BULLETIN 991, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table I. — Average annual yields from all plats in the main field at Edgeley, 

 N. Dak., during the 14-year period from 1900 to 1919, inclusive. 



Year. 



Wheat. 



Oats. 



Barlej*. 



Corn 



(grain). 



Corn 

 stover. 



Flax. 



Brome- 



grass. 



Alfalfa. 



Red 



clover. 



1906 



Bushels. 

 30.9 



9.1 

 15.9 

 27.6 



5.7 



1.9 

 33. 9 

 22.8 

 16.2 

 36.0 



8.8 

 14.0 

 15.4 



2.2 



Bushels. 

 61.4 

 24.9 

 17.3 

 56.0 

 9.1 

 4.4 

 61.9 

 40.7 

 46.0 

 79.7 

 22.5 

 16.4 

 19.6 

 16.2 



Bushels. 

 31.2 

 12.9 

 26.3 

 29.2 



1.9 





 29.4 

 24.2 

 31.1 

 41.5 

 21.5 

 10.3 

 11.3 

 13.8 



Bushels. 

 39.6 









 30.4 















20.9 

 14.8 





 17.5 















Pounds. 

 2,140 

 2,420 

 2,010 

 5,042 

 1,610 

 4,630 

 6,350 

 4,268 

 4,049 

 5,900 

 3,300 

 1,840 

 2,879 

 4,382 



Bushels. 

 12.5 



4.4 





 13.2 











1.6 







4.5 



4.1 



8.9 



1.4 











Pounds. 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



1907 



3,000 

 2, 313 

 4,288 

 1, 125 

 1,238 

 3,950 

 2,588 

 3,538 

 2,800 

 4,750 

 1,713 

 1,775 

 2,663 







1908 



425 

 1,000 

 1,000 



975 

 3,775 

 1, 650 

 3,305 

 4,760 

 5, 650 

 1,575 



500 

 



550 



1909 





1910 



850 



1911 





1912 





1913 



500 



1914 



2,480 



1915 



2,300 



1916 



5,940 



1917 



1918 



1,300 

 00 



1919 











17.2 



34.0 



20.3 



8.8 



3,623 



3.6 



2,749 



2,051 



1,160 







General conditions for crops were not favorable in 1907. The 

 spring was late and cold. During the growing season there was lit- 

 tle rain. Just previous to ripening time, hot dry winds dried up the 

 grain. A hailstorm on July 13 did some damage to small grains and 

 hurt the corn very appreciably. No ears were matured on the corn. 



Yields in 1908 were about the average. The spring was cold, and 

 stands, especially of oats, were rather poor and spotted. Corn was 

 replanted in June. The growth in June was good, but high hot 

 winds with little rainfall from heading until harvest time reduced 

 the yield and flattened the differences between methods. Corn did 

 not mature ears, and the yield of fodder was reduced by a hailstorm 

 in August, which stripped the leaves and checked growth. 



General conditions for crop production were very favorable in 

 1909. The prospective yield of small grains was decreased somewhat 

 by hot dry winds at about the time they were in the milk stage. 

 Corn was mature September 9. 



The year 1910 was very unfavorable. Cold weather and heavy 

 frosts after coming up checked and injured the crop. May, June, 

 and July were very dry. The precipitation for April, May, June, 

 and July was only 5.08 inches. 



The poor crops of 1911 were due to drought with high temperatures 

 and winds. The rainfall was poorly distributed, with particularly 

 marked deficiency in June and July. The heavy rainfall of August 

 made a fairly good crop of corn fodder. 



An exceptionally good year, with high yields, was 1912. At no 

 time did the crops suffer from a lack of water. Temperatures and 

 evaporation were low. The season was too cool to mature corn. 



On the whole, 1913 was fairly favorable to crop production. Small 

 grain suffered from a lack of moisture in the first half of June and 

 again preceding harvest. Corn matured on all the plats. 



