The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-09-15
WHEAT PRODUCTION
ABOVE EXPECTATION
BUT Big corn SLUMP.
Poor Fields That Are Being
Harvested Make Bad
Showing for Flax

The federal statistician's office at
Grand Forks indicates that the North
Dakota grain crop has taken an up
ward turn in the estimated produc-
ton Of all spring wheat, oats and
barley owe the August forecast, while
corn, flax, potatoes and wild hav have
suffered q delcine. What, oats and
barley yields have turned out better
than expected in all the districts Of
the state, but notably so In the Red
river valley.
Spring wheat production for North
Dakota will be 95.416.O00 bushels, as
against 121 SOL 900 bushels for q five
year average. The August figures In
dictate q yield Of 85y67S,000 bushels or
estimated production. While the es-
timated production Is far below the
five-year average, the yields are much
better than earlier reports Indicated.
Many farmers Indicated in their COM
ments that the good yields were due
to the late rains In June, which sup
piled nearly enough moisture to ma
ture the crop. Many splendid yields
have been reported, some as high as
40 bushels per acre. The corn crop
indicates q further decline In condi-
ton and yield. During the month Of
August the weather conditions were
very unfavorable to polarization and
the setting Of the kernels. The con-
dition Of the crop September / is 81
a. compared with 81 for August, so
per cent a year ago and II for the
five-year average. Much Of tne corn
was cut for fodder and silage when
the grower felt that chances to ma
ture grain crop had vanished.
Flax Condition Drops
The oats crop came through the
seasons ravages better than a year
ago. The indicated production for
the state is 36,582, 900 bushels as COM
pared with 33,768.000 . year ago and
a five-year average production Of
58,510,000 bushels. This places the
crop at 60 per cent Of the five-year
average. The reduction in production
cannot all be laid at the door Of crop
failure as the acreage in oats was re-
duced Is per cent below the five-year
planted acreage. The acreage planted
to barley in the state is 81 per cent
below the average for the five-year
period yet the estimated production Is
only 3 per cent below the five-year
average. The estimated production is
80, 161 900 bushels as compared with
80, 232 900 bushels for the <ive-year av-
erage and 36,210,000 q year ago.
The condition of the flax crop
dropped from So for August to AZ for
September. Late flax is probably the
cause of this as the late crop has
failed to develop and mature in q sat
~isfactory manner. Reports indicate
that a great many fields which would
under more normal conditions be
abandoned, are being harvested even
though the yield promises to be very
small. This condition. no doubt, has
entered into the reports from the
growers, hence thelowcondition figure. |
From the indications it appears that
there will be a corresponding decrease
in the production as the estimated
production now is indicated to be TO-
453, 900 bushels as compared with
five average Of 10.307. 900 bush
els for the state. This Is an increase
In the production Of is per cent, but
the acreage increase Is estimated to
be 81 per cent over the five : year
average.
Rains Reduce Spuds Crop
The potato crop likewise indicates q
decline In the estimated production
from the August estimate. due to the
failure to receive rains at the time
when they were needed. Some freez-
ing has occurred In the low spots, but
the damage has been light. The esti-
mated production is 100000 bushels
as compared with q five-year produc-
ton Of 10,518.0o0 bushels for the state
and $4,000 bushels last year. The
increase in the estimated planted
acreage for 1880 Is about IL per cent
greater than the planted acreage for
the five-year period.
Alfalfa and other tame hay do not
indicate q change from that Of Au-
gust, while the wild hay production
is estimated to be 1,l8t,O00 tons Is
compared with $4,000 q year ago ana
1.431 900 tons, the average for the
five-year period.
For the United States
The all spring wheat production
for the United States Is estimated 1t
240, 800 900 bushels as compared with
228, 006, 900 bushels q year ago and
282, Z, 900 bushels for the five-year
average. The OFT production 10 very
low as it is estimated the yield will be
but 1882. 765, 900 bushels as compared
with 2,614, 307 900 in 1920 and 2,6o9.-
800 1000 bushels, the five-year average,
Oats indicates q production Of $780,
$4,000 bushels as compared with
,233,574.000 for 1920 and five : year
production Of 1871, 786y 900 bushels.
Barley production Is also estimated
to be higher than the 1929 crop when
305, 552.000 bushels were produced as
against an estimated production Of
go, 100000 for this year and q five
year average Of 240, $4,000 bushels.
The estimated flax production Ia
24,611,0 900 bushels as compared With
l6,844,000 for 1929 and 23,816,O0O, the
five-year average.
Potatoes are well under the five
year average as the indicated produc-
ton is 33o.278,000' bushels Is compared
with 359, 796, 900 for 1879 and 800 1900
bushels for the five-year period.
George Bartlett Hurt
In Automobile Crash