Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-07-10
generous acts. | never wish to meet or
live among better men than he, and only
wish every one was just as good.
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The extremely warm weather of tho ten
days Immediately preceding Monday last,
coupled with the light rainfall up to
Wednesday night, has seriously intcrfored
with the prospects OF a heavy crop, as re-
ported in the RECORD of week before last.
On the night of Wednesday, however,
there was a copious rain, coming at short
intervals until morning. Its effect, cspe-
clally on late -sown gram, was wonderful,
and, should there be another rain or two,
the late grain will be a fair crop. People
from ncighboring counties who have Wis
tied this section state that we have moth
ing to complain of, III comparison with
the people of counties north and northo
east of us. The surveyors state that both
the grass and grain they have seen in
Emmons County are far superior to any
| they saw northwest of us. As the rains
| during June came Gin streaks," the crops
in certain localities look first-rate, while
in others the effects of the dry weather
is shown in shorter growth. But we have
| whitcned, the leaves only being blightcd
and many farmers say that the late soak.
ing rain will at least double the yield
on early sown ground over what 1t would
have been without it.
Judging by the most reliable informa-
| ton we have been able to obtain from
farmers living in different parts of the
county, the crop in Emmons outside
Of the districts visited by hail. will be
about two thirds that Of last year. per
acre, with the cultivated area largely in
creased
All corn overlooked bv the cntcrprising
and numerous gopher is doing nicely;
but tho ground-squirrcls have not left
much more than enough to supply the
county with seed next year.
Last Saturday a storm visited all parts
Of the county. In most places there was
drops, and, yet in others, hail. All the
country south of direct line drawn from
Winona to Il point opposite on the easrcrn
line of the county was pcltcd with ice,
and the crops are reported as being totally
destroyed. In Northern Emmons there
was Il streak of hail which had it's south
border some seven or eight miles north of
the county seat, and probably extended
into Logan, Kiddcr, and Burlcigh Those
we have heard of as having had their
crops injured are Mcssrs Tramcl, Buck
ley, Hammin, and Cole. f. d. Walker
had Il corner of his field struck.
Many of those whose grain was raw
aged by the hail are said to be preparing
to plOW IT under. Ana we therefore again
call attention to the fact that Robert Du-
chanan. in 1884 has large field of oats
pounded into the ground by hail about
the middle of June. The grain again
started up, and again on the 9Th Of July
it was battered out of sight. But there
was considerable rain in August, and Mr..
Buchanan got about 80 bushels per acre
from the field. Farmers should be in no
hurry to plow up IL lail-struck field of
oats.
If there should be two-thirds Of crop
this year in that part of Emmons County
not visited by hail, as now seems prob
able, it will demonstrate the fact that
grain can be raised here in the dryest sea-
son. The months of April, May and June
are the ones which make or mar the
grain crop in North Dakota. According
to the. reports of the Bismarck Signal
Office (where the rainfall is accurately
measured), completed for this year only
to June l, April and May of this year
have been the drycst since 1875, with the
single exception of the season of 1883
The subioncd table gives the rainfall for
April and May Of this year, compared
with the same period in eleven preceding
vparS.