The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1923-09-27

an average for the past five years.
The September condition of crops
in Montana indicates production of
81 million bushels of wheat, % mil
lion bushels of oats, 8 million bush
els (orequivalent) of corn, and also
larger crops than last year of flax,
barley and sugar beets. Corn and
flax prospects improved during Au-
gust while spring wheat sustained the
heaviest decline in condition of all of
the crops, due to rust injury and the
drouth periods in the eastern coun-
ties. Other crops not harvested bare
ly held their own, and in some cases
showed moderate declines. These are
features of the September crop report
issued by Geo. A. Scott, statistician
for Montana cooperative crop report
ing service.
All Wheat. The total ~forecasted
production of spring and winter
wheat combined is 5~1,003,0OO bush
els, or nearly 5,0O0,0 900 bushels more
than the preliminary revised estimate
of the 1922 crop. OF this, 6,239,0000
bushels are winter wheat.
Spring Wheat. The September
forecast for spring wheat production
is 4~4,764,000 bushels, based upon an
average condition at harvest time of
rs per cen of normal, a loss of over
100000 bushels from August fore
cast. Last years crop was estimated
to be a little less than 40, 700, 900
bushels, while the 5-year average has
been 17,948,0O0 bushels, but this in
cludes the disastrous year of 1919.
The condition of spring wheat last
month was 70, a year ago it was 80,
and the 10-year average on Sept. l
has been sc. The decline in condi-
ton was due to rust injury in the
eastern third of the state, and to hot
dry periods in the same area, where
little more than half a crop is report
ed from early threshing returns. The
crop shows best in the north central,
central, and south central districts,
but is generally good over the entire
western two-thirds of the state, ex-
cept where hoppers and hail have
done injury to it. The quality is be-
low that of last year, considerable of
it being lighter in weight and showing
s~hrivelled kernals, especially in the
rust affected territory. Quality in
the central areas is better, and the
gluten content will apparently run
higher for the state than it did last
year. Harvesting is practically COM
in the eastern and southeast
ern counties and west of the divide,
threshing is well along, but in other
districts harvesting is late.
Oats. A crop of 2 ,051,0O0 bush
els of oats is indicated by a condition
of 81 per cent on Sept. l.. Last
crop was estimated at 19,20O,-
600 bushels, and the average for the
5-year period has been 1896, 900
bushels. The condition last month
was "a, for September 1922 it was 80.
and the 19-year average 81. Cots
have generally filled in fine shape,
md early threshing returns indicate
l high average yield. Hoppers have
lone considerable scattered injury to
his crop, and yield will not average
nigh in the eastern portions.
Corn. Corn gained a point in con-
iition during August, and it's Septem-
Der l condition of 90 points to a pro-
luction of 10000 bushels for this
-ear. The 1922 crop was estimated
o be 5,475,000 bushels, and the s.
average crop has been 2,827,000
Iushels. The condition is the same as
year ago. The above corn forecasts
md estimates are made upon the as
umption that the entire crop is har-
'ested as grain, but since much of it
S put into silos, hogged off, and fed
S fodder, the forecasts should be in
erpreted accordingly. Corn general
Y made excellent progress, although
ouch of it is yet a little late. Rains
nd some cool weather delayed ma
uring to a small extent, but it has
cen filling well, and is not maturing
1t is noteworthy that corn
uttered but little from the temporary
routh periods in the eastern coun-
les.
Barley. 2,161,000 bushels of bar
by is forecasted for this year based
pom a Sept. l condition of IS. This
about 100000 bushels more than
lst years crop and compares with
1900 bushels, the average for the .
year period. The condition of bar I
~ last month was IS, a year ago it :
-oe Q0 and for tho IN uoor ovaroo o d