Montana labor news., 1935-09-26
Montana Crop Reports
Very Favorable

Indicated production on September |
of the various crops was as follows
Corn 100000 bushels compared with
$4,000 bushels in 1884 and the five
year (1928-1932) average production OF
| $4,000 bushels. Production of Dur
UNI Wheat is indicated at $4,000 bush
els as compared with the 1884 produc-
ton of $4,000 bushels and the five
year average of $4,000 bushels. Indi-
Gated production of spring wheat, ex-
Guiding Durum is ~24,624,000 bushels,
which compares with 100000 bushels
in 1884 and the five-year average of
~36,034,000 bushels. Production of oats
is indicated at 9,154,000 bushels COM
pared with 7,344,000 bushels a year ago
and the five-year average of 7,483,000
bushels. The crop of flaxseed is in
dicated at 100000 bushels, which is
three and one-half times greater than
the short crop of 10000 bushels in 1884,
but is still only 23.1 per cent of the
five-year average production of 49,
900. The production of potatoes IS
placed at 100000 bushels compared
with 100000 in 1884 and the five
year average of 100000 bushels. The
sugar beet crop is approximated at
$4,000 tons as compared with the hea-
Wy production of 10000 tons in 1884
and the five-year average of $4,000
tons. Barley production is estimated
at 3,128,000 bushels, which compares
with 2,2l4,000 bushels in 1884 and the
five-year average of 4,078,000 bushels.
The production of dry edible beans is
indicated at 100000 bags compared with
the 1884 crop of $4,000 bags and the
five-year average of $4,000 bags. A
total hay crop Of $4,000 tons COM
pares with 100000 tons in 1884 and
the f~ive-year average of 2,454,000 tons.
The total apple crop is placed at 468,
900 bushels compared with the 1884
production of $4,000 bushels and the
five-year average OF $4,000 bushels.
U. S. GENERAL CROP REPORT
WHEAT-The indicated production
of all spring wheat in the United States
in 1885 is 162,906,OO0 bushels, a decline
of 900 bushels. Most Of the de-
crease occurred in North Dakota, where
damage to hard red spring wheat from
black rust proved to be greater than
was expected a month ago. The con-
dition of Durum wheat in Minnesota,
Montana and the Dakotas was report
ed at 58.5 per cent of normal on Sep
TENDER l, 1885, as compared with 24.5
per cent on September l, 1884, and the
1O-year (l923-1932) average September
1 condition of 68.8 per cent. The in
Dictated crop of 100000 bushels of
Durum wheat was slightly higher than
on August /, since Durum wheat did
not suffer from rust as did hard red
spring wheat.
The condition of other spring wheat
was reported at 42.3 per cent of normal
on September l, 1885, as compared with
1913 per cent on the corresponding date
last year, and the 7-year Q926-1932)
average of 64.5 per cent. The weight
per measured bushel of this class of
wheat is unusually low because of rust
damage in the principal producing area.
The indicated production on September
1, was l33,899,000 bushels, compared
with 147, 100000 bushels on August /.
Adding the current forecast Of spring
wheat production to the August | pre-
liminary estimate of winter wheat pro-
duction indicates a total wheat crop of
594,615,O00 bushels. This compares with
a crop Of 4~o6,929,OOO bushels in 1884
and the Swear average (l92S-l932) Of
800, 570,000 bushels.
FLAXSEED-The condition of the
flaxseed crop on September ! indicates
a production of 14,450,000 bushels or
about the same as the August fore
cast Of l4,4S3,000 bushels. The aver
age production of 1928-1932 was Isl
961 900 bushels, but in each OF the past
two years very unfavorable conditions
reduced the crop to low figures. Pro-
duction in 1884 was only 5,2l3,000 bus
hels and in 1888, it was 6,947,0OO bus
heels.
The condition Of 64.8 per cent of nor
NAL on September l forecasts a yield
of 68 bushels per acre, compared with
the 10-year average ~(1923-l932) OF %