Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-09
AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS ON
MAY / NOT AS GOOD AS LAST
MAR, FEDERAL REPORT SHOWS
Spring Planting Ten Per Cent.
Less Than A Year Ago;
Forecast For Winter
Wheat Is 5S4,7s3,e 80
Bushel. This Year As
Against 5S7 ,o32, 90 \
Bu:hel. Harvested Last
Year.


conditions existing on May were set
forth today by the department OF aE-
riculture in its May crop report tore
casting the winter wheat, rye and hay
crops for this year from their condi-
ton on May L, the amount Of last
years, hay crop remaining on farms
on May and the percentage Of spring
plowing and planting completed -
that date. The report follows:
Winter Wheat
A total crop Of 5S4.7s3, 900 bushels
is forecast on the condition Of the CROP
May 1. which was 85.5 per cent. of 4
normal. and on the area remaining on
that date to be harvested, which was
3S,l3l,0o0 acres Last years crop W1e
5S7,032,00 bushels. the condition Oh
May 1-was SS.s per cent of noesnak
and the area harvested last years. L
42.7o2,0e0 acres. A month ego a q Y
Of 572.974.0o0 bushels WIS forec h
from the condition on April 1. Nhf h
was 7S.4 per cent Of norrnatsA
based on the assumption of axeN
abandonment Of acreage since La ts
when the area sown was 44.2eENls
acres. The average production
last five years is 578,575,0OO bUal ~ Y
the average condition for the lasta4
years on May 1 is S7.1 per cent 81 X
normal, and the average area harvest
ed in the last ten years is 3s,7Ss.0o0
acres.
~ Rye.
A total crop Of 4s,5z5, 600 bushels
is forecast on the condition Of the crop
May /. which was 91.7 per cent OF q
normal. Last years production was
81, ,918. 600 bushels, and the condition
on May ! was s2.5 per cent OF nor
NAL, while the average production for
- ln0 ~ IA xyAn "a - a~>hs
els, and the average condition on May
for the last ten years is 3e.2 per cent
Of a normal. A crop of $3.50, 90
bushels was forecast a month ago
from the condition on, which
was $40 per cent Of q normal
/. hay. .,.a.
A total crpp Of 1o3,579, 900 tons u
forecast on the condition Of meadow
(hay) lands on May 1 which was 90.1
per cent Of a normal, and an expected
hay acreage of about "A, ,345 acres this
year. Last years production was 96.-
S02,oe0 tons, and the ten year average
production is 97,331,000 TONS while
last years May l condition OF meadow
lands was 91.5 per cent OF q normal,
and the May Il ten-year average 10
1913 per cent.
Stocks of hay on farms May I are
estimated at 1922. 900 tons, compar-
ed with 1911 900 tons so held year
ago. and 12,417,0eO tons, the average
May ] stocks for the last five years. 4,
Pastures.
The average condition of pastures
on May was S4.5 com pared with s1.t
on May l last year. and a ten-year
average on May Of Ss.6.
~, Spring Flowing.
Was 63.5 per cent completed up to
May /, com pared with US ser cent
on May l last year. and ten-year
average on May 1 of 700 per cent.
Spring Piamins.
Was 5s.6 per cent completed up to
May l. compared with e3.5 per cent
average on May l of SIS per cent y
The condition of winter wheat on
May and the forecast Of productions
based on that condition and on the
acreage remaining on that date to be
harvested by principal producing
states follows: Z
Pennsylvania condition 80; forecast
25,612,oo0. @
Ohio 80, and 41.403.000.
Indiana SO and 32.974,0o0. & +
Illinois 80 and 4s,094.0oO.
Michigan "a and 15.2O4.000. Ii
Missouri 81 and 43,044,o00.
Nebraska 81 and 54,21S,00o. Z
Kansas ~ and 106,23S, 900. X
Texas II and 1926 900. e
Oklahoma IS and 2,0S4,000. 8
| Colorado so and 17.830,00O. s.
| Idaho SS and 100000. &
| Washington 50 and 28,404, 900. s
| Oregon 81 and 1866, 900. "a