Show BANNER WHEAT CROP IS THE PRIM TION minnesota only northern state that falls fall below production of 1904 washington will have banner year wash washington I 1 agton H highly agh ly favorable reports indicate that the northern tier 0 f seven states stretching from ill alie e head waters of the mississippi rive 0 on the vast east to puget sound on t the lie west will produce not less than bushels of wheat this year these states are an immense granary their wheat crop has more than doubled in the last tow few years and the harvest in these seven states alone Is annually from 35 to 40 per cent ot of the aggregate tor for the whole country in 1904 minnesota the two Da dakotas kolas montana idaho washington and oregon had a combined spring and winter wheat crop ol of bushels er at nearly 38 28 per cent ot of the total crop in the united states slates this year the harvest will probably be about bushels larger rust has affected the crop rather seriously in minnesota and the condition ot of the growing cropo crop as reported to the agricultural department this month is ie six points below the record ot of last august on the other hand band the estimated acreage in minnesota Is larger than in 1904 and the present outlook Is tor for a crop a little more than bushels short ot of last ears harvest I 1 in it every other state in the list liet ot of seven the conditions are more favorable than at this time almen ili n 1904 and there is good promise of au increased production the roost most favorable conditions aria ar in ili the state ot of washington increased k creage aage and the condition ot of the growing crop being considered the acreage conditions condition are as follows minnesota 2 per cent larger than last year north dakota 9 per cent larger south dakota 2 per cent smaller montana 10 per cent larger idaho I 1 per cent larger washington 7 per cent larger oregon 2 per cent larger in the case ot of minnesota the increased acreage Is probably more than offset by the decrease in condition ot of the crop as compared with august ot of last year in ili the six sl other states the condition Is invariably improved A conservative estimate of 0 the winter wheat crop this year in idaho washington and oregon gives idaho bushels washington bushels and oregon bushels it would not be surprising however it if the hie crop should be larger than this estimate especially in idaho and washington spring wheat cheat conditions in utah are a little less favorable but the indications are that this years crop will sill exceed bushels the acreage Is supposed to be aboul 1 per cent less than that of 1904 and the august average con condition diton Is 2 per cent below the normal an estimate based on incomplete data gives a total crop lor for this year of bushels |