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Show BANNER WHEAH CROP '. IS THE PREDICTION Minnesota Only Northern 8tate Th' Falls Below Production of 1904 Washington Will Havo Banner Year. Washington. Highly favorablo reports re-ports Indlcato that tho northern tier of sovon states, stretching from tho head waters of tho Mississippi rlvei on tho cast to Pugot Sound on tho west, will produce not less than 21C,-000,000 21C,-000,000 hushols of wheat this year. Thcso states aro nn Immenso granary. Tholr wheat crop has moro than doubled In tho last fow years and tho harvest In thcso seven states alono Is nnnually from .15 to 40 por cent ot tho nggrcgato for, tho wholo country. In 1004 Minnesota, tho two Dakotns, Montana, Idaho, Washington nnd Oro gon had n combined spring and win tor whent crop of 200,413,487 busbols. or nearly 38 per- cent of tho total crop In tho United States. This year tho harvest will probably bo about 7,000,-000 7,000,-000 bushels larger. Rust has affected tho crop rnthor seriously In Minnesota, and tho condition con-dition of tho growing crop, as roported to tho Agricultural department this month, Is six points below tho record of Inst August. On tho other hand, tho estimated acreage In Minnesota Is ono-flftlcth largor than In 1004, and tho present outlook la for a crop a Ilttlo moro than 3,000.000 bushels short of last year's harvest. In every other Btnto In tho list of seven tho conditions condi-tions nro moro favorablo than at this time 'n 1004, nnd thoro Is good promlBO of nh Increased production. Tho most favorablo conditions am In tho state of Washington, Increased Tcreago and tho condition of tho grow. Tng crop being considered. The nc-rcago nc-rcago conditions nro as follows: MJn-ncsota, MJn-ncsota, 2 per cent larger than Inst year; North Dakota, 0 por cent larger; South Dakota, 2 por cent smaller: Montnnn, 10 por cont larger: Idaho, 1 por cent largor, Washington, 7 per cent largor; Oregon, 2 per cent larger. In the caso ot Minnesota tho Increased ncrcago Is probably moro than offset by tho decreaso in condition of tho crop, as compared with August of last year. In tho six other states the condition con-dition Is invariably Improved. A conservative cstlmato of tho winter win-ter wheat crop this year in Idaho, Washington nnd Orogon, gives Idaho 1 5,537,022 buBhols; Washington. 10.143,-752 10.143,-752 bushels, nnd Oregon, 7,979,033 i buhel It would not bo surprising howovor. If tho crop should bo lnrger k A 11.1 ll.tn At.nlUil I Ti1nti than this estimate, especially in Idaho nnd Washington. Spring wheat conditions In Utnh nro a ilttlo less favorablo, but tho Indications Indica-tions aro that this year's crop will exceed ex-ceed 4,000,000 bushels. Tho acrcngo is supposed to bo nbout 1 por cent less than thnt of 1904. nnd tho August aver ngo condlton Is 2 per cent bolow tho normal. An cstlmato based on Incomplete Incom-plete data gives a lotnl crop for this yoar of 4,050,970 hushols. |