The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-11
BIG INCREASE
OVER 1923 IS
GIVEN n BY U. S,
August First Forecast Shows
Increase of II Million
Bushels Over July
RYE AND OATS BETTER
Federal Government Fore-
casts Huge Crop for En-
tire State This Year

Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 11.-All
crops in North Dakota during July
added to their prospects Of month
ago, spring wheat leading with an
increase of l7.7 million bushels, the
August forecast being now placed
at 9l,612,0O0 bushels compared with
73,943,00O bushels month ago and
5S,66O,O00 the final out-turn of the
1923 crop according to the August L
crop report issued by the j. C. Dia-
mond, agricultural statistician here
for the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics.
Substantial increases in the pros-
poets for oats, barley, flax and po-
tatoes are also shown by the report
which places the present outlook for
oats at 76,751.00 bushels or 9.5
million above that of month ago
and 21.8 million above last years
crop; for barley 33,033, 900 bushels
or 4.2 million above last months
forecast and 9.2 million above last
years crop; for flax, 1904 bushels
Or 1.S million above last months
forecast and &C million above last
years crop; for potatoes S, 13,s43,OOO
bushels, or 20 million above last
months forecast and or million
above last years crop.
Corn and Tame Hay improved over
their forecasts Of a month ago but
still promise lower out-turns than
last year, according to the report
which gives corn a present prospect
of 26,1l7,O00 bushels which is 0.3
million better than a month ago but
81 million less than last years crop,
while the tame hay crop is now placed
at 100000 tons which is slightly
above the prospect of a month ago
and slightly below the final OUT
turn last year.
The report makes "a preliminary
estimate Of l4.0 bushels per acre
for the average yield of the rye crop
and estimates a production on this
years acreage (996,000) acres o3
1884, 900 bushels compared with
10,046,000 bushels last year harvest
ed from 1,2os,O0O acres with an
average acre yield Of 7.S bushels,
Details of the report follow:
Spring Wheat Forecast
Condition Of the spring wheat
crop on August l was placed at 50
per cent Of normal compared with
5f per cent a year ago and the 10
year average for August l Of 20 per
cent. This condition while the same
as that of month ago, forecasts a
larger yield due to the increase in
August par compared with July.
Present outlook interprets an acre
yield Of 1878 bushels and a total Of
9l,6l2,00O bushels compared with 49,
$4,000 month ago and last years
crop. of 5s,66O,oOO bushels. Com-
pared with a month ago the threa
districts comprising the western
third of the state show a condition
generally above the average in this
area Of a month ago. About 20 per
cent of the wheat here is late
enough, however, to encounter fur
ther damage. In the central third
of the state condition of the crop
declined somewhat due principally
to dry weather during the first half
of July, which was more pronounced
in the north central counties, and
also shows up in spots in the south
central counties. In the central
third most Of the crop is close to
cutting excepting late sown durum
wheat. In the important eastern
third of the state, the prospect has
improved generally over that of
month ago, with harvest already
started. The percentage of late
wheat in this area is relatively
small. In general about two thirds
of the wheat crop of the state is
close enough to harvest to be rea-
sonably safe from further damage
except hail. Rust is now present.
however. over the greater portion
of the state and endangers late
wheat in some sections, although
the probability of extensive damage
does not appear to be great. There
has been some general showing ot
root rot this season also Of smut
but such damage has been nominal.
Weed growth for most part has
been less than last year, but the
season has been favorable for
growth of wild oats, which are es-
pecially noticeable in the western
half of the state. Hail losses while
heavy in localities have averaged
less than last year to this date for
the state as q whole.
Both durum and bread wheat
| again this month show the same
condition as for all spring wheat
namely SO per cent of normal.