
The apples production, agricultural
crop, on a condition of Is per cent
Of normal would be 1,401, 900 bush.
els compared to 1,365,0OO bushels
the final %forg1919.
Acreage Almost Normal.
~ .. Tho total oOpoc in oil Fio1l o-~~~ -,
; Minnesota is estimated at 2 per cent
less than in 1919 and / per cent les
than the usual. This eason has been