The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-12-12
Thursday, December IL, 1885

CORN: Minnesota produced q
good corn crop. However, in some
sections the wet fall has endang-
cred the keeping quality mostly.
The yield per acre this year Tor
Minnesota was reported at 80 BUSH
els, compared with II bushels a
year ago. The total production
this year on November 1 was re-
ported at 142, 791 900 bushels, COM
pared with the 1884 final production
of 1919 900 bushels.
For the United States the average
yield per acre this year was repor-
ted at 23.6 bushels, compared with
1877 bushels last year. The total
preliminary production for 1885 Is
2,211, 268 900 bushels and the 1884
final production was 1877, 126, 900
bushels.
BUCKWIEAT: The production
of buckwheat for Minnesota on No
vember 1, this year was reported
at 1862 900 bushels and the acre yield
at bushels, compared with 10000
bushels the 1884 final production
and the yield per acre of 8 bushels.
For the United States the pre-
liminary production is 7,787,00 bu-
shells and the yield per acre Is 1873
bushels, compared with the 1884
final production Of 100000 bushels
and the yield per acre of 1873
bushels.
FLAX: The preliminary 1885
production of fax for Minnesota
as of November 1, is 5,S50,000 bu-
shells. The average yield per acre
is 9 bushels. The 1884 production
was 3,4S0O0O bushels and the yield
per acre 6 bushels.
For the United States the 1884
preliminary production was repor-
ted at 14,213,000 bushels, compared
with only, 5,213,000 bushels the final
production for 1884. The yield per
acre this year was sc bushels, CON-
pared with "a bushels year ago.
DRY BEANS: The production Of
dry beans in Minnesota was placed
this year at $1,000 bags of 100
pounds each or a yield of 300
pounds per acre, compared with the
production of $1,000 bags and a
yield of 300 pounds per acre In 1884.
For the United States the pro-
duction this year was reported to
be 1896, 900 bags of 100 pounds
each and the yield per acre at GAS
pounds, compared with 10,369,000
bags the 1894 final production and
741.2 pounds, the 1884 yield per acre.
TOBACCO: Minnesota tobacco
this year was placed at 100000
pounds, compared with 10000
pounds the 1884 final production.
For the United States the total
production was reported on Novem-
Der 1, this year at 1,300,036 900
pounds, compared with the 1884
final production of 1,045,660,O 900
pounds.
POTATOES: The frost damage
In parts of Minnesota's commercial
acreage cut down prospective yield
and production from that reported
October 1. The preliminary produc-
ton this year on November 1 was
placed at 29,392, 900 bushels with an
average yield per acre Of 80 BUSH
els. The 1884 final production was
%, $50 900 bushels and the yield per
acre 70 bushels.
For the United States the pre-.
liminary 1885 production on No
vember / was reported at 353, 805 900
bushels and the yield per acre at
1887 bushels, compared with the
1884 final production of 1856, 421 900
bushels and the average yield per
acre Of 1854 bushels.
APPLES: Minnesota produced
large apple crop of good quantity
this year. The total preliminary
production November was repor-
ted at 1,246,OO0 bushels, compared
with only 1886, 900 bushels, the final
1884 production.
For the United States the 1885
preliminary production November 1,
was reported to be t68, 1866 900 bu-
shells, compared with only 120,670,-
600 bushels.
GRAPES: Minnesota's 1885 pre-
liminary production was placed at
1854 tons, compared with 1914 tons
for 1884.
For the United States the 1885
production was reported at 1885,
6S0 tons, compared with 1881 1853
tons for 1884.
MILK PRODUCTION: Mime
sofa Reporters reported on Novem-
Der that the milk produced per
milk COW in their herds averaged
11.4 pounds, compared with 10.5
pounds on November 1, last year.
For the United States the Novem-
Der 1 average was 11.31 pounds this
year per milk cow in herd, COM
pared with 11.35 pounds, November
1. last Year.