Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-09
North Dakota Spring Wheat
Increased Over Nine Mil
lion Bushels; Corn And A, 1
Potatoes Show Falling OF
As A Result OF Drought;
Oats Better. .s.. (.

Small grain prospects, chief among
kota, increased materially during the
month of August, while potato and
corn prospects showed falling Of,
according to the September report Of
Jay G, Diamond, agricultural statistic-1
ian for the bureau of markets and
crop estimates.
Spring wheat prospects increased
9,Ss1.00o bushels during the month
of August, the report shows. , It ID
interesting to note that out Of the H.
273,000 bushels increase in the Sep
tember 1 forecast over the August /
forecast shown for the entire United
States. more than 100000 bushels Of
that increase occurred in the state !
of North Dakota.
The oats prospects increased 1,S49.-
900 bushels during the month, barley
1,447,O00 bushels and flax 23S,000tI
bushels.
Due to drouth. heat and minor
damage factors. the potato prospect
was reduced 100000 bushels and |
corn was cut 432.00o bushels.
The September l forecast of North /,
Dakotas principal crops is: |
Wheat, 11s,o44,ooo bushelsl oats.
79,743.00O bushels: barley 26,523. 900 |
,, bushels; flax, 4.s19,0o0 bushels; po- /
tatoes. 19,320,O0O bushels; corn, l5,-i
$50, 600 bushels.
Mr.. Diamonds report in full fol-
lows:
| Spring Wheat in North Dakota.
! September l condition of spring
wheat is estimated at s7T of nor
NAL, against $3.50 a year ago and the
! 1O-year average of 66 and forecasts
production of 113.044.000 bushels.
+; compared with 103,153,000 bushels on
August l, 73,264,0 900 bushels, the final
estimate for 1921 and 65,s54.000 the
5-year 1916-20) average. Although,
the September 1 condition and that
of August l last are both S7% there
is an increase of s,9S1,000 bushels
for September due to the September
par yield being IA bushels per acre
higher than the August par.
Spring Wheat and All Wheat United
States.
On a September condition Of
80.1% of a normal, forecast Of spring
wheat for the United States is placed
at 276,665,000 bushels against 263,-
$4,000 bushels on August 1 last.
207. $4,000 last years final estimate
4 and -235-l18, 600 the, 6-year average.
! All wheat in the United States on Sep
tember 1 last 795 million final esti-
mate for 1921 and 799 million BUSH
els, the 5-year average.
Oats and Barley North Dakota.
September / condition Of oats is
placed at 10 of a normal, compared
with Sc % year ago and the 10-year
average Of 76, and indicates a produc-
ton of 7s,743,o0o bushels against IT,
$4,000 on August 1. last, 49,761,0 900,
the final estimate !or 1921 and 50.-
O94 900, the 5-year average. A Sep
tember l condition for barley of 88%
of normal compares with 500
year ago and a 10-year average of 20,
and indicates a production of $685.
600 bushels against the final estimate
: 10-year average Of 23,76S,OOO BUSH
els.
Oats and Barley United States.
A September condition of 74.s%
of normal indicates for the United
States an oats crop of 1.255.004,000
, bushels against the August forecast
, of 600. the 1921 final esti-
mate of 1,060.737 900 bushels and the
5-year average of 900 BUSH
| els. For barley in the United States.
, a September l condition of s1.2% OF
: 93,850.o0O bushels, against the Au-
r gust estimate of 1s1, ,507, 900. the 1921
final estimate of 151 ,181, 900 and the
10-year average Of 197.447,00o BUSH
i. els.
Winter Rye.
The preliminary estimate Of win
! ter rye in North Dakota and the
i United States was made in the per-
ceding august - report and showed
for North Dakota an average yield of
| ISL bushels per acre and produc-
ton of 1868 900 bushels. For the
. United States production was estimat.
= ed at 79,794,0O0 bushels.
e Corn in North Dakota and o. S.
!: Corn in North Dakota on Septenn-
:, Der l due to August drouth shows a
point decline from August condi-
tion and at 500 Of normal is well
below the September condition
tss%) year ago, but above the ten
year average Of Is. Forecasted pro-
j. duction on September i Is placed at
D 1880, 900 bushels compared with L.
$4,000 on August 1 last. 16.940.ee0
final estimate for 1921 and 11,1S7,-
: in the United States on September I
o with condition of 1862 OF nor
n NAL shows 7.9 points decline during
9 August, production decline being in
. terpreted at 142.1s1,000 bushels. The
- September prospect is placed ut g.
y s74,759,000 bushels compared with
= $3.50, $4,000 final estimate for 1921,
= and 2,sso.s42,o0o bushels the b-year
J. average.
/ Flax In North Dakota and o. 8.
At S4% of a normal, the Septembe.
condition OF flax in North Dakota
is points below August 1. but thii
condition decline is little more thar
offset by an increase Of 0.S bushel pei
N on september being forecasted q
46l9 900 bushels compared with stha