The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-13
DURUM PRODUCTION
OF 2,9S7,O00 BU, IN
State IS INDICATED
Reduction Due to Lack Of Rain
and Cut Of 7A,OOO Acres
in Seeding
CORN CONDITION IS BEST
Smallest Harvest Of Rye Since
1916 Expected, but Flax In
crease Will Be IS p. c.

A decrease Of over ~, OO0, 900 BUSH
els In the all-spring wheat crop for
North Dakota, as compared with the
1928 production. Is indicated by the
July Z crop report of the federal
agricultural statistician for North Da-
kota. Oats production is estimated at
36.6ll 900 bushels; barley production,
1890, 900 bushels: and rye production,
1900 900 bushels.
The great drop In all-wheat produc-
ton for the state Is due not only to
q low condition o nJuly l, the re-
suit OF deficient moisture, but also
to q decrease in the total acreage OF
$4,000 acres. A decrease of over
1.000. 900 acres in durum wheat was
partially offset by an increase OF
81 900 acres in other spring wheat.
The condition of durum wheat on July
LIST vas IS per cent. which indicates a
production Of a.. 987. 900 bushels, COM
pared with 1880, 900 bushels harvest
ed In 1923. The July l estimate If
other spring wheat is for a crop of
52,635. 900 bushels, compared with
00,973.000 the final 1928 production.
The total production of durum wheat
on July l in the four states of North
Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota and
Montana is estimated to be So. 900
bushels compared with a 1923 har-
vested crop of o. Z 900 bushels.
Corn Up. Oats Down
The state corn acreage has been
showing a uniform increase for the
past three years. For 1929 the esti-
mated acreage Is 1.057, 900 compared
With o97, 900 acres harvested in 1923.
This acreage, with q July l condi-
ton of rs. indicates a production of
26,5l0y000 bushels. Corn condition is
higher than the condition of any of
the other major crops. though de-
velopment Is somewhat later than
last year. Cutworm damage necessi-
tated some replanting, and stands
were thinned in other fields.
A further decline In the acreage of
oats Is indicated for 1923. Since 1924
the acreage has been steadily de-
creasing. The 1929 acreage of 1895. 900
compares with 1884, 900 acres in 1928
and with $4,000 acres in 1924. the
largest acreage on record. An indi-
SoeSA JASA0 Va LOO OuoAIClS OHl July !
forecasts Z production of 36,6ll 900
bushels. In 1928 production was So
$4,000 bushels.
The growing popularity of barley as
. feed and cash crop is indicated by
another increase in acreage for 1929.
The estimated acreage Of 2.724.O0O
represents . Is per cent increase over
the 1928 harvested acreage. This COM
pares with q five-year average Of
$4,000. In spite Of this large acre.
age increase, the indicated produce
ton on July I, based on q condition
OF 81 Is over IL .000, 900 bushels less
than the 1928 production. The July,
1929. condition was 70.
The acreage of rye as estimated
July / is 1,017. 900 acres compared
with l,271 900 acres harvested last
year, q decrease Of 20 per cent. A low
July ! condition of 50 forecasts a
production of 5000, 900 bushels, the
smallest production since 1916. Last
year l2,7l0.000 bushels were produced.
The steady decrease in flax acreag
since 1924 was stopped this year and
m increase Of IS per cent indicated
on July !. This mean that for 1929