The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-09-17

damaged by frosts the latter part
of August. The yield Of silage corr
was greatly curtailed this year by
hot, dry weather, Indications point
to very spotted yields. Where Local
showers prevailed during July and
August the yield will be fairly
good, but these favored localities
are small in area.
Forecast yields of both durum
and other spring wheat showed
small increases over those reported
one month ago. Practically all OF
the durum wheat is in the Red
River Valley where, on the whole
the crop season was fairly favor.
able. Likewise the major portion
of other spring wheat is in the Val.
ley, or in the northwestern part OF
the state. Thus, it is quite evident
since threshing, that heat and
drought did not do quite the antici-
pated damage to spring wheat.
Yields in the southern section OF
the spring wheat area, which is
somewhat spotted, were generally
good. The forecast yield per acre
of durum wheat this month is 14.1
bushels or probable production of
1,692,OO0 bushels compared with
3,4O0, 900 bushels harvested one year
ago. For other spring wheat the
forecast yield per acre is 14.O BUSH
els and the forecast production H.
1000 bushels compared with 49,
OIL 900 bushels harvested last year.
The production of all spring wheat
is the lowest since 1871 when the
production was 12,016,OOO bushels.
This record low probable produc-
ton is not due, to low acre yields,
which are about the longtime av-
erage, but is due to decreased acre
age. This years preliminary acre
age of 966, 5000 acres is the smallest
since 1867 when it was only 100000
acres.
Oats, like corn, showed an in
creased yield per acre of one-half
bushel over the August forecast, the
forecast acre yield being 28.5 bu-
shells or probable production Of
23,918,00 bushels. The 1880 har-
vested production was 17O,O48,OOO
bushels. The indicated yield and
total production for this year are
the smallest since 1927. The oat
crop in Minnesota is extremely var
led this year, yields ranging from
70 bushels down as low as bushels
per acre. This wide range in yields
is due to the effect of rainfall and
temperature at time of ripening.
Some sections in every district of
the state report both excellent and
poor yields, so that the low yields
are not confined to any one district.
Kittson and Sherburne counties
have the lowest reported yields, due
no doubt to the effect of srasshop-
per damage and dry, hot weather.
The forecast yield per acre and
probable production of barley re-
main unchanged from the August
1 report. The probable yield per
acre was placed at % bushels and
the production at 45,166,0O bushels.
Last year 1851, 900 bushels of
barley were harvested. The fore
cast yield per acre is the lowest
since 1921 and the production is the
lowest since 1927. Like oats, yields
are reported to be very spotted, al
though barley showed, on the whole,
more damage from heat than oats.
The forecast yield per acre of po-
tatoes remains unchanged from last
month, being 80 bushels and the
probable production is 27,552,0O0
bushels, Last years final produc-
ton was 21,350, 900 bushels. During
August rains improved certain
areas, but the non-commercial as
well as early commercial areas
have poor crops this year. Erosts
the latter part Of August in some
localities stopped any further de-
yelopment. The extreme heat since
September j. has not been sbene-
fetal to theZcrip.
The probable yield of fax is down
one half bushels from the August
4 report to rs bushels. The fore
cast production is 6,1500O0 bushels
compared with 1920, 600 bushels har-
vested one year ago. Like most
small grains the yields are very
spotted. There was considerable
damage to fax from grasshoppers
in certain northwestern counties.
The yield per acre is the lowest
since 1910 when it was also Is
bushels. {. GO
The condition of dry beans on
September 1 was IS per cent of
normal and the probable yield per
acre was bushels. Buckwheat
condition was 65 per cent of norm
al and the probable yield was 1875
bushels. The condition of sugar
beets was II per cent of normal
and the probable yield 8 tons per
acre. s-
The yield of all tame hay was
placed at lao tons or a forecast
production of $4,000 tons COM
pared with 3,778,0O0 tons one year
ago. The yield per acre of wild hay
was 80 tons per acre. The condi-
ton of alfalfa seed was reported
at 62 per cent; red and alsike Glow
er seed, 81 per cent; and timothy
seed, 62 per cent Of normal.
Pastures still are very poor, the
condition being only 48 per cent of
normal.
The condition of apples on Sep
TENDER 1 was reported at So per
cent of normal and the condition
of grapes 10 per cent.
Crop correspondents report the