Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-08-17

very hot. Wheat don't seem to be so much
hurt by the excessive heat as was thought
to be. Most of it is cut around here. Oats
are quiet green in some places yet. A few
showers during the week did much good to
garden truck.
Omemee-Three-fourths of the crop is
cut here, and some stacking has been done.
CAss
Tower City-Harvesting drawing to an
end: Threshing will commence this
week. "
Wild Rice-Harvesting is we'll advanced
and threshine will commence the latter
part Of this week. Although the grain
stands thin on the ground, it will turn out
vel! to the shock, and the sample will be
good.
CAVALIER
Milton-Some dry weather. Harvest in
full blast. Yield very uncertain, and lots
OF smut. Flax good, what there is of it.
Wheat will yield from five to twenty BUSH
Ellendale-The cool nights of last week
have been very beneficial to flax, which, is
ripening fast and filling very we'll. The
wheat harvestis about completed. Reports
from some portions of the county say it is
better than was expected. The high winds
OF last week shelled considerable Over-ripe
grain.
FOSTER
Larrabee-Wheat harvest is in full blast.
The fore part of the week was very hot
and dry, and dried the grain up very
fast, SO much so as to ripen everything
at once. Corn doing well and greatly ben
Gifted by rain of last week.
GRIGGs
Toonorctoxp~ rHr IT, a.. 1870 .- ,--,c
completed in this section. Straw very
light, and considerable smutty grain. Pc
tato crop will be fair. Too dry for
garden truck.
.LAMOURE
Berlin-Harvest progressing finely. But
little threshing done yet. Wheat in some
parts Of county is shrunken some. Crops
generally will average good.
LOGAN
Napoleon - Harvesting nearly done,
the late sown viii Wit not be be-
worth cutting. Potatoes and corn doing
finely. Some farmers will have a fair crop
and some will be a total failure.
NC HENRY
Pendray-Good showers on the 9th will
probably help the potato crop a little, al
though 1t came too late in the season to be
MCLEAN
Coal Harbor-Weather continues dry.
Harvesting nearly completed, wheat will
turn out better than anticipated. Oats
very. light. Rye and barley fair, corn
wants rain. Prairie fires have destroyed
some hay.
New Salem-Farmers almost through
stacking grain and threshing has begun
Some wheat already threshed yielded eleven
bushels to the acre.
NELSON
Baconville-Wheat in this locality is
fairly good. COnsidarable,of it is now cut,
1t will make a good half crop and quality
seems good. Oats and barley are light.
"A Bue-Weather has continued dry and
vest in progress. Some having to be done
yet.
Bowesmont - Continued dry and hot
weather.
Barlett-Harvesting progressing nicely
Wheat will average ten bushels to the
acre. Oats thirty-fve to forty. Barley
about twenty-five.
Devils Lake-Wheat, oats and barley are
about three-fourths cut and have filled bet.
CoA sii"n WaS IlouRA poSSlDle DeIOro mar
vest. Potatoes are a fair crop.
Jacksonville wheat is about all cut and
average about ten bushels to the acre.
Benzion-Harvest is about half done, q
good shower is badly needed for potatoes
and other vegetables.
RICHLAND
COlfax-Heavy winds the past week done
much damage to wheat that was ripe by
Smelling it. Late wheat looks we'll. Barley
will be a fair crop. Oats poor, corn anG
potatoes need rain. Harvesting will b
completed this week.
Wahpeton-Weather generally favorable
Threshing already commenced. Pastures
somewhat improved by the late rain.
SARGENT
FOrman-The droith still continues
Harvesting is progressing finely. Heavy
winds on the 9th damaged all uncut grain,
Observation-Disclosures good for harvesting
Cutting finished and a good deal OF stack,
ing done.
HOpe-Harvesting about one-half done
Corn doing we'll. About twO-thirds of
crop of wild hay harvested.
Colgate-The hot weather. of the pas1
week has ripened grain very fast. Harvest
generally commenced. Some complaints
of smut on early grain.
sTUTsMAN
JamestOwn-TwO good rains the past
week have been very beneficial to pOta
toes, which will now make a fair crop.
TRAIL
G~alesbure-lt has been somewhat cooler
the past week with light rain. and the
grain has been generally benefited, as they
have not ripened quite so rapidly.
kelso-Harvest in this vicinity is nearly
completed. Threshing has commenced or
some OF the large farms and will be gen.
eral BY the middle Of the week.
ts WALSH.
Minto-Wheat pretty we'll harvested,
Threshing will soon be under full headway
Edinberg-Harvesting will be finished
next week.
P0rtal-Harvesting is nearly completed,
and the crop is light, not more than one.
third of a crop. A heavy rain accompanied
by some hail fell yesterday, which done
some damage.
ST. VINCENT, MINI.
Wheat harvest in full blast. The Das1
week has been very hot and dry, with the
exception of a slight shower. Barley and
oats are all cut, except some chat were
sown late. Both are light. Potatoes re-
quire rain, although they are coming along
nicely. 81 =
B0 untiful Crops in Indiana.