The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-17
Crops Now Poor in Only Two
Sevcnths of State While l6
Years Ago That Condition
Prevailed Over Entire State
:. Dakota in. Better Shape
Than Surrounding States

Taking the state as whole. North
Dakota is in far better condition as
to crops, business and finances than
any Of the surrounding states" o. W.
Roberts Of Bismarck, veteran wealth
CIR observer and an acknowledged
authority on crop forecasting. told
his radio audience last evening in Il
talk broadcast by the Bismarck sta
tion, KFYR. His topic was "Crop
Conditions in North Dakota as Of
July Is. 1926, as Compared with
those of July Ii, l01O.",
"The memory Of man is uncertain
and present afflictions are apt to ap-
pear far greater than some we have
experienced in the past, for time is
known az the Great Healer,'" said
Mr.. Roberts. "There are SO many
various weather statistics that | do
not try to burden my mind to re-
member any Of them, although un-
consciously some Of them always re-
main. Among these weather statis-
tics so indelibly impressed upon my
memory are those for the year 1910
in North Dakota. Many inquiries
have been received as to how condi-
tions this year compare with those
VI lVAVe on uAvC PbCP0bCA . ~ "
statistics on the subject.
Conditions Worst in 1910
First, I wish to state emphatical-
ly that never in the climatic history
of North Dakota were crop conditions
SO adverse as in 1910. Crops that
year were poor in practically all
parts Of the state, while this year
crops are poor in not to exceed two
sevenths Of the state, fair in one
seventh, and good to excellent in
four-sevenths. Unfortunately for Us
here in Bismarck, we are in the poor
area.
THE total precipitation for the
first six months of 1910 was 5.Ss
inches, as compared with GA in 1926
and normal of 9.29 inches. Most
people over estimate the value Of
snowfall in the production of crops
in this state. The SHOWS of January
February and March are of little
value The SHOWS Of April and occa.
sionally in May are Of far greater
value TO crops than the SHOWS Of all
other months combined. In April
1910, the average precipitation was
1.30 inches, as compared with but
OPS inch in 1925, and in this respect
one is justified in making the COM
parison. However, conditions in May
1910 (the most important of crop
months) and in June, 1910, were far
inferior to those Of 1926. The aver
age precipitation for May and June
1926, was 2.l8 inches and 2.65 inches
respectively, or total Of 4.83 inches
while in 1910 May and June produced
0.96 inch .and l.83 inches, respective
~, or total Of 2.79 inches. The
temperature in April, May and June
1910, averaged l.3 degrees daily high.
er than in 1925. ~
OMly Part of Stste Affected
mo part of North Dakota this
year has 40 poor crops as il did in
1910. while as stated before only
kwo-scvenths have poor crops, one
seventh has fair crops, and four
sevcnths nave good to excellent crops.
The average yield Of wheat in 1910
was but five bushels per acre for the
state, and the price at Bismarck on
July 10, 1910, was 0Oc per bushel.
This year the yield will exceed that
avera2e considerably and the price
in Bismarck today Is 81 .63 per bushel.
During the World War we heard
a great deal about stimulating and
keeping up the morale of the people;
feel that we have = duty to per-
form right now along the same line.
"a setmnIate ana keep up the morale
of. tliSss people living In the poor
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