The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-13
NORTH DAKOTA
YIELD BOOSTED
IN US. REPORT
Yield of Over 106,0OO,OOO
Bushels, Fifth Largest in
the States History, Seen
3RD LARGEST OATS
Favorable Filling Weather
Boosts N. d. Grain Crops
To Great Total
3RD LARGEST OATS


Grand Forks, Sept. ia harvest
condition Of 80 per cent Of normal
on September indicated for North
Dakota this year a spring wheat crop
Of O6,O57 900 bushels, which is 14.4
million bushels larger than the esti-
mate of a month ago and 47.4 million
bushels larger than the 1928 crop
of 5s,66O,0OO bushels. according to
the September crop report issued by
J. G. Diamond, Agricultural Statisti-
clan here for the U. S. Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics.
Including the present crop there
have been, according to the report.
but six wheat crops in the history
of the state to pass the 100-million
bushel mark, they having been 1909,
with 1T millions; 1912, with 144
millions; 1915, with 1862 millions;
1918, with 1O6 millions; 1922, with
1877 millions and the present crop.
Favorable weather throughout most
Of the growing period of the crop
and especially during the filling per-
iod has given the state wheat pro-
duction almost double that Of year
ago on an acreage 10 per cent small
er, the report points out, and has al
so been a factor for greatly increas-
ing the oats and barley crops COM
pared with last year, the oats crop
now being placed at 88,105,000 bus
hels, being one of the three largest
in the history of the state and tho
barley crop at 37,719,O00 bushels, be-
ing second only to that of 1915.
Other September forecasts of the
report show: an increase in potato
production compared with month
ago; about the same prospect fer
flax and a decrease in prospect for
corn. Details follow:
Spring Wheat
The September l. or harvest condi-
tion of spring wheat for the state
averages 80 per cent of normal,
forecasting a yield of 14.3 bushels
per acre on the basis of 1876 bushels
equalling par or 100 percent OF nor
NAL yield. Production of the crop
on this basis and the June estimate
of acreage of 7.436,OOO acres is plac-
ed at 1O6,O37,000 bushels, marking
the present crop as one of six in the
history of the state to pass the 10O-
million bushels mark, the others be-
ing in order 1909, with lit millions;
1912, with 144 millions; 1915, with
152 millions; 1918, with LOG million
and 1922, with 127 millions. The
present season has been more favor
able to the crop than average, es-
pecially during the filling period and
accounts for production in the Sep
tember estimate being 14.4 million
bushels larger than the estimate Of
a month ago. Separate forecasts for
bread wheats and durum varieties
will be made next month, the present
estimate of 1O6,O37 900 bushels in
cludes both varieties and compares
with 58,66O,OOO bushels the 1923 crop
and the 1921 average of 77,088, 900.
For the total spring wheat crop in
the United States, the September 1
condition forecasts a production of
247,4O4,000 bushels, compared with
the 1923 crop Of 213,4O1 900 bushels
and the 1921 average of 234,293,-
900 bushels.
Oats and Barley
Both oats and barley crops show
higher forecasts from September 1
condition than those Of month ago,
due largely to the favorable weather
that prevailed during the filling per-
iod of these grains. Harvest condi-
tion of oats on September was 93
yield per acre Of 32.1 bushels on the
basis of 34.5 bushels equalling par
or 100 per cent of a normal yield.
For Barley harvest condition was
80 per cent of normal, forecasting
a yield per acre Of 24.S bushels on
the basis of 27.5 bushels equalling
par or 100 per cent Of a normal yield.
September l forecast for oats pro-
duction was 8S,lO5,OO0 bushels COM
pared with 76,75l,000 bushels in
August 54,924, 900 bushels, the 1923
crop and 49,1O3, 900 the 1921 aver
age. The present crop will be one
of the three largest oats crops rais-
ed in the history of the state. For
barley the September forecast of 37,-
$4,000 bushels compares with 49,
033, 900 bushels in August, 23,81S 900
bushels the 1923 crop and 21,817 900
the 1921 average. The present
barley crop has been exceeded but
once in the history of the state. For
the United States the September
forecast for oats was 1,486, 6,412,000
bushels compared with ,439,O41 900
bushels in August and 1,299, 1923 900
bushels the 1923 crop. The Septem-
Der forecast for barley in the Unit
ed States was 194,455,OOO bushels
compared with 1s4,171 900 bushels in
August and the 1925 crop Of 1885,
600 bushels.
Some Corn Safe
Corn condition is given in the low
est September condition since 1917.
Delays in planting and q generally
poor start, with cool weather follow
ing, put the corn crop tive weeks be-
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