The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-08-23
CORN CROP BIGGER
WHEAT CROP Less
Agricultural Statistician Gives Corn
Increase and Wheat Decrease
Over Year 1922

Watertown, August la decrease
in the forecasted production of spring
wheat and barley but an increase in
other crops, corn, oats, flax and pota-
toes is indicated in the report for
South Dakota of H. o. H~erbrandson,
Statistician for the u. S. Bureau of
Agricultural Economics.
The condition Of corn in South
Dakota on August LIST was 90 per cent,
indicating a yield of 31.5 bushels per
acre or a total production of131 1856,
900 bushels for the state. Last years
production was 110,O3S,000 bushels
and the previous five year average is
los SOS, 900 bushels.
The winter wheat yield per acre was
found to be IL bushels of 81 per ZEN
quality, a production of 588 900 bush.
els for the state. There were 49, 0
acres devoted to this crop in South
Dakota.
With Spring Wheat at 60 per cent
condition on August 1st the yield is
placed at 8 bushels per acre or 24,732,
900 bushels for the state production,
a decline of S,244,000 bushels during
July. The production in 1922 was
38,18S,00 bushels and the previous
five year average is 36,94O,OO0 bush
els. Of the South Dakota SPRING
Wheat acreage, as per cent is of the
Durum variety, so that considerable
more than so per cen of the produc-
ton of wheat can be assumed to be of
the Bread variety, or possibly 1885,
900 bushels.
The oat crop was found to be in SO
per cent condition, a prospective yield
of 33 bushels per acre. This is a
production of so, 784, 900 bushels for
the state, an improvement of 2,448,000
bushels since the July LIST estimate.
This as compared with the production
of 74,4OO,OOO bushels last year and
the five year average of 68,668,000
bushels.
In South Dakota with barley at 50
per zen condition the prospect is for
a yield of "a bushels per acre. This
is a slight decline of $4,000 bushels
since the July 1st estimate. The
production of barley in 1922 was 2l,
$4,000 bushels with the previous five
year average of 26,454,00 bushels.
The condition August LIST of 80 per
cent iustifies an average yield of 80
bushels per acre or a production OF
S,73O,000 bushels for the state. Last
years production was 8,580,000 bush
els. The previous five year average
is 7,O33,OOO bushels.
South Dakota's flax crop this yea
gives every indication OF being 4
superior one to any other recently
grown in this state. The August lst
condition at 95 per cent promises a
10 bushel per acre yield, 3,3So,O 900
bushels for the state. The 1922 pro
duction was 1,S34,O00 bushels while
the previous five year average pro-
duct is 1905, 900 bushels.
On August 1st it was found thai
South Dakota's rye crop would yield
approximately IL bushels per acre Ok
30 per cent quality grain, or a pro
auction of 3,377,O00 bushels for the
state. In 1922 the production was
1902, 600 bushels, the previous five
year average being 6~,115,O00 bushels
Since early in June and during all
of July climatic conditions have been
almost perfect for hay crops. South
Dakota now gives indications OF pro-
ducing 1.56 tons of tame hay per acre
and 10 tons of wild hay per acre
Ranges and pastures are placed at
90 per cent condition.