The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-13
REPORT OF CROP
EXPERTS IN STATE
WHEAT YIELD rs PUT AT
2S,7Is,0o0 BUSHELS
CORN, OTHER GRAINS
Increase In Production of Pota-
toes; What Dry Hot
Weather Did

October II, 1S22.-The preliminar,
estimated production of sprinL
wheat, oats and barley is consider.
ably In excess of last years produc
ton, while the forecasted produc
ton OF potatoes and buckwheat in
dicate slightly higher productions
than last year. and corn shows a
considerable reduction, acco. ding t.
the report OF Paul H. Kirk, statistic
ian for the Minnesota Co Operativ,
Crop Reporting Service, Uniteu
states department of agricultu {
and Minnesota state department.
Mr.. Kinks report for Minnesota,
as OF October l. is as follows:
The yield Of sp.inS wheat, ex
elusive of Durum, in Minnesota is
estimated at 1871 bushels per &C. {,
or total production of 26.715.OOI
bushels. The yield of Durum bein,
sixteen bushels on an acreage o,
$4,000 or a production OF i,65U
o00 bushels.
The average yield of oats is place
at thirty six bushels, or a total pro
ducliOn OF 13S. APO, 900 bushels
1he yield per acre Of Barley Il
twenty seven bushels, indicating l.
tota! production of 23.922 900 bush
els els CO. com 1saT with 17J2o.OOO bush
The condition OF corn October l
is placed at II percent OF normal
which would forecast a crop O.
1l5,653.000 bushels, compared with
lao. 507 900 bushels the 1921 fin2l
estimate. Corn in this state was
damaged by hot, dry weather.
Condition of Potatoes
The condition of potatoes is placed
=: y Ieccent OF normal, which fore
casts a probable crop of 3S,376,OUr
b. hes, compared with 2I,525,0Gt
buhsels in 1921. This increase il
forecasted D oduction is due to in
CEASED acreage and a much betl5
crop in the southern part OF III,
state as we'll as in the early com
meTcial sections, compared with la
year. .ts.
Fax condition SO percent Of no,
mai forecasts a crop of 2,904. 0y
bushels, or about 100000 bushe!a
l. Q than the 1921 final. -
Condition OF huckwhezt 0etobe
1st was ~ percent OF normal. fore
casting production of $4,000 bust
els.
TIA yield of alfalfa seed per &C /,
is u bushels; cabbages, 6,7 tor
pen acre; and 225 bushels per acr.
fC- onions.
10 ccnG' ton Of clover seed Is
est!:nlt ! t 50 percent of no ma
HGs:u~es. 81 percent; grain sorghum
Is % CIT; fed peas. so percent
strip, g percent; and sugar beets
e., ~
The condition of total apple GRO!
81 estimated at 6S percent OF nor
nal. with forecasts a total produc
ton of 1000, 900 bushels.
The total acres in all field croT
is reported the same as in 1921.
Crops In Blue Earth County
The condition of the crops in b.
Earth county, and in other South
Central districts. seems to be bette
for grain than for other crops, ac-
cording to the statistics furnished
by the department Of Agriculture
The average yield of oats for Blue
Earth county is AZ bushels, which is
far better than the average yield pc
acre for other counties. Barley Is
also raised in larger amounts pei
acre than most counties, an avege
of 80 bushels being maintained.
The average yield ef other crops
per acre are; potatoes, Is; Flax rs;
corn So; All spring wheat, Durum
II, and others IL!
Watonwan county exceeds Blu
Earth in Flax having an average OF
eighty eight bushels. while it is fal
con, only having the avera~
seventy bushels, 1t exceeds in po-
tatoes but is out ranked by Blue
EaTth in wheats, Oats and Barley
The average yield for watonwan 70!
the crops are; Corn, 70; Flax 50;
Potatoes IS; Wheats no durum and
13 others; Oats % and barley %. .
Waseca county has larger yield
per acre for max and potatoes, thar
RIue Earth but has less of corn. TIL:
average yield of wheats, oats and
barley is greater for Blue Earth thar
for Waseca county.