Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-08-08
The Tribune's Special Makes q Thor
Ough Inspection of the Crops
in Burleigh County.
Early Sown Wheat a Good Crop and
Big Yield, While Late Gram
is Suffering.
The County Will Average Is Bushels
of Wheat and 35 Of Oats
to the Acre.
The Hay Crop is Good But the Far
mers Haven't Time to
Cut 1t.
Corn is Looking Fine, and Potatoes
and Vegetables Will Be Ur
to the Average.
~UnVarnishe0 Facts.

Unvarnished Facts.
B BISMARCK, Aug. 3.-[Special. ]-During
the past two weeks of hot weather,
farmers and others interested in the grow
ing crops have been uneasy and in doubt
as to how much the crop would be injured
by the extreme heat. Rumors have reached
the city from day to day to the effect that
wheat was blighted, oats wilted, corn dry
ing up and potatoes ruined. Your special
has been passing day after day with the
farmers and examining the fields, both
while the midday SUMS rays were pouring
down on the fields, and early in the morn
ing when the cool nights had braced and
strengthened the growing grain. He has
contradicted the wild reports.
Still the rumor would roll, on and like
school boys rolling wet snow into balls,
the rumors grew larger at each turn.
In order to satisfy your readers and to
ascertain the whole truth and nothing but
the truth, l made a trip of sixty miles
during Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
through parts of Apple Creek. Lincoln
Boyd, Teller and Stewartdale, and in COM
pany with the owners-with those driving
headers and binders and those stacking
and others getting ready to cut, l have
examined over eighty fields in those town.
ships. Have examined the head and the
berry-both the cut and the uncut; of that
ready and not ready to cut, n make the
following statement: The matured wheat
now cut and ready to cut will all yield
over fifteen bushels per acre, and for one
field that there may be the least doubt
about yielding that amount, | found two
that will yield heavier and others extra
heavy.
In wheat that is late-and the number Of
fields comparatively are few OF this kind
there is a great difference. Some are
green and not badly hurt, while others are
green and weedy and no fair estimate car
be made. Other fields, surface sown and
in exposed portions, are short, wilted and
will yield poorly. | am not expressing
my opinion, but the result of joint investi-
CATION, when l say that the wheat yield of
the county will reach fifteen bushels with
out doubt.
THE DAT CROP
is not as good. Three crops that were be-
ing cut and could be fairly examined, both
the stubble, the length of head and weight
VI OCl1y3 WILL ylClu GllllUS-uNt W lOlGy
bushels per acre. Several fields ready to
cut the same. Others were in different
stages-good length of straw and heads,
but the berry appeared light; others short
straw, short heads, but good berry, and at
the tim the examination was made had its
weight-if early in the morning, the head
would appear all right and then in midday
cult to make a fair estimate. Still that the
yield will be twenty-five to thirty bushels
there need be no doubt.
THE CORN CROP
through the above towns is very promis-
ng. 1t will mature early and be out OF the
way of frost. The early planted on favor
able ground and properly cultivated is very
good; the late planted will not, without
rain this week be more than green feed
and fodder. The average is much more
than ever planted in the county, and with
a half crOp-say thirty to forty bushels to
the acre-the amount OF corn raised in the
county will be large.
THE MILLET VARIES.
Some that has been cut went one and a
half tons to the acre; that ready (but must
stand until the wheat is cut will be heav-
Ter, as it will head and grow a stronger
stalk. Some fields are very weedy and
Will prove a waste OF seed and labor, other
fields where the water stood in the gumbo
beds and buffalo waIloWs, have yellow
spots and short growth. The majority of
the fields are yet green and of good height
shade the ground and with a rain during
the next week, the average yield of millet
will be one and a half tons per acre.
RYE AND BARLEY.
: is cut and the yield is only fair. The 20.
tato leaves are slightly touched; the stock
medium size, and when the acreage is
considered Burleigh county will nave more
potatoes than can be consumed in the
county. They have a month yet to grow
THE HAY CROP
will not be as large as was expected, no
because we have lost the crop by heat, bu
for want of time and help to secure it
E. c. Taylor OF Teller expresses the situa
ton in a few words. While out with hin
examining his grain, he said: This is
hurry up weather. We left our mowers
and hay rakes and ran for the headers and
binders. We thought the grain was ruined
as it turned from green to yellow in less
than ten days, but l am glad to find the
wheat was ready to turn and
Guc UclIy Is uOG SIlTIVcl6Q. Inc
year 1890 will be remembered al
a profitable year in Burleigh county. W.
will get a fair yield Of wheat, oats. corn
potatoes and hay. The grazing could no,
be BETTER"
l saw seven headers and thirty-fye bind
ers running while on this trip, and not less
than 5000 acres were cut in the last three
days. The most discouraging sight is the
growth Of weeds on the neglected farms
Charley Rust's old farm is a solid mass oil
sunflowers as tall as the wagon wheels and
yellow as gold. Charley left a beautiful.
grove of trees. His farm could be made q
good home for the right family. ~
The danger from prairie fire is very
great. Every hunter or those camping oul
or travelling should use great care to ex
tinguish camp fires, and every man in the
county must try to prevent the fires from
starting. 1t will be by a united effort ir
carefulness and in fighting that the fire
can be prevented and held in check.