Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-05-20
WEEKLY WEA1HER-CRoP BULLETIN

culture, Weather Bureau. Week
Ending Friday, May IA, 1902.
Another week Of abnormally low tenn
perature, rain and little sunshine has
been detrimental to all farm interests.
In the central counties of the state the
precipitation was somewhat above the
normal. While in the eastern section it
was below the average, light showers &C.
CURED nearly every day, with very little
sunshine. In consequence, the previ-
ously wet soil continues in nearly the
same condition, and seeding progressed
very slowly.
Reports from sections of Barnes, Penn
bina and Walsh counties state that early
sown wheat in low places is rotting; as
is also early sown oats at Warren, Cass
county.
Correspondents in Bottineau, Cass,
Kidder, Logan and Stutsman counties
report early sown wheat as coming up
in good condition.
REPORTS BY COUNTIES.
Barnes: Past week noted for rain, cool
and cloudy weather. Little seeding done.
disturbances are using seederS in
stead of drills. Reports from the Harry
Green farm that wheat sown early with
drills is rotting in the ground.
Benson: Rainfall above and tempera-
about half time. Ground cold and wet.
Wheat seeded three weeks ago not yet up.
B%ottineau: Omemee-Wheat seeding
finished; so per cent. other grain
Increased acreage all grain over last year.
Wheat not injured by late frost and storm
and coming up nicely. LOrdsburg-One
month since first wheat sown and very lit
tie up yet. Wheat is not all sOWed yet.
The great want is sunshine.
Buford: Temperature continues below
the normal and cloudy weather general.
What precipitation has fallen has been in
small amounts.
Burleigh: Rainfall above and tempera-
ture below average, with very little sun
shine. Seeding about One-half completed.
Heavy rains Sth to 18th, doing slight in
jury to wheat and oats.
CasS: CasseltOn-GrOund is drying, not
W~ithstanding occasional showers. Land in
good condition for work and seeding is
general. Early sown grain is up green.
Tower. City-Work slowly pushed until
Thursday, when again stopped by rain.
Warren-Little seeding done past week.
Oats, sown early, have rotted, and will
have to be seeded over. Wheat is all right,
though not up yet. Wild Rice-Weather
continues cold and cloudy. Wheat sown
a month ago is not up yet. Pastures and
meadows far behind.
Cavalier: Cold, wet weather most of the
wheat. Considerable seeding on stubble.
Foster: The weather past week has
kept farmers at a standstill, being cloudy,
cold and wet. Sunshine ana pleasant
weather needed.
Grand Forks: Heavy rains and cold
weather first part of week; clearing weather
last two days, which were well taken adj
vantage of, and seeding now progresses
finely, except on low lands. We need dry
and warmer weather to hurry seeding
along.
Griggs: Wet weather still continues; no
sunshine since last report, except WedneS-
day. Weather has been unfavorable for
farming operations, as we'll a for early
SOWn grain. Acreage will be less than an
tions.
Kidder: Seeding has been greatly de-
layed by rainy and cloudy weather the
past week. At Tappen wheat sown two
weeks is coming up, but those who have
been sowing wheat threshed this spring
report it rotting.
do anything. Have had but one day of
sunshine in two weeks. Warm weather
badly needed. Seeding about three-fourths
done.
Logan: Slow work seeding, but farmers
taking advantage of every opportunity.
Most Of the wheat in the ground,but barley
and oats are backward. In a few places
wheat is coming up strong. .
Mcintosh: Heavy rains Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday,. Farmers making
fair progress seeding. No threshing done
yet; some grain injured in stack.
Norton: A great deal of rain has fallen
past week, which has delayed spring
work. Very little sunshine, injuries to
lOwland seeding.
Nelson: Wheat slightly injured by ex-
cessively cold, cloudy and wet weather of
9TH to 10th. Only about 80 per e II Of
wheat sown, compared with 1891. Very
little oats, barley and flax seeded.
Pembina: Notwithstanding retarded
by wet weather past week, although seed
ing is nearly finished and farmers are
Land very wet and little seeding going on.
Farmers are getting very anxious. Some
of the early sOwn wheat rotting in low
places.
Ramsey: Cloudy, rainy weather has sus-
pended threshing and seeding progresses
very slowly on high lands.
Ransom: Grain coming up very slowly.
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Seeding about three.fourths done for
wheat. Barley and oats mostly to SOW yet.
Grazing good.
RichlanG: The past seven days have
been cloudy and cold, with very little sun
shine, and rain on the 9th and 10th. Seed
ing nearly done. Wheat growing very
slowly. Grass quite green and ground
getting in good shape.
Rolette: Very cool, damp weather dur
ing week. Very little seeding done in
vicinity Of st. John. Wheat in neighbour
hood OF Dunseith is growing finely.
Sargent: Grain coming up, but slowly.
AS a whole, prospects better for county
than last year, as moisture in ground is
plentiful.
Stark: Heavy rain this week and little
progress AZ seeding. Warm, dry weather
needed.
Stutsman: Corinne-Wet, cold" and
cloudy. Seeding progressing slowly; about
half done. Jamestown-Rain Monday and
Tuesday stopped work, but resumed to-
day. Bad weather will reduce acreage.
Montpelier-Past seven days u%nfavorable.
Wheat sown three weeks ago just peeping
out. Pingree-One day of actual sunshine
past week. One piece of rye is up three
inches; grass is growing rapidly; early
sOwn wheat is coming up: also some oats.
Towner: Weather too cool to advance
crop interests. Ground being SO wet has
retarded seeding. '
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