The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-13
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BASICCR0PS
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State Wheat Crop Worth
$153,OOO,OOO on the Basis
of $1.5O Price
WINTER WHEAT LARGER
Six States East of Missouri
River Show 100000
BuShel Wheat Increase

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Bushel Wheat Increase
Based on current prices on the
farm for wheat anu corn, these
basic crops will yield the American
farmer close to $4,000, 100000 in
1925, according to the government
crop report, made public yesterday.
The department of agriculture
placed the wheat crop at 6i9,0O0,OJu
bushels and that of corn at 1885,
100000. North Dakota has 100000
900 bushels of wheat. Figured on
basis of $50 bushel, the state
cereal crop is worth $4,000, 600.
The current crop estimate for North
Dakota is 100000 bushels less than
last month, and short 33,OO0,O00
bushels from last year.
The 1887 100000 bushels of oats.
at farm prices, is estimated at $4l6,-
100000, the 2l4,0OO,OOO bushels Of
barley at $l2S, 100000 and the 52,-
100000 bushels of rye at $4,000. 900.
This would make the five grain crops
at close to $4,000, 100000.
Total for the five grains-wheat,
corn, rye, oats. and barley-was g.
285.00O,OO0 bu., or l83,000,O00 bu.
more than harvested last year, and
67,000,000 bu. less than suggested
by the report Aug. last year.
The wheat crop Of 679,OOO.OO0 bu.
is practically the same as suggest
ed month ago and l94, 100000 bu.
short Of last years final returns. 1t
places the United States on about a
domestic basis with nothing but dur
&c hn
sibility of importing bread wheat
present season.
Winter Wheat Crop Larger
Winter wheat crop Of 4l6,O0O,OO0
bu. increased 100000 bu. during
the month when a reduction was ex-
pected. but is l74,OO0.00O bu. short
of last years harvest. In the six
states east of the Missouri river
there are 64,OOO,OOO bu. or 16,000,-
O0Q bu. more than in July, but as
compared with last year there was
a loss Of 100000 bu.
The most striking feature in the
winter wheat report is the small
ness of the Kansas crop. 66,000.000
bu.. the poorest showing with three
exceptions, in the last 70 years. In
1917. it raised $4,000. 900 bu., in 1911,
51,OOO,O0O bu., while in 1910, there
was a yield of 62,480,000 bushels
Last year. it produced 154,oOo,OOo
bushels.
Decrease in Southwest
Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma
combined have l21, ,735,000 bu. wheat,
drop vf mvre than 100000 bu.
last month and of 14l,0OO,OO0 bu.
from last year.
A spring wheat crop Of 263,0O0, 900
bu. decreased 100000 bu. from
July and 2O.00O.0OO bu. from last
year. Minnesota. the Dakotas and
of 100000 from last month and
Montana lost 14,0O0.0OO from heat
and drought during the month and
has 100000 bu. less than last year.
Corn Estimates Lowered
A corn crop Of 2,956.0OO bushels
represented loss of 100000 bu.
as a result of heat and drought last
month, yet the promise is 22,0O0,-
600 bushels above the average and a
gain Of 519,OOO,0 900 bushels over last
year. The nine big states where the
surplus corn is raised have 1896, ,00O,.
600 bushels, a loss Of s5,O00,000 bu.
from last month and gain Of asa
100000 bushels compared with year
ago. Iowa has the promise of 449,-
631 900 bushels, loss of 20, ,-00O,00O
bushels last month and a gain of
145.OOO.OO0 bushels over last year.
The condition of corn dropped from
1874 in July to 1913 in August and
compared with TOT last year.
One of the big surprises of the re-
port was the showing of oats, 1887
100000 bushels, or 96.000,000 bushels
more than last month and compared
with 1.542,00O,000 bushels last year.
The five year average is 1928. .000,-
A gain of 5000. 900 bushels was
made in barley during July. with
yield of 26,O00,00O bushels over last
year. The hay crop us short 2l,O00,-
900 tons from last year.