Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-05-06
WEEKLY WEATHER-CROP BULLETIN

WEEKLY WEATHER.CROP BULLETIN
OF the North Dakota State Weather
Service, in Cooperation With the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, Weather Bureau. Week
Ending Friday, April 20, 1892.
The week just ended opened clear
and warm, affording every opportunity
for farm work, which was we'll taken ad-
vantage of, and about one. third of the
seed put in the ground. On Sunday
heavy rain and wind storm made it's
appearance in the western portion of the
state, reaching the Red River valley
Monday evening. Since the latter day
all work has been practically suspended,
and it will take at least three to four
days of warm sunshine to again get the
ground in condition to resume opera
tions. The fall of rain and snow was ex-
tremely excessive, being an inch and a
quarter, or 300 per e above the aver
age; the excess being greater in the
central and western sections than IN the
eastern. Although the rain stopped all
work, it was beneficial to wheat that has
been sown. The temperature for the
week was considerably below the aver
age. On Thursday the rain changed to
snow with much colder weather, causing
frOstS.
REPORTS BY OUNTIES
Barnes: About ~one-quarter seeding
done. Work except blowing, suspended
by rain Monday and Tuesday. Land dry
ing and work will be resumed Monday.
Benson: Seeding suspended by rain for
few days. Considerable seeding will be
done on unplowed land. Ground frozc two
INCHES on Friday morning at Leeds.
BOttlneau: First part of week much
sunshine and about twO-thirds of wheat
soWn. Rain on 25th. with cold weather.
Rain good for wheat in ground. Prospects
better than for four years.
Buford: Week generally cloudy, with
excessive rains. Temperature from the
26th much below the normal.
Burlelgh: Excessive rains Oath to 9th
greatly injured wheat in stack. Seeding
at a standstill all week. Wheat sown can
not sprout until sunshine.
Cass: Excessive rains of 26th and 9th,
followed by cold spell, nave had very bad
effect by delaying seeding. Warm weather
and plenty OF sunshine are needed. Acre
age will be considerably less.
Dickey: Seeding progresses very slowly.
Heavy rains, followed by freezing weather.
A little seeding done yesterday. Wheat
soWn in March Just coming up.
Foster: Fine weather first part of week
and much seeding done. Heavy rains lat
ter part, with cold, freezing weather, STOP
ping work. Acreage will be about one
fourth less than last year.
Grand Forks: Some seeding done Mon
day in western part of the county, but none
possible since. Ground very wet and
frozen. Seeding played a week. Acreage
will be smaller than last year.
Griggs; Seeding in this county we'll
under way. Rain Monday and Tuesday
delayed work a little. The acreage will be
about the same as last year.
kldder: Very wet and cold past week,
preventing seeding. Not over 80 per cent.
or crop in yet.
La Moure: All spring grain injured by
excessive rains and seeding retarded. A
little blowing done. Ground froze one inch
deep this Friday morning.
Logan: Very little seeding done past
week on account of cold, rainy weather
and high winds. Past week very hurtful
to the standing grasintack, and it is feared
that most of them are spoiled.
McHenry: Weather cool and cloudy past
WYNN Nv all " pICFCIlG WOTk. sunshine
ami warmer weather needed.
Mclntosh: Large acreage put in first
part OF week. Excessive rains Sunday
and Monday, stopping work, but beneficial
to crops in ground. Temperature below
the average.
Mclean: Very cool. Seeding progress
ing slowly.
Morton: Rained nearly whole week,
putting stop to all work.. Grass slightly in
jured by frost at New Salem on 2Sth.
Nelson: Very little seeding done after
nOOn of Monday. Stopped by heavy rains.
Wheat in shock badly b%leached, but in
better condition in stack where the work
was done early and we'll. =
Pembina: Seeding continued until Tues
day, when rain set in. The land is very
wet and frozen hard, which will delay
work at least four days. On Wednesday
night rain changed to snow and tempera-
ture fell to two degrees below zero.
Ramsey: Seeding and threshing work,
which was general last week, suspended
until Thursday. Temperature II degrees
above zero Thursday morning..
Richland: Last week detrimental to
seeding. Rolling land generally seeded.
Now blowing for oats and barley. Where
water has stood Cat Seymour) the land is
inclined to bake and work heavy. At
Abercromble: Grass starting; ground in
good shape; seeding two thirds done,
Rolette: Began raining Monday, putting
stop to work, but of much benefit to grain
already sOWn and to ground. which was
beginning to get too dry and hard to work.
Early sOWn grain o coming up.
Sargent: Rainfall considerably above the
average, stopping work, but of much bene-
fit to wheat sOwn. About one-half work
of seeding done.
Stark: Past week very wet and cold,
making it impossible to continue work
until next week. Seeding half done.
Taken as a whole, rainfall was beneficial
to crops, though it retarded work.
Steele: Seeuing well advanced, except
in low places. Heavy rain and snow dur
ing week and frost Wednesday night.
Stulsman: Weather past week very bad.
Rain started Monday and has rained. snow
ed or troze ever since. Seeding hardly
commenced.
Trail: Seeding going on we'll until 26th;
little or no seeding Since. owing to heavy
rains. At CoIesburg winter wheat killed
and ground sown to spring wheat.
Walsh: Heavy rains on 26th and 9th
will hang up all farm work in the east
end of county nearly a week. The land is
fully saturated ard conditions are favor
able for crop. Slight damage to stacked
grain at Cashel.
Ward: Seeding about done. Wheat sown
April 18th coming up in nice condition.
Blizzard on 9th. A few reports of cattle
having DerIShed are in. and more pynpotad