Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-08-02
Reports by Counties.
BARNES.

BARNES.
Dazey-Good rains during the week, but
crops have been somewhat hurt and the
has been greatly benefited by it. Harvest.
ing will begin in about ten days.
Sanborn-Crops are all doing we'll; rye
and barley being harvested. This muggy
hot weather is developing a fearful guam
tity of smut in the wheat. On the 26th we
had a bad hail storm; it has destroyed a
large quantity of grain northeast and south
Of this place.
Leal-Wheat cutting will commence in
about a week; plenty of rain and grain OF
all kinds is filling fairly we'll. Another
hail storm passed over this section, destroy
ing about one third of the wheat in its
track. Considerable smut.
BENSON.
Observation-Disclosures hot and muggy:
wheat blighting, heads pointed and not
filling out; barley and oats fair to good;
corn backward.
BOTTINEAU.
Omemee-Showery weather continues
favorable for the filling of wheat, but poor
for hay making.
Grandin-Weather up to date favorable
for the maturing of all crops; harvesting of
vestiDg of wheat will commence this week;
smut showing up slightly in a few fields.
Wild Rice-Haying well advanced and
barley is being cut; the wheat harvest will
begin in a few days; the ants are making
sad havoc with the potato vines, cutting
them in the hill.
Arthur-Too much rain for having: flax
doing we'll; some fields of wheat are dam
aged by smut: corn is making good pro-
greSs.
Ayr-Freq uent rains during past week
with ScOrching sun makes it anything but
desirable grain weather at this stage of
ripening. Smut is showing up very thickly
and some estimates are made Of 8 to 5
bushels OF smut per acre in wheat; oats are
also very smutty; barley is being cut, and
some fields of oats; wheat won't be ready
for ten days or two week, yet flax looks
line; haying about over.
MapletonmBarley harvest through;
Prospects good.
Gardner-GOOd outlook for a fair yield
OF wheat, although there is lots of smut
heads in sight; cutting will begin soon.
CAVALIER.
Charlottesville past week has been
very favorable for crops, with a few local
showers: barley will be ready in about ten
days; haying in progress, very light crop.
DICKEY.
Ludden-Weather warm and grain do
ing we'll; a good deal of barley has been
cut, and some wheat has been about ready
to cut.
EDDY.
Sheyenne-Crops are looking we'll and
prospects good, but there is considerable
complaint of smut.
EMMONS
Weather continues f favorable
for crops; showers every few day S; wheat
harvest will begin this week; 20 IN and
potatoes are booming.
GRAND FORKS
NOrthwOOd - Weather warm and
shoWery; barley harvest begun, it is we'll
filled and a good crop; wheat is filling only
fair, the third row on the head is not filling:
corn is doing we'll; wheat has considerable
smut
Observation-Disclosures showery and too wet
Tor haylng; many are complaining of smut
in oats and harley; harvest will commence
in ten days; wheat will not yield as much
as expected a month ago.
ArVllla-Weather rainy some part of
every day; crops doing we'll; wheat very
smutty; barley smutty; oats and potatoes
doing we'll: millet a failure; hay CROP light:
some wheat will be cut in ten days; the
crop Is a very good average, but nothing
Nlagara-Warm weather the past week
with frequent rains; wild hay being cut
mlllet heading out short; rye nearly ready
to cut in early own fields, straw very
long: all crops looking we'll. but smut is
early wheat; seed treated with vitrOl and
lime not affected much; lime treatment
gives the best results.
Gallatin-The cloudy and damp weather
mas mad a tendency of holding grain back,
and not letting it ripen off as early as was
expected, which all careful observers have
found Indicates plump No. 1 hard wheat
1t has been detrimental to haying but I be.
lieve it has made up by improving the
grain crop.
Cooperstown-Warm during the past
week with frequent light showers; SONG
rye about ready to cut and some more OF
less blighted; haying is general; good corn
weather.
Tappen-.We have had another week of
good growing weather, warm, with light
rains. Haying in full blast, but grass
generally light; all crops doing well: some
early rye cut, badly blasted, some that has
not grain enough to pay for harvesting,
late rye is better.
L'MoURE.
Adrian-Weather the past week fairly
favorable to grain; wheat is turning: rye
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crop light; barley and rye good; wheat and
oats fair; potatoes and corn light crop.
Edgeley-COnsiderable oats and barley
have been cut the past week; oats give fail
yield, barley fair to good; too dry for al
crops; the Russian thistle is too short fol
cutting but it will boom from now on.
LOGAN.
Napoleon-We have had fine showers
the past week and crops are looking we'll
Harvest. will commence this week by cnt
ting barley and rye; wheat is filling wei
and so is flax.
Q M'LEAN.
Coal TRANSFORMATIONS remain favor
able for crops; a little barley has been cut
will commence on rye next week; pros
poets good.
Falconer-The favorable conditions pre-
vailing during the past week have advanced