The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-14
SEESTAKGER
WHEAT CR0PIN
NORTH DAKOTA
July l Condition Estimates 1t
at 73,943,OOO Bushels,
With Acreage Less
CONDITION IMPROVES
June Favorable Month For
Grain Nominal Decrease
in Potatoes Is Seen

Grand Forks, N. d., July a. North
i,akota's spring wheat crop during
june added six and half million
bushels to its prospect and on an
;creage Of 10 per cent smaller than
asst year, now promises an Out-turn
Of 73,943,0O0 bushels or 1873 mil
ion bushels more than was har-
vested from the 1923 crop, according
oday by j. G. Diamond, agricultural
,tatistician, here for the U. S. Bureau
If Agricultural Economics.
Oats, barley and rye prospects on
July l were also above the out-turns
If these crops in 1923, the report
itates, oats promising crop of
t720S,000 bushels or 10 million bus
neis better than month ago and 1873
million larger than last year; barley
promising Il crop of 28,s34 900 bush
els or 81 million better than a
month ago and so million larger
than last year and rye promising
crop of l2,5l5,OOO bushels, or 1.3
million better than q month ago and
2.5 million larger than last year,
oats and barley acreages being larger
than last year and rye acreage small
Ter
Flax, according to the report, on an
acreage 76 per cent larger than in
1928 now promises an out-turn of
l3,259,OOO bushels or as million
larger than last year, indicating the
largest flax crop in the state since
1909. The report finds the corn
prospect below both that of year
ago and the average, but acreage is
45 per cent larger than last year
and present condition of 81 per cent
interprets a crop of 25,83O,0OO BUSH
els compared with 2s,207,0O0 in 1928.
The report finds nominal de-
crease of 80 per cent in acreage
Of potatoes this year compared with
last and forecasts from present con-
dition Of 81 per cent, 11,793,O00
bushels compared with the 1928 esti-
mate Of 13,l14,OOO. Present prospect
for tame hay is but slightly lower
than last year, according to the re-
port which follows:
July Condition and Forecast
Condition of the spring wheat crop
on July l was placed at SO per cent
of a normal, compared with II
year ago and the 10 year average
on July ! of &c. Factors affecting
the crop during June were more
favorable than average and the pres
ent upward trend has added 6.5 mil
lion bushels to the prospect OF Il
month ago. Although somewhat late
the crop is very sturdy and has
reached heading stage with less eli
matte, insect and disease damage
than. in any recent year. For the
various districts of the state, con-
dition Of the crop runs quite uni
form. Black stem rust which usually
is present at this time, had failed
to make an appearance in any district
of the state by July /, according to
reports received by this office. The
present wheat prospect which may be
larger or smaller than the final out
turn. as later conditions may vary
above or below average, promises a
crop of 73,943,OOO bushels or 1873
million bushels more than was har-
vested last year, this years acreage
being 10 per cent smaller than that
Of last year. 35 per cent Of the 1924
wheat acreage has been estimated to
be durum wheat and IS per cent
bread wheat. The July l conGition
of Durum and Bread wheats both
averaged SO per cent of a normal
A year ago Durum condition averaged
3 points higher than that of all
spring wheat.
Wheat Stocks On Farms
2.6 per cent or 1,525,0O0 bushels
of the 1928 crop is estimated to
have been carried over or remained
: on farms on July l, 1924, compared
with SO per cent or 6,331 900 bushels
of the 1922 crop estimated to have
remained on farms in the state on
July l, 1923. The small carry over
is due principally to the much smaller
1923 crop as compared with the 1922
crop.
Oats, Barley, and Rye
The general prospect for oats and
barley is comparable with that for
spring wheat. The present upward
trend in condition has carried the
July forecast for oats 10 million
bushels higher and for barley 3.2
million bushels higher than the fore
cast of month ago.
cows USE PARK