The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-08-11
CROP REPORTS
ENCOURAGING
Wheat Yielding from Eight to Twenty
Bushels Per Acre in Spite of
Adverse Conditions
MARKET PRICES UNDER NORMAL

MARKET PRICES UNDER NORMAL
Corn and Flax Give Promise of Good
Returns
Two or three weeks ago, or right
after the severe wind storm Of July 2
which flattened out the corn and
small grain, the pessimist had his in
ming and it was not unusual to hear
remarks to the effect that many fields
would not be worth cutting. Since the
threshing- machines have begun to get
in their work, however, the optimists
have started peeping their heads
above the horizon, smiles have taken
the place Of frowns and farmers gen.
orally seem to feel that their years
labors have not been entirely in vain.
It is little too early as yet to give
anything like complete report Of
the general average yield, but it is
becoming increasingly apparent that
the pessimists greatly exaggerated
conditions. A trip through the coun-
try will show that practically every
field has been visited by the binder
and the shocks are great deal thick
er than one might have supposed
they would be. Therefore it would
seem to be a fair inference that where
there is so much straw there must be
a little grain, because farmers do not
waste their time cutting fields that
contain nothing.
There are some fields that were
not worth cutting, but this happens
every year, and when one takes into
consideration the adverse conditions
that have confronted agficulturists
since the grain began to head out, the
yields thus far made public are any
thing but discouraging.
Crops right in this immediate neigh
borhood possibly are not as. good %
in banner years, but wheat is going
from eight to twenty bushels to the
acre, and oats, barley and other feed
crops are showing up reasonably we'll.
Besides this, the farmers still have
their corn and fax to fall back on,
and with decent weather conditions
they are going to cash in on them.
Considerable damage was done in
this territory by the rust, and the big
wind storm added to the general hav-
oc, but in spite of both these factors
our farmers will have reasonably
good return on their investment Of
time and labor if prices will only get
back to where they belong.
The day Of $3.50 wheat and $500
fax is gone, perhaps not to return for
a decade, but If the government will
only take cognizance Of agricultural
conditions, help out by needed legis-
lation and put a damper upon the op-
erations Of the grain gambler well
make the greatest country on Gods
green footstool still greater.
It is pleasing to note that the real
estate men have begun to come to life,
and are now showing homeseekers
around the country. A few deals
have already been made, and this is q
good sign. Iowa and Illinois farmers
know they must come to North Da-
kota if they want chance to become
Independent, and it would not be sur
prising to see great influx Of settlers
here this fall.
Whenever you begin to feel that
things are not as they should be in
this great state, it might be well to
remember that we are much better of
than some Of our neighbors. Condi-
tions confronting us are general, as
shown by the following report sent
out by the government:
Practically every farm crop showed
loss in prospective production as q
result Of adverse conditions during
July. The department of agriculture's
monthly report forecast $4,000, 900
bushels less wheat than was estimat-
ed month ago, 91,000,000 bushels
less corn, 1872, ,000, 900 bushels less oats
and 81, 100000 bushels less potatoes.
The report forecasts the production
Of the country's principal farm crops
and estimates their condition on Aug.
as follows:
Winter wheat-Preliminary esti-
mate Of production 554, 100000 BUSH
els.
Spring wheat-Production forecast
213,000,000 bushels; condition 66.6 per
cent OF normal.
All wheat production forecast 49,
100000 bushels.
Corn production s,os2 ,ooo,o 900 bush
els; condition 84.3.
Oats production l,ls7, ,ooo, 900 BUSH
els; condition 64.5.
Barley production 171,00o, 900 bush
els; condition ia.
Rye-Preliminary production esti-
mate 64,300, 900 bushels.
White potatoes production 31e,00O,-
600 bushels; condition 658.
Flax production 100000 bushels;
condition 700.
Hay (tane) production 1,600, 900
tons; (wild) 15,500,00O tons; condition
(all) 82.5.
The preliminary estimate Of produc-
tion Of winter wheat by principal pro-
ducing states follows: Pennsylvania,
25,322, 900 bushels; Ohio. 27,379, 900
h,,ahala. Indiana 22i722 600 huahels.