The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-07-20
TIE SEASONS QUITO COX,
Crop Reports and other Interesting
ltsms. Furnished by Rloneer-
Express Reporters from.
.Bsthsate. prayton, Olga, Carlisle.
Crystal, Fyde Park, Walhalla,
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.BATHGATE.

One day last week the office owned Ivy
A. H. Ewing, was sold to Mr.. Gillay.
The farmers ip our neiglrborhood ore
busy back-settipg, the recent rains facili-
tating that work very much.
Weare promised rare treat in the
way Of a law suits soon-assault and bat
terry cases-if they are not withdrawn.
j. w. Works went to Ncche Saturday
night to siege some mules for Mr..
Nichols.
The prevailing opinion among a great
many men along the line is that Bath
gate has the brightest future before he,
of any town in the county.
David Ferguson is back from Duluth,
having visited great many lumber
yards. lie will have one of the largest
and best selected stocks Of lumber ever
brought into Penbina county.
There was misunderstanding by some
of the boys in regard to the dance
ON Friday night. Some of
them thought it was postponed, and they
knew nothing more about it till Saturday
morning.
The game of base hall played by the
Bathgate and Hamilton boys at Bathgatc
ON last Friday, resulted in victory for
the Eathgate boys. The rain put a stop
to the game. Comeagain, boys. We are
glad to see you anyway.
Prof. B. G. Binks has been delivering
a series of lectures to rather small audi
ences. His lectures were interesting,
instructive and amusing. In his public
.deliniation of character he told the truth.
The last evening of his lecturesl lie award
ed two prizes, one to the best house
keeper, which he determined by the
appearance and form of the hand and
head. This prize was awarded to Mrs.
Tiffany. The second prize was awarded
to the man with the largest, longest,
,cleanest, and best looking nose. This
prize was awarded to Alex. Monroe.
On last Sunday the writer had the
pleasure of forming. the acquaintance of
Judge D. Dryer, one of the supreme
judges of Ohio, and Mr.. John McMasters,
also of Dayton, Ohio, we'll known as the
manufacturer of the Homestead stove.
These two gentlemen, like many others,
had never heard anything about Penn
bina county, and only by chance came
this way from Winnipeg. They were
surprised and pleased beyond expression
at the appearance of our county. The
Judge has about 1900 acres of land near
Bismarck, and he very candidly remark
ed that they had plenty of stone (grey
heads) down there which could be used
for building purposes. The only real
objection he has to Pembina county is
its lack of stone. The seasons are ABBOTT
fifteen minutes earlier at Bismarck, and
it don't take quite so long to get to the
bottom of the soil in the Missouri valley
According to Judge Dryer Of Ohio, the
soil in Pembina county is from six to ten
inches deeper than in the Missouri
valley, while the subsoil is about the
same These two gentlemen have gore
out to Devils Lake, but with an idea OF
returning to Batlgate to examine more
closely the feasibility of investing in a
Touring mill and straw board manu-.
featuring. They claim that Bathgate is
the best opening they have found for that
business.
Within the last few days we have
heard many inquiries from parties at
home and abroad concerning the status
and probabilities Of the coming fall crops.
Recently we have visited the country
surrounding Bathgate, Carlisle, Hamil-
ton, Bruce, Tyner, Cavileer, Hallson,
Young, Alma, Milton, Olga, Beaulieu,
Baltimore, st. Thomas. Nccle and Hyde
Park, in Pembina county. Three weeks
ago the early crops were promising, but
the late ones seemed doomed. No rain
had fallen torseyeral weeks. The ground
was parched and cracked. One week
and halfago the early crops too, seemed
drying up and the farmers in some
localities were nearly discouraged. One
week ago last Monday the first rain for
several weeks fell i'll this county-the
eastern p,rt of it at least. Some p,or
wheat was sown. Perhaps one piece in
twenty throughout the county shows poor
seed, but viii make at least half.a crop.
Two per cent. of the crop may not be cut
at all, on account Of poor seed. Five
per cent. from poorly prepared apd poorly
worked ground will produce hut half a
crop. Ten per cent. from effects OF
.draught will produce but half crop
:EightP per cen. on account of wet land and
late sowing, &C., vii! produce but half a
crop. Which makes an equivalent OF
sixteen per cent total JOSS from ali causes
considered, or in other words IS pc,
cent. that will produce a full crop. Ate,
careful observation and diligent inquiry
from all sources up to the present time
we estimate, that 70 per cent. of tho
wheat sown in this county will yield
twenty bushels per acre. L that be SC
the average for every acre Of wheat sow1
in Pembina county is fifteen BUSHELS
Fields Of wheat, which two weeks age
seemed too dry to head at all, are nov
covered with heads five inches in length
The wheat in the western part of tho
county has preserved it's deep greer
colour through all the dry weather apt
much OF it promises thirty bushels PC
acre.