The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-10
HUGE STOCKS
OF WHEAT ON
DAKOTA FARMS
Approximately 25 Per Cent of
1922 Crop Yet to be Mar
keted, Says Report
THE HAY RESERVE BIZ
Moderate Winter Feeding De-
mands Indicated Excess of
Hay Will be Carried Over

Approximately Is percent OF the
1922 wheat crop in North Dakota
still is on the farms of the state.
according to estimates of J. G.
d amond, agricultural statistician,
U. IS. Department of Agriculture,
Grand Forks.
Added to the huge total Of 2S,-
344.O0O bushels of wheat still re-
naming on farms on March 1. it
is estimated by Mr.. Diamond that
there is a March reserve of ~ per
cent of corn, 40 percent Of the to-
tai white potato crop is unsOld,
46 percent of the oats crop, "a
percent of the barley crop and 40
percent of the hay crop still is
being held by farmers.
The reserves on the farm on
March are recorded far above
the 10-year average, as shown by
statistics of the federal bureau.
Stocks in Reserve
The stocks on farms March 1, in
bushels, are given as follows:
Stocks on Farms March 1-eushels
corn 1s1s oi$ 600 / !'sS sSs 600 lo-yss sss SS SSo
oats 36 $50 O00 90 493. 900 26,2 900
Barley S.739. 900 5.436. 600 5. 531 900
Hay l.529.0OO Uons)
Potatoes : 1928. 900 see discussion below
"The biggest single factor for
the larger reserves, according to
the survey, "says the report, '1ies
i'm the increased production last
season, while elevator congestion
and moderate winter feeding de-
n,and. in the case of coarse grains
also have contributed".
1t is especially noted that slight
ly more than one-third of the last
years hay crop is still in reserve,
which will make it possible for
many farmers to carry hay over
| the coming season should there
be shortage in production.
! The production of corn, the re-
port says, has been increasing
! steadily during the past five years,
acreage having jumped from 432,-
600 acres in 1919 to $4,000 acres
lin 1922. This increase has been
slightly in advance of farm needs,
a 81 percent reserve being esti-
mated on March l. The 1922 corn
crop was about a million bushels
larger than it's predecessor.
The oats production, placed at
! 7S, ,8O4 900 for 1922 as compared
with 4S,792,O0O the previous year
and a 10 year average of $780,
: 900 bushels, has resulted in a
March reserve of as percent,
much above that Of previous years.
The same is true of barley. The
1922 crop was estimated at 25,-
7O4, 900, which was above that of
1921 but slightly below the 10
wear average. The reserve on
March / was estimated at "a per-
cent.
Wheat Reserves
! Regarding wheat, and hay and
potatoes, the report says.
| WHEAT-The 1922 crop at l25,-
234,OOO bushels was fully so per-
cent above that of 1921, which in
crease combined with those in the
region west and north helped pro-
duce at the beginning of the cur
rent marketing season, one of the
worst car shortages in recent
years. The market movement con-
sequently has been prolonged. The
distribution of the increased pro-
duction in 1922 corresponds close
ly with the farm reserve averages
which in general are higher in the
western third and northeast quar-
ter of the state. The March |
farm holdings are indicated at %
percent or 28,344, 900 bushels com.
pared with 15,342,000 bushels 9
year ago and the 10-year average
of 18,929,OOO. An unusually high
quality was shown for the 1922
crop by our survey last November
which placed 92.8 percent OF last
years spring wheat within grades
! /, 2 and compared with 65.9 pei
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