Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-08-31
CROP BULLETIN.
County Reports Concerning the Crop
Conditions for Week Ending
Aug. 81, 1894.

M 1uO Iln1FCOU 10 AuAoAASO Va
cept for a few scattered fields OF oats and
barley, and threshing is well under way
in most sections. The yield in nearly all
localities is said to be better, both in guam
tity and quality, than was expected Of the
wheat crop, and other small grain is turn
ing out proportionally we'll:
A heavy rain storm, accompanied Dy
some hail, passed over the northeastern
part of the state last Tuesday night, the
hail doing considerable damage to gardens
and such fields as were not harvested,
while the rain delayed farming operations
slightly, but wa of great benefit to all
vegetation and pastures.
Near Williston, the hay crop is reported
to be heavy and exceptionally fine in quail
ity. Several hailstorms have occurred near
Gallatin in the past two weeks, but with
out doing damage, while in Nelson county
considerable damage is reported from hail.
Corn is ripening in Stark county and is a
of the state have helped the potato crop
greatly, but in the Missouri valley where
the drouth continues, all garden vegetables
will be scarce.
Sanborn-Oat cutting nearly over.
Stacking and threshing going on rapidly.
The wheat crop is coming out much better
than expected. Some Of it a little smutty.
Supposedto average from 10 to IA bushels
W SAS - III III PAoSSo AAOAS3- YIN liz
some. less.
BOTTINEAU
Omemee-Weather continues extremely
dry and no rain. Considerable nigh wind.
CAVALIER
Milton-Wheat all cut. Some barley and
oats left. Some threshing done-yield very
uneven. Considerable smut. The first
load marketed graded No. 1 Northern.
Weather dry and hot; no rain.
DIcKEY
Ellendale-Two fine showers this week
helped late potatoes, corn and hay, but.
early potatoes will be light. Some hail
fell on the 10Th, but nc damage to crops is.
reported.
FOSTER.
Larrabee-'rhe weather the past week
has been very dry and warm; very favor
able for stacking and threshing.
LOGAN
.Napoleon-Weather fine for harvesting
and threshing. Crops turn out middling.
Potatoes and corn have greatly improved.
NC LEA
Coal Harbor-Threshing is progressing.
Yields are: wheat ~ to Is bushels; oats 20:
barley 20; flax 10 to IL. Very hot.
MORTON
New Salem-Threshing we'll under Wav.
Grain on new land is turning out pretty
we'll. That on old land will average about.
B bushels to the acre. Corn and potatoes.
will be about half a crop.
PEMBINA
Akra-But iit5le threshing done as vet.
Wheat that has been threshed turns out.
better both in quantity and quality than
expected. Oats and barley are a small
crop. Rye, a fairly good crop. A heavy
rain on the 21st delayed stacking and
threshing somewhat but was a blessing
to the dried up pastures, potatoes, and
ground generally.
RICHLAND
Colfax-Harvesting completed, and a,
few have finished stacking. Shock thresh-5
ing is progressing finely. Wheat is a fair
grade, mostly No. l Northern. Not much
hard wheat raised in this locality. IA
little smut in both wheat and oats. Barley
is pretty badly shrunken. Flax a poor
crop. Potato crop will be light. Corn
looks well.
Minto-The weather has been good for.
finishing up cutting, and for stacking and
%threshing. "
MOoRHEAD, INN
Wheat will average 16 bushel to the acre.
throughout the county. Corn crop now as
Sured.
ST. VINCENT, MINI.
Threshing is in full blast, and the weld
far exceeds all expectations, both as to,
quality and quantity. There is some
smut IN the wheat, but otherwise the.
grade is No. l hard. The hail aud wind.
storm OF Tuesday night delayed threshing;
n day, but as all the grain, except q few
oats and some barley, is in the shock OF.
stack. the hail did.very little damage. Car
den truck was very badly cut UP. The.
heavy rain has done potatoes much good.