Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-16
Reports by Counties.

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Reports by Counties.
BARNES.
SanbOrn-ThiS week has been loo
shOWery for getting much cutting done:
there is much grain ready for the harvest;
there are a good many oats cut, as we'll as
considerable wheat.
Dazey-Harvesting we'll underway. On
the 9Th we had a good rain which was very
good for late crops; a good deal Of smut in
all grain.
Oriska-Good showers during the week,
Harvest half over, wheat around here very
light, other crops fair. Weneed more rain
for corn, potatoes and mlllot.
BURLEIGH.
BiSmarck-Past week has been very fine
for harvesting. which is nearly over, only
a few scattered fields remaining to be cut.
The yield will be nearly as good as in 1891;
wheat; oats are a large crop, also potatoes;
corn growing nicely.
Glass;.
Ayr-Light rains On Monday and Friday
but no material damage to crops by them.
Weather has been favorable for harvesting
which is general now. Wheat is exceed
ing filled, and very plump; smut is pretty
bad and not confined to any II field. Hay
ing is over and most of the barley and oats
are cut.
Mapleton-About seventy-ive per cent of
the wheat is cut. Some will begin thresh-
ing his week.
Grandln-Harvest in full blast, weather
favorable. Wheat is a good yield and very
we'll filled, barley also is a heavy crop, in
fact all grain crop are up to expectations,
no frost or damage up to date.
Wild Rice--Aarvesting in full blast and
threshing will begin this week. Oats are
damaged about twenty per cent by the
black heads or smut. Potatoes are above
the average.
Tower City-Harvesting has continued
throughout the week.; barley and oats are
generally cut, and some farmers lave fin
ished wheat. T%hreshing will probably be-
gin in ten days.
Hunter-Wheat about half cut, and will
be a fair average crop. Flax is doing well
and will be a good crop.
CAVALIER
Osnabrock-The past week has been
very favorable for the maturing of crops.
Barley harvest has commenced; oats and
wheat ready to harvest in about a week or
very heavy rain Thursday but doing no
damage beyond lodging some heavy fields
OF barley.
Milton-Excellent weather for crops,
some barley. cut; very heavy crop, some
badly lodged. Wheat filling out very good,
NO coCos OtulOCS q IlCt CTOD.
DICKEY.
misunderstanding well along, some
are through. A light rain on the 9th i'm
proved the gardens and millet.
EDDY.
Sheyenne-Barley and rye nearly all
cut; wheat harvest commenced in some
places. The crops are looking we'll.
GRAND FORKS.
Inkster-Rye and barley nearly all cut
and also some wheat and oats, but harvest
ing proper Will not begin until this week.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS warm with show
ers on the 5th and 9th. Grain ripening
rather slow. There is considerable black
heads or smut in the oats and barley which
Will cut the yield from five to ten per cent
Arvilla-Harvest Just commencing:every
feld has more or less smut in this vicinity.
Barley crops pretty we'll cut, and some
threshed quality not very good, Dleached,
on account of the showers and dull
weather.
Romness-Harvest has been in progress
the past few days and will be general this
week. the late hot weather has hurried
the grain too much.
Gallatin-Harvesting is in propress,
Haylng finished; there seems to be a good
deal of complaint that rye that was in
blossom on the 10th of June is all bliphted:
did not believe the first reports but l
nm OF late that it is a fact. Millet is a
light crop this year.
KIDDER.
Tappen-The hot weather of week be-
fore last brought on the harvest in a hurry
n It has been the order of the day. The
quality OF the wheat is good, and the smut
reported before harvest does not nan ont az
bad as was feared. Corn is coming on fine
ly. but much OF it is late and the cool
nights are not calculated to hurry it. There
Is also some very late wheat.
NELSON.
Bue-CrOps continue in good condition
Heavy rain on the 9th did lots of good to
them. Rye and barley harvest on. some
early wheat cut.
LOGAN.
NapOleon-Rain has intertered with har
vestlng, but has done a great amour of
good TO garden truck. Crops turn out
better mar was expected.
M'LEAN.
Coal Notwithstanding we'll under wav
Weather all that could be desired. CROPS
are in the best condition possible.
Falconer-The cutting of small grain
still continues n is proving remarkably
free from smut. Corn continues backward
n some fields needed rain which wa
the 9Th by a good heavy shower accom-.
panied by a fierce cold wind, but no hail
PEMBINA.
Akra-Crops are ripening up fresh
although two big showers this week will