The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1886-07-23
Crop Notes.


Hillsboro Banner: Crsp reports from various
points in North Dakota indicate that grain is
suffering much from drouth and In some parts
gives promise Of but q small crop. In this
county wheat, although slightly injured by tie
drouth Of the past few weeks, will yield nearly
an average crop.
Fargo Argus: Later reports show that the
damage to crops in southwestern Minnesota
and Dakota has been simply fearful. Half a
crop is now the general verdict.
Larimore Pioneer: There is still no rain,
and the weather most of the time las been ex-
cessively hot Up to Monday night the mercury
was seldom below 100 during the middle Of the
day, some Thermometers registering as high a.
1O7. Under such conditions the grain cannot
help sustaining severe injury every day. Both
grass and gram on high prairie will burn al
ready. The grain stalks are yet green, but the
leaves are dry enough for fire to run.
Bangor Rustler: There is no Disgusting the
fact that there has been severe drouth in our
county, and the excellent prospect for crops
which were entertained three weeks ago no
longer exist The wheat and oats will be al
most total failure, and the crop Of hay will
be small one.
V. I. Craig, manager OF the O'Brlen farm
near Valley City, says he is plowing under 1000
acres Of wheat which is burned out by the
drouth. Another 1000 acres may, with sea-
sonable rain, produce enough to Justify har-
vesting.
A dispatch from Goodwin, Dakota, dated
July 18th, says: This county is still in the midst
of fearful drouth; the weather IS very hot,
Farmers cannot look for more than ons-thIrd
Of an average crop Of wheat and three -fourths
of oats. Flax will be light and the prospect
now is Of total failure Of potatoes.
Willard Leader: This has been the driest 81
the five summers we have experienced on the
Mouse river.
Sanborn Enterprise: Much Of the wheat
north and west Of Sanbern is suffering for
want Of rain, 80 much SO that the farmerI
hopes, so high few weeks ago, are blasted,
Several pieces further north look well, Those
pieces early sown on summer fallowed land or
new breaking now promise IL or Is bushels
per acre.
Valley City Alliance: It is said by farmers
that gophers are doing almost as much injury
to wheat as the hot and dry weather.
Darlington News: It can no longer be doubted
that large proportion Of the crop Of this
region has been destroyed by the long-con-
tinued drouth and the extraordinary preya-
lence Of burning winds from the south. The
seeding season was all that could be desired
for getting in the grain and for starting growth,
and there was until recently the promise Of
an abundant yield. Grain on the new break
ing has withstOod the dry weather fairly well
and may yet give fair return, but the crop
on the stubble ground has dried out terribly,
and there will be some pieces that will net be
reaped at all. The fatal drouth seems to be
very general throughout the country, If it is
any consolation to know that others are suffer-
ing as well as ourselves.
Fargo Argus: The rain of Sunday night was
very heavy at Wheatland and Casselton, where
some three inches Of moisture is said to have.
fallen. The shower was good one at Maple
ton, but not so heavy.
| A recent report from Jamestown says the.
weather continues very warm; have had no.
rain since the first Of the month. Crops of all
kinds are total failure in this vicinity. There
may possibly be one-fourth Of a crop in the,
territory tributary to Jamestown.
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