Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-08-11
REPORTS BY
BARNES COUNTY,

BARNES COUNTY.
Wheat harvest will commence in earnes,
this week. Northern part of the count
WI! give q good, average crop, while the
southern portion will not be so good. Thu
hot winds and sun Of the past week have
had u bad effect on grain. Barley is now
being cut. A large quantity of nav is be.
ing put up in good shape. No rain during
the week.
BENSON COUNTY.
Very. dry, with hot days and cool nights
Some farmers cutting barley and early
oats. Wheat harvest will be general neXt
week. POTATOES very much in iced of
rain. Much difference Of opinion as to
gram hlIlhS plump without shrinking.
BorTINEAu COUNTY.
The weather continues dry and warm.
Ihe "a and Sd were excessive and very
damaging to the crops, which are heinz
prematurely ripened. In fact, the cOndi.
tons are most unfavOrable. The high
winds OF the ID and 81 greatly injured aii
crops. vi
All reports from this county state that
the crops are looking good and that an ay.
erage yield may be expected. Some fields
and dry weather. Though it stands tsV thin I'E,
on the ground, it is we'll filled and of good
color. Harvesting will be general in from
hve to seven days. Some barley has been
cut. Corn is in excellent condition and
potatoes fair: No rain during the week.
excepting a slight fall of O.O2 Of an inch at
Moorhead on the Sd.
DICKEY COUNTY.
No rain during the week, with very high
temperature. Unfavorable conditions.
Harvest has commenced. Potatoes and
lax greatly in need of rain.
GR1GGs CoUNrY
First harvesting began on Monday. .Iulv
81. some wheat and considerable rye has
week: The drought has made ali prain
very llght, and probably a good many.late
pieces Will not be cut. Late wheat is dry-
ing up ana shrinking while still only in
La INQUIRE COUNTY.
Still very hot and dry. Grain ripenino
too fast for a good crop. Nothing harvast.
ca yet but rye and barley. HANDS plenty.
Wages S1.0O to $3.50. Prairie hay a fine
crop. "A0
LOGAN COUNTY.
Inc high temperature which prevailed
during the past week, without rain. has
considerably reduced the crop p@rospectS:
Out, III the main, there will be a fair crcp
OF all cereals. Potatoes look we'll and q
rev showers would do them much good.
harvesting commenced on the Sd. The
nigh winds of the I'd slightly injured Late
sown wheat and the drought has been
slightly injurious to all grain.
M'1NTosH COUNTY
Very hct and dry. Some harvesting has
commenced. Rye and barley will be a fair
crop; wheat and oats will be light. The
oioush' LAS injured all crops except hay.
MLEAN COUNTY.
Since last report crop prospects have i'm.
proved some although the weather has
been too hot, with only one lipht shower,
The rain was sufficient in some places to
insure an average crop, while in Others it
was not enough. The hot winds from the
ISL 70 the 81 slightly injured all crops.
NORTON COUNTY.
Ihls week was exceedingly hot and drv.
NO precipitation. Rain is necessary to i'm
prove garden truck. Prairie fires caused
considerable damage to hay crop. The
cutting Of wheat has begun and a great
zeal OF It will be cut off for feed on account
OF the hot and high south winds. which
have greatly injured all crops. The drought
mas Deen very injurious to wheat and oats.
NELSON COUNTY.
Inc weather during the week has been
trying on small grains on account of Tia
extreme heat and high winds. Barley har.
vest commenced, and occasional patches of
rye anu oats. Wheat is ripenin9 rapidIv.
Wheat heads, although small, seem to iii
we'll. " LII
PEMBINA COUNTY.
The past week has been a fair one for
rlpenlng grain. Wheat harvest has al.
ready begun, and will be general nv the
last OF this week. Affair average exnected
freclpitatlon-St. Vincent, trace.
HIGHLAND coUNTY.
NO rain during the week, with very high
eempelature and much sunshine-injurious
sOmeWnat 10 crops except corn. The
brought has slightly injured grasses, peas
and some grain on light soil. A rain would
DC Dehehclai to crops if followed by cooler
Weatnei. fasture grasses greatly need it,
rye, barley, and wheat cutting begun on
the t1ellendale farm and vicinity.
ROLETTE COUNTY.
n weather has been extremely hot and
dry. Crops have suffered for rain and
wheat blighted. Some of the wheat har.
vest commenced to-day (MOndayl. mt will
6e light. Barley is being harvested and is
IaAr. fOtatOes are good.
RAMSEY COUNTY.
All crops are hurt some by the hot and
dry weather. If rain comes within a few
Jays we can have a good crop Of oats vet
SARGENT COUNTY.
No rain since the last of the month and
y yt;Ch h,gh temperature. The drought has
all unripe grain. Harvesting of Wheat
well begun. Some oats and barley being
cut: klpened wheat shrunk some. "a
threshing done yet. The ground is yery
dry, especially sod, so that rain is needed
badly. o'A '"'''
STEVENS COUNTY.
The dry weather and hot winds arc IN.
lurlng the prospects Of grain. All crops
nave beer greatly injured by the drought.
STUTSMAN COUNTY.
Hot winds have nrovoiInd oon..L;...