The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-17
STAPLE STATE CROP
PROVES NOT ASBAD
AFTER THRESHINC
Average Yield TO Acre Is 9; 10.
tai Is sc, 7O9, 900, Against
142,e23,OOO in 1923
FLAX SHOWS A REDUCTION
Late Sowing Hit BY August
Prolongation Ct Drouth; Po-
tato Shortage Pays 6ettcr

An increase Of more than 9,0oo,ooo
bushels in the estimated aAl-a.i.hS
wheat production for North DaHota 10
indicated by the September crop re-
port OF tho federal agricultural sta
iistician. Production estimates Tor all
other crops except oats have decreased
since August | The ncr-acre sielda
or these crops, as indicated by Inc
Soptcmbcr | condition arc lover ihan
Tor 4 number OF years. Wheat .yieid,
indicate that the crop IS turning oul
somewhat better than was expected
before threshing.
hll-sprinc wheat production based
oil a yield Of nine tushc.s pef ace -
estimated to be 86.I0o,Oo0 basiiels.
This compares with l~e2.923,00o bnsil-
els harvested in 1923 and with lo4,-
co.. 900 bushels the tlvc-ycar average
production.
Corn was badly injured By 4 coll
%tinuation OF tho drouta through AL
Gust and, as a result, tilnal p.o-
duction Is much lower than Last
mcnti,. A condition Of 80 per cent
forecasts a crop Of l7.44o.0oO bushels.
which compared with 2~4,426.00o BUSH
rls nrcduced in 1923 and with 24,7o8,-
coo bushels the fivc-ycar average pro-
duction.
Oats arc thrcShing out about as
cynected. and the September | cstl-
mate OF 32.ai5.nC0 bushels shows 1T
tlc hancc from last month. III IVY
So. o54 900 bushels were harvested.
Barley is a poor crop. the yield pei
ccre indicated BY tho September J
condition, being the lowest since l9l9
The September l estimate OF 37,3lo,no.
bushels compares with 5o.o6a ,0O.
bushels harvested in 1923.
Late FLAX particularly. was hare
hit by the drouth. which cont.nuce
through August. NAM 81 these ilcla'
were too poor to harvest. Early iiela5
on clean ground. turned CIT fairly
we'll. The September ! condition O.
At Der cent indicates n production O
6.60o. 900 bushels as compared VIII
Q115OOO bushels harvested III 1874
and with 10 255 900 bushels the i've
year average.
Production Of b~uckwhcat. potatoc
md all-tamc hay Is below average.
Potatoes, though a small crop, Gu
to a very low pcr-acrc yield, RIA,
bring a net return to growers, equa
to or greater than last year, when IN
largest crop Gu record was PRODUCED.
Pastures have been brown and CIR
for the past month Q. two. The sep
tenbcr | condition of 81 IS tar be
low that OF any previous year. MI
production has dropped as q result.
Though the dry weather OF Angus
has had ali adverse effect on cror
generally. it has been particular
favorable to harvesting and threail
inc operations. Threshing has son
forward rapidly and little remains
be completed.
FOR tho United States
Widespread drouth III all the IN
pcrtant crop producing states durln
August has resulted in a material re
ductton in tho estimated September
production of all crops except a.
rnrinc wheat and oats. The laree'
reductions occurred IN corn, bncl
wheat, ilax. potatoes. and I'll tan
hay. A production OF 34e 600 o
bushels Of potatoes represents u
smallest crop in the past ten year
except 1925 when 32l.ooO,ooo bushe