Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14
THE CROP REPORT.
I.sued by the North Dakota State Weather
service for the Week Ending April s, S92

learned that the excessive RAIN and
snow and high winds, with succeeding
cold weather, have greatly retarded all
kinds of farm work. Flowing and seed.
ing had been fairly we'll started in sew
eral counties at the close of last week,
which had to be disco ntinued. Warm,
dry weather is now needed to put the
ground in condition to enable the work
to be resumed.
REPORTS BY COUNTIES.
Demonstrating work will commence,
with favorable weather, in week or ten
days; ground very wet, having had
abundance of snow the past winter
There has been an increased acreage de.
voted to all the crops-wheat. oats. bar
ley and fux; warm weather needed.
Bottineau-Very little sowing done
yet; ground in fine condition as regards
moisture; weather has been cold and
cloudy, and farm work has been delayed
thereby: warm sunshine is needed, ano
seeding will be pushed forward.
Burleigh-No work done yet, owing
to wet weather and high wind; ample
moisture in the ground to insure good
crops.
Cass-The excessive rain has greatly
set back wheat seeding, and it will take
two weeks of sunshine to get the ground
in condition.
Dickey-Weather has been very cold,
and the ground SO wet that it will be
impossible to do any seeding for several
days; probably one-fourth Of the crop
in this vicinity is in the ground.
Gran Forks-Warm weather is now
needed; no seeding done, and cannot be
for at least week. Crops grown in this
vicinity are wheat, oats, barley, fax,
potatoes. millet and timothy.
Kidder-Very little sunshine and cold;
wet weather during the week, prevent.
ing seeding; more moisture in ground
than at same time for past eight years,
which will prove beneficial for coming
crops.
LaMoure-But little seeding done yet;
ground too wei; prospects could not be
better; warm weather needed.
McHen1y- Snow has all melted, leav.
ing more moisture on ground than since
1888; seeding will commence this week
if weather continues good.
Morton-Farmers have already begun
seeding. but owing to late stormy
weather work discontinued for at least
one week.
Nelson-The weather is and has been
very unsettled; large quantity of water
in ponds; ground very wet; seeding
will not begin in less than Twelve to tif
teen days.
Ramsey is most needed now is
warm, dry weather to get ground in
condition for SEEDING; crop prospects
very bright
Rolette- Seeding has just COM
menced; prospect is good for crops at
this time of year; high winds prevail.
Stark-Seeding east of here pretty
we'll under way; weather rather cold
and too windy for much work, and very
little seeding or blowing done west OF
here and in immediate vicinity. Acre
age put in will probably be smaller, or
about the same, in immediate vicinity,
while it may be increased few miles
cast. Ground getting dry for blowing.
South Heart.
Stutsman-The snow which fell on
Monday night and Tuesday, about one
foot, will make sowing late. Consider
able blowing to be done this spring, as q
great deal of the crop was put in Oh
ssubble last season. There is more
moisture in the ground this season than
there has been for five years. Dry
weather will be beneficial.
RansOm-There is much land I'M
plowed; will be considerable sowing on
stubble: wheat will be leading crop,
then oats. barley. millet and corn; there
will be some lax, but not generally a
favorite crop in this county; little
seeding done here and there the last
week in March; ground very wet and
weather cold. We want warm, drying
sunshine, and seeding would be going
in full blast by the fifteenth.
Ward-More water in the ground than
for years. Prospects for crops very
good, though seeding will be late.
Commenced work on land on the fifth.
Weather for past two days very good
for spring work.
Country flooded with water
All streams higher than they have been
since 1883 There will probably be no
general seeding before the first of May.
From the third to the fifth snow fell to
to the depth of about eight inches.
Many thousand acres in this county
will not be seeded this season on account
Of the water. Stacked grain in bad con.
dition.