Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-08-18

Past week has been very favorable for
filling wheat. Barley and oats not very
good. Harvest in full blast.
BOTTINEAU COUNTY.
The same drouthy conditions continue.
and, it possible. more damaging than ever.
The south winds during the early part of
the week were the worst of the season.
Grain is ripe and ready to cut. Decidedly
cool on the 10th.
BURLEIGH COCNTY
The past week has been very hot and
dry. Corn ueeds rain. Other crops are too
far along to receive any benefit from ram.
High wind of 18th and 18th shelled out
wheat badly. Grasshoppers injuring oat
crop some. Observation-Disclosures, 0.01
of an inch.
CAss COUNTY.
Harvesting has become general and a
large portion of the early sown wheat has
already been cut, and appears to be of a
good quality. Late sown grain is
somewhat green yet, but ripening fast.
Heavy winds during the past week have
caused an immense loss in the way of
Smelling ripe grain; otherwise, the weather
conditions which existed during the week
are very favorable. Good showers and
Rice, 122 inches; MOorhead, 1.38 inches.
CAN Allen
Everything looks very fine except grain
that has been slightly damaged by hot
winds. Precipitation-Milton, OBS Of all
inch.
DICKEY COUNTY.
Harvest in full blast. Will have about
40 per cent. of a crop. Cooler weather and
nice showers during week. Precipitation
-Ellendale, O47 Of an inch.
RIG COUNTY.
The drought wa broken by a very well
come and bountiful shower on the 9th. but
more would be welcome. Harvest is'in full
blast. Grain is ripening very fast and is
very short. The kernel is nice and of gOod
quality, although the yield will be light.
Some fields will not be harvested. Precipi-
tatiOn-Gallatin, O.70 Of an inch.
LA INQUIRE COUNTY.
Two light showers during the week, but
not of much benefit. The high winds have
slightly injured all small grain. Harvest
has fairly commenced. Nearly all farmers
use headers, as the straw is too short to
bind. The quality Of the wheat is good,
but the quantity is very small and a good
deal not worth cutting. Precipitation
Berlin, 0.l3 Of an inch.
LOGAN COUNTY.
Harvesting is in full blast and there ap.
pears to be q fair crop. Some threshing
has been done and it turned out better than
expected. Barley, 80 bushels to the acre.
Potatoes and all garden truck suffer for
rain. Observation-Disclosures, 2.02 of an
inch.
NINTOsH COUNTY.
Harvesting we'll under way. The yield
of grain will be light. Haying nearly fin
ished and turned out a fine crop. The
potato crop will be fair. Precipitation
| Ashley, 0.O5 OF an inch.
M'LEAN OUNTY
The hot weather of the 9TH AMI 9th in
jured all crops. The rain of the 9th,
although badly distributed, will benefit
! corn and potatoes. Harvesting has com
menced. Barley nearly all cut and started
on wheat. The yield of the latter will run
very uneven, from S to Is bushels. Slight
injury by hail on the 9th to all crops. Pre-.
cipitati0n-Coal HarbOr, 0.90 Of an inch.
MORTON COUNTY.
The same disadvantages mentioned in
last weeks report hold good for this. No
precipitation, except q slight rain on the
9th. The heat during the day still con.
tinues high, while the nights get very cool,
causing fears Of early frost. Harvesting is
we'll under way and expect to be finished
sOOn. Crop outlook is below the average
The high winds during the week did slight
injury to all ripe grain. Precipitation
Cannon Ball, trace.
PEMBINA COUNTY.
! Precipitation greatly above the average