Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-09

is picking up III some sections, but it is
not probable that it will be able to catch
up and make a first class crop. Pota-
toes are excellent, and the yield will be
large.
Reports by Counties.
Barnes--We lave been having very
warn weather during the past week.
SanbOrn-Barley II rye nearly all cut.
Wheat harvest commenced in some places
and will be general all over this week.
The crop is not going to be as good as eX-
pected. Wheat with drying out and smut
is much damaged in SOM places.
Pleasant Lake - Weather comfortably
warm; fine for ripeninG grain. The earliest
wheat will be cut this week. Flax and oats
are looking we'll. Some rye is cut. Wheat
is immense but farmers are just finding
out that about one-third is smut.
BURLEIGH.
Glasscock-Wheat harvest commenced
last week. Weather favorable for work.
Corn and late sown oats doing well. Flax
looks we'll.
Bismarck Rye and barley being
harvested and also some early sown wheat.
Weather warm and favorable; corn coming
on well; haying we'll advanced.
Ludden-Weatler dry and everything
suffering for the want of moisture.
Harvesting in full blast. Considerable
smut in wheat and oats; grass drying up;
haying about over.
MonangO-Weather warm and dry. All
late SOWn Grain CuffQrjnU for p,niefnra
Wheat cutting general; barley and oats
giving a good yield; potatoes need rain.
Corn doing we'll.
Sheyenne- There is lots of smut in
wheat, oats, barley and rye. Harvest has
commenced. Hail storm passed over this
countysix mileseastof here on the goth ult.
destroying 1000 acres.
GRAND FORKS.
Inkster-Barley and rye being cut.
Wheat turning, and some few pieces will
be ready to harvest; some smut.
Niagara-No wheat fit to cut yet. Smut
being found nearly everywhere, but only
in wheat to any extent. Weather good for
ripening grain.
Gallitan-The crop conditions have been
very favoroble but there are more black
heads in wheat and oats than / eyer saw be-
fore. Some call it smut; a good many
claim that a good deal of early sown rye is
blighted and not worth cutting, but all
that l have examined is filling nicely and
never saw fuller or plumper kernels in my
life. Hay is on the boom.
age to the grain. Rye and barley is being
harvested.
M'HENRY.
Carder-Fine weather for growing crops,
Considerable smut in wheat and oats.
M'LEAN.
Falconer-Past week very favorable for
small grain. Too dark for corn, but never.
theless a splendid average growing week
for everything. Barley all cut; wheat and
oats being harvested. ThreShing of barley
will commence this week. Haying at a
standstill until after harvest.
Coal HarbO-The rains OF the 9th helped
to fill the grain which continues to Improve.
Barley and rye is being cut and is mostly
we'll filled except IN a few cases. Hay.
making is in full blast and a big crop will
be cut. Corn is doing well, so is miliet.
CAss.
Tower City-Harvesting is under full
Roadway. A large portion of the barley
and oats is now cut, and wheat cutting will
be general this week.
MayeltOn-Some have started cutting
wheat. All will be started the first of this
week. Prospects good.
MORTON.
New mountaineering begun with a
good crop before US to be harvested, and
hope the yield will be as good. Corn doing
we'll and if warm weather continues will
probably have a pretty fair crop.
NELSON.
Observation-Disclosures is still all right
Early s0wn grain has a lot of smut. RIVE
and barley harvest continues. We have
splendid weather for haying.
Bue-CrOps are ripening very fast, some
rye and barley cut: Wheat will begin tc
come in a week or ten days. Smut is com,
planned of. aside from that, the crop now
promises to be a big one.
PEMBINA.
Hamilton-The past week has been un
commonly favorable for grain to mature
and haying. The latter crop is very light
nor e enough for home cOnsumptiOn
Much grain will be cut the coming week
The prospects for a big yield are good
were it moi for the smut. Corn n pota
toes are improving finely.
Akra-Weather has been warm and dr.,
the past week giving a good chance foj
hayiDg which was much needed: the Gro,
will he light. Grain is advancing fast
Some barley and rye being cut and whea
will be ripe in ten or fifteen days, some il
a week. No damage has occurred to thest
crops which stand awaiting to be cut, in al
elegant shape.
RAMSEY,
B~enZiOn-This has been another week O
fine weather for the crops. If the fros
stays away two weeks more, we viii
harvest a big crop. Harvest will c0mmenc,
the latter part OF this week.
Jackson-Haying is about over. Harves'
will begin the first of this week.
SARGENT.
Havana-Fine harvest weather: abou
half a crop. Will begin threshing the frs
of this week. Hail damaged about 1000
acres in this vicinity from o%ne-fourth to
total loss.