The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-08-17
MONTANA
CROP REPORT

Based upon the apparent average
Yields of winter wheat, and upon the
August first condition of spring wheat
and other crops, over 53,OOO,OOO oush-
els of wheat may be expected from
Montana this season, as well as near
ly $4,000 900 bushels of oats, 9,OOO,OOO
bushels of corn or its equivalent, ana
heavier production than for last year I
of barley, fax, sugar beets, and ap- /
pies. The production of rye and Pc
tatoes will be materially less than Tor
1922, and the total hay crop somewhat
smaller. These are the figures re
leased today by Geo. A. Scott OF the
Montana Co-operative Crop Reporting |
Service in the August Crop Report. !
ALL WHEAT
The total wheat crop for 1928 IS
forecasted at 53,445,0C0 bushels, |
more than 100000 bushels above
the estimated production for 1872. |
The total wheat production Tor the
past five years has averaged 23,J0'~
600 bushels.
WINTER WHEAT
The preliminary estimated OF Will0ef
wheat production, based upon an ap-
parent average yield of II bushels per
acre, is 6.289,OOO bushels. The 1922
production was estimated to be o.
100000 bushels, and the fiye-year av-
efage 5,467 900 bushels. The average
Weld last year was 1913 bushels per
acre, while the ten-year average yield
is 100 bushels per acre. WINTER
wheat nlatufed rather slowly, but gen
orally filled we'll in the important re-
gions. Yields per acre vary largely
with stands. Very good yields are re-
r6rtedfrom Most localities west OF the
Divide. in the irrigated sections OF the
west and southern districts, and in the
central portion.
SPRING WHEAT
The condition of spring wheat on
August 1st: forecasts production of
47.152 900 bushels, which if realized,
will be the, largest crop in the States
history. Last months forecast was
AZ, 1O8, 900 bushels, the 1922 crop was
SO, 1871 900; the. average for the tlye5
year period (1917-21) was 17,94S:OOO
| bushels. Condition August l-79, last
month-83, last year-8O, and the ten
year average on August 1-67. Spring
wheat made good progress during
! July, maturing rapidly, and generally
| filed well, except in several eastern
counties, where moisture deficiency,
together with the high temperature,
forced wheat TO mature too fast, and
prevented proper filling. In the west
ern three-quarters of the state good
to excellent Yields are expected except
where hail and hoppers have injured
the crops.
The prospective crop Of oats Is ~
! 889 900 bushels, compared to the 1922
crop of 100000 bushels, and the av-
erage of 12,8O6O00 bushels for the
past five years. The condition of this
crop was "a on August 1st, compared
to SO last month, 80 a year ago, and
to 70. the average for ten years. Oats
made very good growth in July, and
the dry hot weather did not injure
them so much as it did the wheat in
the eastern portion of the state. Oats
are filling well, and early fields are
rapidly maturing.
BARLEY
A condition of IS per cent for bar
lev forecasts a production Of 2,O91, 200
bushels for 1923, compared to the es-
timated crop of 1,925O00 bushels for
i last year, and to 100000 bushels,
the average for the five-year period.
The condition of barley last month
was 90, last year on August 1-82,
and an average of rs for the past ten
years.
Corn, with a rating of 81 has main
tanned a higher condition than have
the small grain crops, and the fore
cast is for 8,925,000! bushels, pr0duc-
ton for this year. The production for
last year was 5,475,000 bushels, and
the five-year average crop was 3
827 900 bushels. The condition last
month was sc, last year it was 81 on
Julp list, and the ten-year average on
August 1 is 78. July weather was
very favorable for corn growth, and
remarkable progress was made. The
dry hot period in the eastern counties
did little injury to corn. Cooler
weather which came late in July may
tend to check it's growth. Corn esti-
mates and forecasts for Montana are
made upon the assumption that all
of it is harvested for grain, but since
much of it is not harvested in this
manner, the figures should be inter
preted accordingly.
FLAX
a production of 100000 bushels of
flax is forecasted from condition of
so per cent on August 1. Last years
crop was estimated to be $4,000 bush
els, and the average for the past five
years is 924,000 bushels. The condi-
ton declined nine points in July;
while the condition a year ago was 76
and the average for the ten-year per
iod has been II per cent. The larger
prospective fax crop is due chiefly tt
: the increased acreage this year over
last year. Flax was injured some by
the high temperatures, but fair tC
good yields are still looked for.
) RYE
The preliminary estimate of rye
production for this year, based upor
an apparent average yield of liz
, bushels per acre, is 100000 bushels
The 1922 crop was 1927 900 bushels
| and the fve-year average crop 1885,
: 600 bushels. The average yield was
! 14.5 bushels per acre last year, anC
, 112 bushels for 1901 RIVE stands