The Dickinson press., 1884-09-13
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.
,mo1al Crop Report. o, Dakota Terrific,

omcaal Crop Reports OF Dakota TerritSry
The United States statistical agent for Da.
kota makes the following report for septcmbcr
The month of August, although accompanied
oy heavy rains, has been otherwise favorable
Tor securing the crops. In some localities Of
North Dakota harvesting is not yet completed
In Walsh county harvest only commenced
about the I'D of August, and it is represented
Is the best crop raised in four years, although
It ls reported that there is considerable smut
IN it Until last year no complaint was made
Of injury to wheat from smut in the territory;
thls year 1t is to greater or less extent quite
general 1t is confined principally to the
soft varieties As all wheat in which
smut ls found is graded no higher than
No. 5, it will cause farmers to exer-
seed in the future. It is not generally un.
derstood, or at least regarded, that as much
care should be used in the selection OF seed as
IN blood in raising pure stock. The Russians
IN N some localities of the southern counties Of
ferent quality Of wheat. deteriorated the pro-
duct until it is almost worthless. Stutsinan
county reports exceptionally fine crops. The
whole OF North Dakota, in fact. has fine yield
Of small grain 1t will average much better
than last year and better than South Dakota.
Last year it was just the reverse. The heavy
rain storms in the third week of harvest dam.
aged grain 5per cent i'll Cass county and 2 per
cent in Burleigh and Barnes counties.
Ih,ieshns I'm is Just beginning in North Dakota,
generally in the south is not quite up to the ex-
pectation, although the quality is better than
last year. The report is universal that the
farmers of the territory will not market their
wheat at present prices unless they are obliged
to do so, to liquilate demands against them.
that their wishes will hn prn ot ll1 ,,,,ll;EoJ
CORN
The corn crop gives promise of the best
yield ever produced in tile territory, the coun-
lies in which it is tho leading crop with ten
way of harm from frost, and in fifteen days
that planted in season throughout the terrific
ry will be safe. Many fields are already ripe.
and some have been cut up.
The yield of Irish potatoes is not as good as
is usual, the first seed planted in new soil for
cultivation, given remarkable yields, which
has accustomed us to such generous returns
that we look upon fair crop with some dis
appointment, There was d short dry spell
price last year did not justify shipping extern
sively, and this may be partly the cause fol-
less attention than when the tubers were a
profitable crop.
OTHER PRODUCTS.
The farmers are just finishing hay making
from the blue joint and other native prairie
grasses. In the Valleys of the Missouri, Sioux
Vermillion aud James or Dakota rivers, hay
can be put in the stack at cost of rs cents per
ton. The flax crop has become an important
one to South Dakota and the indications are
that 1000 600 bushelsof seed will be harvested
this year. While some of the crop has been
marketed there are fields not yet ripe. 1t was
sown from the first of April until the mid
die of June. 1t is selling at the Gle
yators for 81 to sl.1O per bushel, and ia
being marketed quite freely as the price is sat
isfactory to the producers. There is an in
crease in the number of stock hogs for fat
tening compared with last year of 20 per cent
The low price of grain and the high price of
pork is tho self-evident cause. The cattle of
the territory are generally healthy; no cases of
pleuro- pneumonia have been reported The
following is the percentage of average condl-
ton of crops: