Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-08-10
CROP BULLETIN.
County Reports Concerning the Crop
Conditions for Week Ending
Aug. z, 1894.

Another week of dry weather has not
helped crops any, although it has facili-
tated the harvesting of small grain, which
has been in progress all over the state. In
wheat is said to be about all cut, and much
OF it stacked. and that threshing will be.
gin this week. The hot weather has per-
maturely ripened the grain, causing a
shrinking Of the berry, that seems to be
general in all parts of the state, while the
drouth has so shortened the wheat straw
that many fields will have to be cut by a
header, the straw being too short to bind.
Taken as a whole, it would seem that there
will not be more than one-half the average
crop of small grain, on account of the
damaged done it by the drouth, Corn and
potatoes are as a rule doing well. although
IN some sections the yield will be small,
the dr0uth has been the most severe, great
damage has been done, not only to crops,
but to pastures, and wild hay.
The rainfall at Bismarck during July
was 80 OF an inch, the smallest amount
that has fallen in the past twenty years.
The least that ever fell in former years
was LA inches i. 1890.
Sanborn-The dry weather has ripened
the grain rapidly: Cutting is going on all
week. Potatoes and all garden produce
want rain very much.
BoTTINEAU
Omemee-Weather has been cooler, but
it is still dry with high winds. Harvesting
is on and a great portion of the grain is too
short to bind; many are using headers.
CAVALIER
MiltOn-HOt and dry, grain ripening
very fast, three-fourths Of the farmers
harvesting; wheat fair crop. Barley light,
potatoes small.
Ellendale-Harvesting is in full swing
here. The hot winds have shrunken up
the kernels considerably and from one
third to one;half of a crop is all that will
be harvested. Corn, potatoes and millet
Monango-The past week has been a fair
one for grain and all vegetables. Wheat
cutting commenced the middle of last
week and is now general. Corn and poto-
toes look we'll: Millet a big crop. Pastures
still green and good. Diversified farming
is receiving much agitation here.
EMMoNs
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. half the grain is
cut in this locality. Rye that has been
threshed yields eight bushels to the acre.
FOsTER
Barl0w-Some cutting being done. Har-
vesting will be general this week.. Mod
crate days and cool nights have improved
crop conditions since last report; small
grain, including flax, bids fair to be a full
average crop in this vicinity, in spite of the
heat Of last month and premature harvest.
LAMoURE
Berlin-Harvest seems very uneven. In
parts OF the county they are nearly half
done cutting and in other parts they have
hardly commenced. The lack of rain has
ripened the grain too fast and l hear that
it is badly shrunken. Near and north
good and ripening slowly. Corn and pc.
Napoleon-Harvesting has commenced;
most Of the rye is cut and a great deal of
wheat. Crop middling, flax not very good,
oats a failure, barley half q crop. Corn
and potatoes will be good if there is more
rain.
Pendray-Weather has been cool for a
few days but no rain has fallen for some
will be less thar a half crop if we don't
have rain very soon.
MCINTOSH
Ashley-Farmers are all busy harvesting;
weather favorable for gathering crops.
Corn and potatoes are doing we'll. Too
early to estimate yield OF wheat.
MORTON
New Salem-The weather for the past
week was very warm and ripened the late
grain. The grain is nearly allin the stack
and threshing will begin this week.
PEMBINA
Bowesmont - Continued fair and dry
weather.
Akra-Weather continues hot and dry.
Harvest has began and crops are generally
light especially on light land. Haying
is mostly done and hay crop is very small.
Pastures are drying up in places.
RAMSEY
Benzion-The crop will be fair here,
Wheat will yield from 10 to 20 bushels to
the acre. Harvest will begin this week:
haying is done and there willbe plenty for
home USE. Potatoes need rain.
HIGHLAND
Power-Cooler weather prevailing helps
grain somewhat. Very dry, no moisture
shows in blowing. @Rainis needed to bring
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