The Bismarck tribune., 1934-07-16
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July Reports Give
Rains as Cause of
Favorable Changes

Favorable Changes
will be short, with generally ligh
crops Of hay in irrigated sections
Moisture has not been sufficient x
start and develop late sown feed crop!
over . major portion Of the western
states. Fall and winter feed prospect.
are very poor with the supply far be.
low that required to carry livestock
This situation. unless relieved. vii
mean heavy shipments and market.
ings from the western territory. with
the livestock moving early In thir
flesh. The condition Of ranges Is thu
lowest in the twelve years that these
reports have been Issued. The condi.
ton Of ranges Is 66 per cent Of nor.
NAL, compared with 70 per cent las,
month, 78 per cent year ago, and
theten-year average Of 87.l per cent.
Condition Of North Dakota Is So pei
cent Of normal, 20 per cent q month,
ago, - per cent q year ago and o5.7
the ten-year average.
North Dakota cattle indicate 4
sharp rise in the condition figure over
that OF q month ago. However, they
are still below normal for the period
Of the year. Present condition Is 90
per cent Of normal, 50 q month ago
"a q year ago and 870 the ten-year
average. For the western states the
cattle indicate q condition Of IS per
cent OF normal, 80 4 month ago. 63 q
year ago and 500 the ten-year aver
age.
North Dakota sheep held up rela-
lively well during tho period o1
drouth. They now show . condition
Of - per cent Of normal compared
with 81 month ago, IS . year age
and 897 the ten-year average.
Grain Production Down
Production Of the five principal
grain crops in North Dakota as indi-
Gated by the July first condition Il
g. per cent below the average produc.
ton for these same crops and 43 pc,
cent below the 1888 production. The
reduction is due both to . much
smaller acreage remaining for har'
vest on July first - we'll as to relA.
lively low indicated yields.
The early June rainfall failed tt
bring about the expected improvement
IL early seeded crops and with the
exception Of the east one third Of th'
state. These crops are not likely x
pa oducc much more than seed. Late
seeded crops are but little better II
this area due to the late start and Il
the very weedy condition Of the field,
which will make harvesting difficult
or virtually impossible. Such field,
may be utilized for forage purposes
Potatoes and sugar beets are In q more
nearly normal condition than any Q.
the other crops, although both got
away to a rather late start.
The total spring wheat production
is forecast to be 25,537 900 bushels. thu
lowest production recorded since 1885,
with the exception Of 1900, another
year Of severe drouth. This compares
with IS, ,386, 900 harvested in 1888 anc
with l07,53l, 900 bushels the five-yea,
average production U927-193D. The
total acreage remaining for harvest
il 1857 900 acres or less than half o1
the five-year average acreage. Con.
dition of Durum as Of July first 4
20 per cent Of normal, and Of othel
spring wheat IS per cent Of normal.
The indicated feed crop production
is also greatly reduced. The forecas'
for oats production is 1910, 900 bush.
els from l.277,000 acres compared K
five-year average production o.
80, ,074, 900 bushels and an average
acreage of 1,841 900. The condition o.
oats 1t 81 per cent Of normal com.
pared to Al q year ago and to 77.3 tn,
ten-year average.
Barley production Is forecast to b,
1904 900 bushels on l,556,000 acre.
compared to five-year averages o
80 SIT 900 bushels and 1908, 900 acre
respectively. The condition - 80 PEI
cent compared to q ten-year aver
age Of 77.3 per cent.
Rye at Low Point
Indicated rye and flax production
are the lowest In the long period o
years. The rye forecast Is for LIZA ,00'
bushels from 5000 acres remainin,
for harvest. The five-year averag
production Is l3.l3l,000 bushels an,
the average acreage 1,14O,000. Condi
tion is l6 per cent Of normal. Fla,
production IS indicated to be 1924 ,00
bushels compared to an average o
1851 900 bushels. The acreage is a
a record low Of 36l 900 compared Il
the average Of 100000 acres. Tn
July first condition Is 43 per cen
compared to q ten-year average o
n per cent.
Potatoes are in q more nearly nor
NAL condition than the other crops q
So per cent Of normal. The estimate'
acreage for harvest Is $4,000 and tn
forecast production o,360. 900 bushell
In 1883. 10000 acres produced $500,
900 bushels (revised). The five-yea
average production Is 8,6o5 900 bushels
and the average acreage, 1ll.000.
The indicated production of ha
crops will be very short and indicat
the necessity for . material reductio
IL the number Of cattle kept on faTm'
Tame hay production u forecast to b
$4,000 tons compared to . five-yea
average Of 1.323 900 tons and wild ha
6l6,O00 tons compared to an averas
production q l,3o4, 900 tngls. This In
dicakAa = shortA90 In the MI hnv Gro