The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-10-27

sweet potatoes " per cent. On the
other hand, the winter wheat crop
other than durum 6 per cent and
is 20 per cent below average, dur
UNI wheat IS per cent, cotton % per
cent, fax 43 per cent, tame hay z
per cent, tobacco % per cent, oats
1 per cent and Irish potatoes 1 per
cent. The apple crop is 26 per
cent below average and grapes 9
per cent.
Yields per acre of 20 field crops
combined are reported at 81 per
cent less than the 10-year (1919-
1929 average yield, 13 fruit crops
combined were 14.1 per cent less
and the composite yield of the 33
crops was 3.9 per cent below. This
composite yield represents an in
crease of six-tenths of one per
cent during the month of Septem-
Der, and is SO per cent below the
final figure for last year Q93I.
Corn: The October report places
the condition of the Minnesota corn
crop at "a per cent of normal or
4 points above the 10-year (19-
1929 average. The forecast Dro-
duction is for a crop of Ice, 464, 900
bushels, which is record for this
state. Practically all corn matured
in the important corn area. Even
silage and fodder corn produced
above average yields of grain.
The condition October 1 of corn
for the United States was TIP per
cent, forecasting a crop of 1885,
100000 bushels. The final for 1881
was 1865, 100000 bushels and the s.
year (1924-1928) average 2,625,O00,-
600 bushels.
All Spring Wheat: The prelim-
mary yield per acre of durum
wheat in Minnesota was placed at
1870 or a production of 1887 900
bushels, compared with a yield of
40 bushels and a production of
!, 764, 900 bushels one year ago. The
durum acreage was increased this
year over year ago. Other spring
wheat yield this year is reported
at134 bushels or total production
of IL, 839, 900 bushels, compared with
yield of 1873 bushels and pro-
duction of 13,055,0O0 bushels one
year ago. The acreage of other
spring wheat was also increased.
for the four durum states-Minneso-
ia, the two Dakotas, and Montana
the average yield was 10.5 BUSH
els or a production of 1887 900
bushels. The final for 1881 was 6.4
yield and a production of 1895 900
bushels.
The yield per acre of other spring
wheat for the United States was
1875 bushels with a total produc-
ton of 226,522 bushels. The final
for last year was a yield of 7.S bu-
shells and total production of &c
347, 900 bushels. The combined PIC
duction October this year for all
spring wheat is about 10 million
bushels below the 5-year 1924
1929 average.
Oats: The Minnesota oat crop
was, on the whole, excellent this
year. The dry area somewhat low
cred the yield per acre which was
placed at 36.5 bushels, compared
with only 81 bushels last year and
1875 bushels the 10-year G919192S)
average. The total production this
year is reported at 0,309, 900 BUSH
els, compared with only 123,525, 900
! bushels last year.
The preliminary yield per acre
for the United States was placed at
3O.1 bushels and the total produc-
ton at 1,265, 341, 900 bushels, COM
pared with the final last year acre
yield of % bushels and the total
production of 1,112,037, 900 bushels.
Barley: The barley crop in Min
nesota was also satisfactory in most
sections of the state, the average
yield being rs bushels, compared
with only 20 bushels a year ago
anu 24.66 bushels the 10-year (1919-
1929 average. The total production
this year is reported at 1920, 900
bushels, compared with 37,4S0,0O
bushels a year ago.
For the United States the pre-
liminary yield per acre October 1
was estimated to be 22.6 bushels
and the total production at BIZ, 407, :
900 bushels, compared with the final
a year ago of 17.3 as yield per acre
and the total production of 1885,
600 bushels. The 1882 preliminary
estimate is about 95 million bushels
more than the Swear Q924-1928)
average.
Flax: The condition of Minneso-
ta's flax crop as of October 1 was
reported at IA per cent of normal
and the probable yield at bushels.
This years fax crop was generally
good due to the early crop escap-
ing the hot weather in July. Grass
hopper and frost damage was un-
important. The probable yield of 9
bushels indicates crop of 6,2O1 900