The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-23
n. D. CROP RETURNS
ARE UNDER AVERAGE
FOR LAST 10 YEARS
Federal Report Says High July
Temperatures Reduced
Fine Prospects

Fargo. N. L., Dec. 23.-NOrtn Ia
kota's farm crops il 1882 were 49,,
per cent of the 10-year average &C
cording to the report of Ben Kien.
holz, federal agricultural Statisticiar
here. The early season prospects in.
dicated an above average crop but 2
short period OF excessively high tenn.
peratureS in July. a deficient moistur;
supply and grasShopper damage
quickly reduced the outlook to below
average. The early crops. such AZ
wheat, oats, barley and rye show g
better outturn than do the late crops
ia. because May and June rainfall was
sufficient to give them a splendis
start, and they escaped much of the
damage which graSshopperS caused tC
the later crops. Had sub-soil moisture
been normal or better the July hea;
would have been of little consequence
but as it was. the few days of abnor-
mally high temperatures caused all
early grain to shrink badly. durur
especially showing the effects.
The flax crop had to withstand the
adverse factors of a short moisture
supply, high temperatures. late plant
ing and grasshopper damage large
acreage of planted flax was de-
stroyed by hoppers. Other fields
failed to mature in time to escape
frost AS result the harvested acre
age is below the revised acreage for
1881, when severe drought was expert
IN, tr,n y hirCc nf 10 fo&o
Corn and potatoes suffered from SIM
liar weather factors and yields were
sharply reduced.
Corn Sets Record
The 1892 corn acreage is the largest
ever grown in the state, l,404 ,000
acres producing 266760O0 bushels. In
1881. 22,0l5, 900 bushels were produced
on a revised acreage of 100000 and
In 1880 the corn production totaled
'18,112,0O0 bushels on 1035 900 acres.
!: The durum wheat acreage harvest
ed this fall while much larger than
that of last year. is we'll below the
acreages of 1925 to 1896. A yield OF
9.5 bushels per acre indicates a pro-
duction of 26,296000 bushels compared
to 13.444.O00 bushels produced last
year. and 36,5O4OOO bushels in 1890
AS the durum acreage declined there
occurred gradual increase in the
acreage of other wheat until this year
the 7,557,00O acres harvested being the
largest recorded since 1919. The esti-
mated yield of 10.7 bushels is equal to
the 10-year average yield and indi-
Gates a production of 8086000O BUSH
els. compared to 26,772000 bushels
produced in the drought year of 1881
and 1887 900 bushels harvested in
1890.
Oats for grain was grown on an
area of 2,112,000 acres and an estinat-
ed yield Of u bushels per acre indi-
Gates production of 1882 900 BUSH
els. This years acreage is the largest
harvested since 1925 Last year l.
$4,000 acres were harvested and 49,
5000 bushels produced, and in 1890
l,827,OOO acres produced 40194, 000
bushels The barley acreage has de-
clined gradually since the peak was
reached in 1929. This year 2265 600
acres were harvested producing crop
Of 39.638,000 bushels. Last year L.
O1G,UUO dSiCS plONuNCu lOIO-,UUO DllSll-
els and in 1880, 2,588000 acres pro-
duced 43,9e600O bushels.
Spring Rye Shows Gain
A larger acreage Of spring rye was
seeded this spring than usual. Offset
ting to large extent the abandon
nent which occurred in the fall crop
The acreage finally harvested this fall
of 100000 produced II 100000 BUSH
els. The 1881 revised harvested acre
age is 10000 with a production OF
100000 bushels and in 1890, 1928 600
acres produced 14O64oO0
A smaller harvested acreage of flax
than for any year since 1922 and a
smaller production. with the eXcep-
ton OF 1881, than for any year since
1922, is the record for this year. The
( estimated harvested acreage of $780,
600 produced 3,720,00O bushels In
1881, 1.O57000 acres, the revised esti-
mate. produced 100000 bushels and
in 1890. 1,67700O acres produced T.
$4,000 bushels.
Record low prices for the potato
crop at harvest time caused digging
to proceed at a rather slow pace with
the result that a considerable acreage
still remained in the ground when
q the hard frosts of October 9th, 9th
and 10th occurred. The damage was
so severe and prices continued at sucl
low levels that very little of this re-
naming acreage was dug. Reports to
this division indicate an acreage ac-
tually harvested of 161 900 which, with
a yield of So bushels per acre produced
9.338,00O bushels. The revised acreage
for 1881 is placed at l2l 900 acres and
the production at S954000 bushels
while in 1890, 81 coo acres were har-
vested with production Of 6,305 DOC
bushels. The yield per acre this fall
is only 70 per cent as large as the 1881
yield, and 80 per cent of the 1880 yield
In only one year since 1919. have
yields been lower than this year.
The all hay production is we'll above
the five-year average with 3.198,00l
tons harvested in comparison with the
average of 2,723000 tons, 2.146.00O tons
in 1881 and 2,435,000 tons in 1890. The
large crop of this year is due to bet
I ter than average production of wilo
Z hay and to the large acreage of grair
/, cut for hay. The grain hay acreage
was larger than average in all sections
!. Of the state but particularly in sew
eral of the northwest border counties