The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-16
Production of Wheat, Cotton,
Tobacco and Rice Fell to
Low Level
FEED CROP WAS INCREASED
Agriculture Department Says
Larger Total Acreage Was
Harvested

Washington, Dec. 16.-(R)-The ma
tons farmers In 1882 harvested .
larger total acreage than the previous
year but their production Of wheat,
cotton, tobacco and rice was sharply
reduced.
The agriculture departments final
checkup Of the years crop production
Thursday showed these leading casn
crops, OF which there Is normally =
surplus for export, fell Oft most OF ALI
production of several other cash
crops, such as flaxseed, rye, beans and
buckwheat, also was low" 1t was re.
ported, "due chiefly to acreage reduc-
tons"
The report In general told q story
of substantially lower production OF
crops raised for sale and substantially
heavier production Of feed crops than
in either of the last two years.
In area harvested, 1882. with Its TO-
tai of 352,825, 900 acres, exceeded the
previous year by about per cent put
fell slightly below the figures tor the
two preceding years.
''The production of fruits" the gen.
eral review prepared by the crop re-
porting board said, was substantially
below the average due to weather
conditions. -.
| Feed Grains Plentiful
II 1.-THE production Of feed grain
(corn, oats, barley, and grain sorgh
ums combined was the largest slnc'
1920 and the pounds OF feed gran
produced per unit Of grain consuming
animals on farms was about 10 pc
cent above the average for t be last !
Years. i,
| "The hay crop was larger than i
| either, of the last two years, thong
| still below the Usual level.
II Estimating winter wheat productio
at 462,l5l 900 bushels compared VII
787, 1893 900 in 1881. the board ascrine
the difference to decreased plan'
ings, especially in the north centr'
states, and lower yields In all area
except the far western states.
: The 1882 corn crop was given 8
h 908, O45 900 bushels, or Is per Ger
" larger than 1881 and Al per Ger
" above the short crop of 1880.
e. Cotton production was fixed. at ~
20 727 600 bales compared to 17,096, 900
d 1881.
ID A tobacco production less than two
IS thirds as large as In 1881 was ascrit
" ed almost entirely to "a shift 1rol
t. cash to feed and food crops require
n by economic conditions"
n Productions Listed
r. Production this year, with revise
figures of last years production, 10
l. low:
E. Corn, 2,9o8, 045 900 bushels, compa
E. ed with 1851, 306 900 bushels last yea
ne winter wheat, 49, Isl, 900 and 1877 1893
On 600: durum wheat, 80. 1853, 900 900 al
yh 20, 712 900; other spring wheat, 224
$4,000 and 92,114,000; all whes
of 726, 1871 900 and 600, 2I9 900; oats,
I'D 242, 437 900 and 1,117,970,000: barle
IT, 200 s50,5oo and 1875, $3.50 600; rye, 3:
h 855, 900 and 32026, 900; buckwheat,
an $4,000 and $500 900; flaxseed, II, 04!
in 600 and II, 1885, rice. 39,356. 900 al
ed. 46, 012 900; grain sorghums los 87l'c
'er and los, 214, 900; cotton, IL, TT, 900 ba!
It. and 1905, 900; cottonseed, 5,659,O
CHI tons and 1902 900; hay Gall tame) g
re 6o9, 900 tons and 65.058,000: all nj
lat 81 ,788, 900 tons and 73.436. 900; bea
Sc, (dry edible) 10,095,O00 bags Of 100 J
and 12,662,O 900; soybeans, 16,95S,(
I'VE bushels, and 1924 900; peanuts,
JUS 400 $50 900 pounds, and 1855, 790 .!
csc potatoes, $50, S59, 900 bushels, and 81
nd $40 900; sweet potatoes, "a, 484 600 q
an &. o43 600; tobacco, 1,033,33o'
rot pounds, and 1904, 226. 900; sugar bet
Of 1891 900 tons, and 7,903.00 SUI
in cane La) 3,4ol 900 tons, and FL
Die. 600: broom corn, 5000 tons, and
. q COO: hops, 24,120.0oo pounds. and
in 100000; apples, 13e,156,0oo bush
to and 202, AIS. 900; peaches, 1851.
ich and 1855, 900; pears, 81 .9sl 900 9
eep % 34e 900; grapes, 2,162.0 900 tons
his / 622 900; oranges q states) 48.7S8,
by boxes, and 49,734.000; grapefruit
3D." states) 1921 900 boxes and 15,l47,o
lemons (Califo 1000, 900 boxes and
SOC, 900; cranberries, $4,000 bbls,
651 900.