Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-11
Statistician Reports Winter
Wheat in. Better Condi-
ton; Past Winter Was
Hard on Stock And Losses
Were Heavy ii Southwest
Counties in February.

The May / estimated production
Of winter rye. in North Dakota is
placed at II, o55,o007 bushels. or more
than double last years final estimate
OF 9,306,00G. by the crop report of
j.. G.. Diamond. gt4tistician Of the
United States bureau OF markets and
crop estimates issued here Wednesday.
This big increase the report points
out. is due to the greatly expanded rye
acreage this year and the favorable
May ! condition of 81. Livestock
are low and blowing and spring plant
ing, while behind last year. are not
as backward as earlier reports indi-
Gated, according to the report which
follows: D.
Rye acreage remaining for harvest
In North Dakota on May l is estimat-
ed at 1~.574,000 acres. compared with
100000 acres planted last fall, &c.
900 acres harvested last year, and the
five year average harvested acreage
of 1880 The abandoned acreage,
due chiefly to spring flooding is placed
at 2 e cent. May 1 condition of
pared with So per cent on April 1.
80 on May 1, 1921 and the tel year
average of 81. Based on this years
expanded acreage. the May 1 condi-
ton forecasts a production of 21,-
05a.O 900 bushels, compared with o.
sos, 000. last years final estimate, g.
100000 the 1920 final estimate, Is
$4,000 the 1913 final estimate, and
the five yea average of 14,623,00O.
Winter Wheat Better.
May l winter wheat acreage in the
United States remaining for harvest,
is estimated at S8,131, 000,s compared
with AZ, 702. 900 last year, and the 10
year average of 3e,78s, 000., Average
condition on May l. is s3.5 per cert.
compared with 78.4 on April q. SY.8
on May 1. 1891. and the :,10year aver
age Of 81. Indicated production is
6S4,79S,0O0, bushels, compared with
5S7.032,000 last years final estimate
and 57S,575. 600 the five year average.
The average condition of rye in the
United States is estimated on May l
at 91.7 per cent. compared with $50
on April 1; 9z.5 on May l. 1921, and
the 10 year average of 90.2. Produc-
tion indication is 79.152.00O bushels.
compared with 57,918,0O0 last years
fnal estimate: 60.4s0,0 900, the 1920
final. estimate and the 10 year aver
age of ~57,060,000.
!, Hard on Stock.
The severe winter was unfavorable
for all livestock and losses were
above average. Exposure losses were
heaviest in western and southwestern
districts. where in February. scarcity
Lot, feed was acute and ranges mac
cessible by reason of a heavy ice
crust The May 1 condition of horses,
Ecafttes and sheep is. generally below
thatssaof last year and the 10 year
| average. Swine wintered better as
a. rule than other stock and May !
('Gondition of swine Is generally close
to average. with disease losses below
the 10 year average.
Work Well in Hand.
The effects of the late season as
measured by the percentage of the
spring sowing and planting complet-
ed by May /. do not appear to have
been as bad as earlier reports indi
Gated. While all farm work is well
behind the high record of last year,
1t compares favorable with the May l
average. OF plowing for spring plow-
ing 81 per cent was completed by
May.1 last year and a 10 year average
on May l Of 81. Of spring planting
and sowing So per cent was com
pleted by May 1, compared with 81
per cent on May l last veal and a
10 year average on May 1 of 81
State hay acreage is estimated to
be 2 per cent larger than that of
last year. Outlook for both hay and
pastures on May / was. favorable. al
though growthAduring April was slow
May 1 condition of both hay and pas
ture is slightly below average. Hay
| stocks on farms or May ]. average
10 per cent for the state as a whole.
with distribution somewhat uneven
and with many localities reporting
! shortages, 5,. #. t..