Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-22

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Summary and Rel by Counties.
BOrTlNEAU COUNTY.
Fine. very fine rains during the week,
which will help somewhat, fall blowing.
The ground is very dry and more rain is
greatly needed before much work can be
done. The shower Of the 18th was the
first rain in three weeks. Wind very
high during the past week, interfering
considerably with threshinQ.
BURLEIGH COUNTY.
Weather very dry during the week,
with high winds every day. Two light
showers on the 18th and 18th. Impossible
to do fall blowing; ground too hard. Rain
badly needed. Several prairie fires, caus-
ing much damage. Very high temperature
during first part of week. followed by
abnormally cool weather and killing frost
on the 18th. Observation-Disclosures,
0 O2 of All inch.
GRIGGs COUNTY.
The lack of any general rain during the
week was highly beneficial tu stacking and
threshing, but injurious to pastures and
fall blowing. More is greatly needed and
at once. The high winds of the 18th to
the 18th retarded stacking and threshing.
frost on the morningof 10th, but no injury.
Stacking and threshing is far advanced.
The yield of wheat seems to average about
10 or IL bushels per acre., maximum, 20
bushels; minimum, ~ bushels. Oats will
average about 20 bushels. At present. ap-
pearances threshing will probably be
finished by the 1st of October. Wheat
averages a good grade. The latest piece of
oats was sown on the 14th of June and har-
vested the 18th of September. Late oats
are heavier than early oats. Precipitation
-Gallatln, O.21 of an inch.
LA COUNTY.
High WINDS nearly all the week, greatly
injured threshing. Heavy frost on the
10th, but no damage. The weather during
the week was too dry to plow and. general
ly. too windy to stack or to thresh. Many
are moving the Russian cactus, so as to
burn it before they can pillow the stubble.
This weed has done and immense mount
of damage. Precipitation-Berlin, OO6 of
an inch.
LOGAN COUNTY.
Threshing was interrupted by the high
winds which prevailed during the week.
Another week of good weather will finish
threshing. There is no improvement in
yields reported last week. Wheat is
averaging IL bushels; oats, 20 bushels rye,
IL bushels. and barley about 20 bushels
Flax will average from 8 to 10 bushels
Precipitation-Napoleon, 013 of an inch.
M'1NTosH COUNTY.
Threshing will be substantially done
this month. So far wheat is yielding from
2 to 10 bushels per acre and averaging
from 4 toe bushels. The yield of oats,
barley and flax is light. Precipitation
Ashley, O.O6 OF an inch.
M'LEAN COUNTY.
Threshing we'll advanc ed and wheat
turning out better than expected. Will
average IL to Is bushels. Oats are light.
not over 10 to IL bushels per acre. Barley,
Is bushels; rye, 20 bushels. The hay crop
is immense; potatoes, good. Rain needed
for fall blowing.
MORTON COUNTY.
Rain is badly needed for fall blowing.
Prairie fires damaged pasture lands in
both in quality and quantity. Heavy frost
on the 10Th, but causing no damage, as all
crops are out of the way. Verv hiph
winds during the week.
PEMBINA COUNTY.
The weather during the past week has
not been favorable for threshinp on ac.
count OF the rain, but, with good weather.
all grain will be In the elevators and
granaries within ten days. The average
yield of wheat will be % bushels. Pre-
c~ipitation-St. Vincent, 0.68 of an inch.
RAMSEY COUNTY.
Rainfall was fairly distributed and bene.
fetal for blowing, but more is needed, as
the ground is very dry. Threshing is
being. pushed rapidly, although somewhat
retarded by the high winds during the
HIGHLAND COUNTY
The rainfall was fairly distributed and
beneficial to fall blowing: High winds of
on the 18th slightly injured gardens. Hail
on the 18th Slightly injured flax and
damaged vegetables. The wheat average
for the county will not exceed eight
bushels to the acre. AS near as can be
learned, wheat is of fair quality, but falls
short in weight by reason of foul seeds.
etc. Severe storm on the 18th, doing con.
siderable damage in the western and
northwestern part Of the county. One
man lost $50 acres Of flax; several wind
mills blown down and many tops of
wheat stacks blown off. The storm lasted
about two hours and presented all the
features of a tornado. Precipitation, O.4O
OF an inch.-Wahpeton:
The rainfall was badly distributed but
beneficial to fall blowing and pastures.
More rain needed in vicinity for fall pillow.
ing. No change in threshing reports.
The frost Of the 18th was our first heavy
one. The Russian thistle is making its
appearance, Precipitation, 0.9O Of an
inch-POWer.
Foundation Finished.
The concrete foundation for the ad-
dition to the capitol building will be
finished at the close Of Wednesdays
work, and the hauling of brick will oom.