Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-08-24
CROP BULLETIN.
County Reports Concerning the Crop
Conditions for Week Ending
Aug. 20, 1894.

The weather has been generally favor
able for outdoor work the past week and
harvesting has been pushed rapidly ahead
this week will see it entirely finished.
CONSIDERABLE wheat has been threshed |
and the yield is much better than was an.
tlcipated, while the quality so far is excel |
lent. Some damage from smut is reported |
from the northeast part of the state. The
crop seems to be better in Foster and Ram
sey counties than in other parts Of the
state and poorest in the Missouri valley,
where the most discouraging reports
from especially Emmons and Oliver
counties.
Hail storms on the 18th done some dam
age in Cass and Mclean counties. but it
would seem that the resi- of the state es.
capped without injury.
Corn is doing remarkably we'll, and in
Stark county is reported to be out of the
way Of frost. Flax promises to be a good
crop, II the light showers of the past
week have helped potatoes some, but it is
probable that they will be a light crop this
year; having been too seriously injured by
the drouth.
Sanborn-Wheat cutting mostly done.
Much of the oats to cut yet. Threshing
has commenced. We had a hail storm
Wednesday afternoon which has dom
some damage, mostly to uncut oats. Some
wheat hurt also.
BOTTINEAU -
Omemee- Weather continues dry and
favorable for harvesting which is about
finished.
Wild Rice-The grain is nearly all cut,
and is being, stacked. T%hreshing will be-
gin this week if the weather is favorable.
A heavy hail and thunder storm passed
over this place or the 18th doing much
damage to late oats, corn and vegetables.
Wheat in shock is also damaged greatly iii
some places.
Milton-Harvest progressing very nice
~, grain Is rlpenlng very fast and three
fourths cut. Threshing has commenced in
some places.
Observation-Disclosures harvest is finished
and threshing is commenced. The yield is
better than vas anticipated in most locali-
ties. The potato crop will be lighter than
was expected earlier in the season, but flax
will be a fair crop.
FOSTER
Notwithstanding nearly com pleted.
Threshing commences this week. Crops
generally above the average. Considerable
smut in Fife wheat. Occasional showers
u AhS gllS phSU "CChs
NapoleOn-Rain the past week has re-
freshed all vegetation, but has come too
cept flax, corn and potatoes. The prairie
Deglns to look green again. ThreShing
will commenced this week. Hay is abundant
and is all put up.
NC NTOsH
Ashley-Harvesting nearly finished and
threshing will commence this week, The
rains of last week will benefit corn, fax
and potatoes.
Coal misunderstanding is completed
and threshing under way. Wheat turns
out better tina was anticigated-from IL to
ID bushels to the acre. Hail on the 18th
did considerable damage to grain in shock,
and also to corn n garden truck.
MORTON
New Salem-Showers during the past
week were beneficial to grass and garden
truck. Harvesting finished, and threshing
well under way.
Bucharest about done. Threshing
begins this week. Crops will be light here.
PEMBINA
Akra-Harvest is we'll under way, and
stacking has commenced, as has threshing.
Crops are very uneven, on low, wet ground
it is good; o N high, dry land, very small.
Taking it all through, not more than half
OF an average crop can be expected.
Weather continues hot and dry. Potatoes
suffering tor lack of moisture, and pastures
drying up.
Notwithstanding nearly done, and
threshing will commence this week.
Weather file.
Crary-This week will finish cutting un-
less it is some late sOwn grain. Thresh-
ing will commence this week. Rain need
ed for potatoes and other vegetables.
BensOn-Harvest is over half done here.
R1CHLAND
Colfax-Harvesting nearly completed.
A few farmers lave threshed and their
the acre, No. l Northern. Oats are from
Is to 80 bushels to the acre, and fair quail.
ity. Ram last week came too late to be
OF benefit, but will help corn and late po-
tatoes.
Wahpeton-Past week generally favor
able for stacking and threshing: Rain has
delayed work but little. Machinery zen
orally starting up, but little wheat thresh.
ed as yet. Wheat is reported as better
than was first anticipated.
SARGENT
Forman-Harvest is all completed. ex-
| cept a few late sown fields. The rains the
past week have helped potatoes and pas
turage.
STARK.
D~ickinson-The weather for the past
week has been very warm and dry. Har-
vesting all done, and stacking nearly done
and threshing has commenced.
TRAILL
acknowledgement showers the past
week have delayed harvesting, but have
benefited late grain and potatoes. Wheat
harvest almost completed and appearances
indicate an average crop.
Kels0-Heavy rains the first of the week
delayed threshing. The first new wheat
marx eted here was graded No. l hard,
which is better than some will be graded
owing to the wet weather.
WALSH.
Misunderstanding mostly through, All
threshing began last week. Very dry.
MOORHEAD, MINI.
Conditions favorable for all crops during
the week.
ST. VINCENT, INN
The harvest is about finished and thresh-
ing begun and will be in full blast next
week. All wheat threshed so far is No. l
hard and far exceeds all expectations as to