Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1922-09-15
CORN YIELD REDUCED
BUT ABOVE AVERAGE
Report of Statistician Kirk Shows
Wheat and Barley Below
Normal Crop.


The September report of Paul H.
Kirk, Statistician for the Minnesota
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service,
U. S. Division of Crop and Livestock
Estimates and the Minnesota Depart
ment of Agriculture, indicates that
dry weather has reduced the esti-
mated corn production from the Aug,
ust report about million bushels,
and barley and fax show an increase
over one month ago.
The detailed report for Minnesota
crop conditions as of September 1st
is as follows:
Corn, due to the continued dry
weather during August, with some
exceptions where local showers pre-
vailed, continued to go back during
the month and the condition on
September 1st is>~placed at 76 per.
cent of normal, compared with 83
per cent on August l. The fore
casted production based on Septem-
ber / condition indicates a probable
production of 112,O27,O0O bushels,
compared with 140, 100000 for 1921,
and a 5-year average of 106, 6,664,000
bushels.
The condition of spring wheat on
September 1 is placed also per cent
of normal, which would indicate a
production of 32,629,00O bushels,
compared with 23,655, 1000 bushels in
1921, and a 5-year average of A.
281, 900 bushels.
Based on a condition of SO per
cent of normal crop on September
1, the forecasted production of 142,-
I015, 900 bushels indicates that Min
nesota will produce one of her best
crops of oats, the 1921 final esti-
mate being 94,176,000 bushels, while
the 5-year average was 116,095,0 900
bushels
The condition of barley on Sep
tember is estimated at sc per cent
of normal; not quite as good as oats,
due to more damage from dry wealth
er. However, on the,-basis Of SO per
cent of normal the forecast is 23,-
240, 900 bushels, as compared with
17,72O,0O0 bushels in 1921, and the
5-year average of 27,901 900 bushels,
The fax crop of Minnesota will
probably be above the average as
the condition September 1 was 88
per cent of normal, which would in
dicate a crop of 100000 bushels,
as compared with 2,726,0O0 for
1921, and 2,45O,O0O the average for
years.
: Dry weather lowered the condi-
tion of late potatoes in the State
The early crop, of course, being
made and will be very much better
than in 1921. Condition of pota-
toes on September 1 is placed at 72
per cent or normal, which for this
month indicates production of 49,
10000 bushels, compared with 27,,
$4,000 bushels the final estimate
for 1921, and 5-year average oi
29,000,00O bushels.
: The total apple production Sep,
tember 1 is estimated at 1,035,OOC
bushels, compared with final 1921 OF
100000 bushels.
The yield of tame hay for 1922
, is estimated at 1853 tons per acre, OF
total production of 100000 tons
compared with 2,924,00O tons fol
. 1921 The yield per acre of wilC
hay this year is placed at 1.22 tons
or total production of 2,33O,OO(
tons, compared with 2,445,00O tons
for 1921. The quality of both tame
and wild hay is good.
It is estimated that there are {
per cent more hogs for fattening OF
hand in Minnesota than one yea1
ago.
The wool production is estimated
to be per cent greater than in 1921
| The acreage of clover for seed this
, year is estimated at per cent les'
than one year ago. The condition
September 1 is 80 per cent of normal
The average yield of timothy fol
hay is 1.43 tons per acre, while tn,
yield Of alfalfa is placed at 2.7O ton.
per acre.
The condition of pastures on Sep
tember 1 was 81 per cent of normal
The per cent of normal yield O
, watermelons was 72 per cent and 81
, per cent for muskmelons and cante
: loupes.