Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-07-26
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bAhN ES.
Fingal-The past week has been very
favorable for crops, and everything is look
ing fine except wheat on some low land.
which seems to have been hurt by frost
and hot weather.
Dazey-Very dry. Crops are dropping
behind and need rain. Quite cool at night
which helps out.
Barnes-A little shower of rain on the
morning OF the Goth. Crops looking quite
well.
Sanborn-Graln crops are doing verv
well, except wheat on light, sandy soil that
has been drying out for want of rain. A
shower on the morning OF the goth has
done considerable good. Hay crop is very
light here.
BURLEIGH.
Observation-Disclosures more favorable for
wheat, corn and oats. Potatoes growing
good. Bad weather for hay making.
crops, which are doing we'll. Rains during
the week have retarded hay making.
Ayr-Very favorable weather for grain:
corn not doing much. Some barley and
oats are being cut. A fly is reported as
working in the heads of wheat, doing con-
siderable damage. Smut is showing up in
a good many fields. It will be two weeks
before wheat harvest is general.
Wild Rice-All grain looks we'll, and the
prospects are for a good yield, though in
some places it is badly lodged. Potatoes
are above the average. Hay crop short.
With the late rains the miIlet crop is doing
well. Corn backward.
Mapleton-Heavy rains Friday night,
Barley harvest will begin today: wheat
harvest about the Goth.
Tower City-Generally speaking, the
past week has been one of growth to all
grain. Barley harvesting will begin this
week. Crops as a whole not satisfactory.
Amenla-The weather has been very
favorable the past week. Crops coming
on finely.
CAVALIER.
Osnabrock-Heavy rain the past week.
No damage from frost. Considerable of
the grain is badly lodged.
DICKEY.
Ludden-Weather dry and windy and
grain suffering for rain. Hay will be a
light crop.
Monango-Week a favorable one; sew
eral light showers OF a local nature, going
in streaks. Some Of the wheat is slightly
blasted at top of heads. Barley cutting
now in progress. Corn doing finely. MilIet
needs rain; also late flax and. in fact, all
late grain.
Ellendale-The past week has been yerv
favorable for crops. A heavy rain on the
lSCn nelpeQ everything.
EMMONs.
GaytOn-Crops Furnishing. Another
good rain this week has. done a great
amount of good.
FOSTER.
Larrabee-The rains of last week came
just in time to break a drOuth which was
threatening to become disastrous. There
is now probably enough moisture to ma
ture a crop of all kinds OF grain of Is
points above the average.
GRAND FORKS.
Observation-Disclosures cool and cloudy.
with ain Very little sunshine this week.
Rather poor weather for haying, which
eral are looking we'll =
Observation-Disclosures cool and cloudy.
Grain doing well. Corn is making no
progress at all. Potatoes blOssOmed out.
Hay crop light.
GRIGGs.
Cooperstown-Generally cool during the
past week. The effect of the hot weather
OF the previous week beginning to show
on grain in some localities. Good showers
during the week. Hay croD better than
last year. Potatoes doing well.
Dawson-Harvest is here, and some have
nnlSHeN tHelf Oarley. lnreo ram storms
during the week have hindered haying,
but have done more good for wheat and
flax than harm to hay. Some corn in tas-
sci and ears set.
Tappen-The past week has been good
for the crops. Some have been haying a
little; they report the grass light. Some
barley and rye cut. Corn coming along
finely. Sixteen miles west of here the
crops are badly burned, as they did not get
the benefit of the rains of the 4th and 9Th
of the month; further north, the crops are
better. Russian thistle cuts no figure here.
LOGAN.
Napoleon-Fayorable growing weather
and crops doing well. Early sown rye is