Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-05-17
THE
Weekly crop-B Bulletin Report For
Week Ending, Monday,
May 18th.

valley, and light ones in scattered places
throughout the state on Friday and
Saturday. Snow is reported to have
fallen in Grand Forks, Nelson, Griggs
and Walsh counties Friday night but
soon disappeared. This morning(Monday)
the Geographic reports indicate that the
temperature has fallen to, and below
freezing in all parts of the state but no
reports as to the damage it may have
caused will be received until next
week.
About the only thing left to plant now
is corn and potatoes, most of the small
grain being in. Prospects for a good
hay crop are excellent, and until the
freeze of last night for a large amount Of
wild fruit was never better.
Reports by Counties.
BARNES.
Sanborn-All vegetation is progress
ing rapidly.
Fingal-Splendid growing weather,
but rain will be needed soon.
Leal-Latter part of week cool and
threatening frost. Some oats and flax
to SOW yet. Large amount Of potatoes
being planted.
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Leeds-Weather has been all that
could be asked for. Everything growing
rapidly.
Minnewauken-Fine growing weather;
all grain in except a little flax.
York Everything growing. Light
frost Friday night but done no damage.
BoTT1NEAu.
~Omemee-Weather continues favor
able with occasional rains The growth
OF vegetation is remarkable.
Willow City-The week has been fav-
orable and everything is growing rapid
~. Crops about all in except potatoes.
Bismarck-Everything growing rapid
~. Weather very favorable.
BILLINGS.
Sentinel Butte-The week has been
favorable with the exception of a light
frost Friday night which did no damage.
Page-Seeding practically done. The
ground getting dry and needing rain.
Early sown grain looking we'll.
Neutrality-suspicious. progressing finely.
Early sown grain all up. Seeding is
through except fax and corn.
Hunter-Grain about all in. A grow
ing week; too hot a couple of days and
rather cool the latter part with a little
snow.
Tower City-Cooler than, the week
before, with light frosts, but can see no
damage.
Wheatland-The ground is dry and
we need rain very much.
Gardner-Some high winds, but too
late to hurt crops, which look good.
CAVALIER.
Milton-Temperature fell to % de-.
grees on night of 10th and probably
done some damage.
Ludden-Weather favorable. Seed
ing about finished. Crops doing we'll.
Observation-Disclosures growing weather.
Corn and millet being planted. Acre
age of corn will be the largest ever
planted in this county.
EDDY.
Sheyenne-All kinds of vegetation
growing finely.
Clayton - Weather favorable. Pros
poets for hay the best for several years.
FOSTER.
Barlow-Crops doing finely. Quite
cool, but no frost.
Lemert-Weather favorable for crops
in all respects.
GRAND FORKS OUNTY
Reynolds-Cooler. Snow and frost
On morning of 10th but no harm done.
Niagara-Past week favorable and
grain growing rapidly. Weather cool
and a pretty good snowfall Friday night.
Arvilla-Cold latter part of week.
Showed and froze Friday night. It will
damage fruit, and fax and barley that
is up.
Cooperstown-Crops doing we'll. Flax
seeding begun. Considerable blowing to
be done yet.
Romness-The ground is in good
shape and everything growing fast.
L'MoURE.
Adrian-Crops looking fine. Seeding
about finished.
Washburn-Gra1n all up and in good
condition. Seeding of millet and fax
about over.
Coal Harbor IN Small grain all in
ground. Fine growing weather.
LOGAN.
Napoleon-All vegetation looks we'll.
Wheat cover the ground; weather fav-
orable.
NORTON.
E.-.SE.tE- nFr-s4-. ". MISUNDERSTANDING
Sims-Grain is all up; some rye seven
inches high. All grain comes up strong.
Rain soon would be acceptable but moth
ing is suffering.
OLIVER.
Sanger-Everything in good shape.
Could not be any better.
NELSON.
Bue-First part Of week warm, latter
cold with temperature dangerously neal
frost line. Seeding is we'll advanced.
Aneta-A little snow, just enough to
cover the ground fell, but nothing killed
by frost.