Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-05-28
CROP PROSPECTS.
Land Under Water and Wheat
Drowned out or Turning
Yellow.
Unprecedented Rain Fall In
Red River Valley This
Spring.

The state crop bulletin, q resume OF
the reports from twenty-five counties,
aud from all the counties in the Red
river valley. shows very discouraRipg
prospects for the northeastern part OF
the state and fair conditions for the re-
mainder OF North DAKOTA. At Penn
bina but is or 20 per cent OF the wheat
is seeded. At Minto thousands Of acres
are under water. In Grand Forks
county every thing is behind. At North
wood those ou low lands have just be-
gun seeding while at Inkster-on higher
ground-whest seeding is about finished.
At Holmes little seed has been put
10; at Thompson half the wheat, and .
great deal of that ls in standing water
and will be drowned out At Weible.
Trail county, the situatlon is serious.
The heaviest rain of the season fell May
l6 and II and light rains have fallen
nearly every day since. At Msyville
seeding is half through with many fields
under water. Same conditions 1T Bux-
ton. In Cass county some OF the wheat
near Durbiu is beginning to turn yellow
but the condition IN the county az q
whole ls somewhat better than in any Of
the counties north. The crop situation
in the state is summarized as follows for
the week ending Monday, May 25:
'The past week has been in some sec.
tions very favorable one. While the
high lands have been in fair working
condition, the low lands, owing to the
continued heavy rains, are almost oil
submerged, and little or no seeding has
IN consequence been done in the north
eastern part of the state, where the low.
est lands are located. This comprises
the Red River valley counties. and from
Cass northward to and including Penn
bina and westward to Towner county
there has been an almost unprecedented
amount Of rain since early 10 the spring
season, and low lands have been rend-
cred unfit for seeding, and N some Sec
tions where little seeding Of wheat has
been accomplished, ana the grain has
sprouted, it is now under water and is
either entirely drowned ont or turning
yellow. A decided difference in the re-
ports from the same counties will be
noticed, which is caused by the variation
in the height Of the farm land, the farm
ers on low lands reporting scarcely any
progress with seeding, while those on
the high ground report more favorsbly,
their land drying of more rapidly.
'sDurlng the past week rain has also
fallen generally over the remaining pOr-
tions OF the state, and the reports from
these sections indicate wheat as we'll ad-
vanced and the continued cool weather
is causing strong roofing and insuring u
good stand In the southern tier of
counties planting of corn, potatoes, flax
barley, millet and rye is in progress, and
some corn ls up and looking we'll. Pas.
lures are in excellent condition and q
good hay crop is assured. Gardening is
progressing and fair outlook for veget-
ables is reported"
The reports written Sunday from diff
ferent places in this county are as fol-
lows:
Esler-Weather warm and pleasant.
Plenty of rain. Seeding nearly done.
Kensal- Wheat seeding completed.
Week has been favorable but still very
wet.
Corinne-Cold, rainy week. Ground
very wet. Work progressing slowly.
Light frost on the 10Th.
Wheat nearly all in and
growing fine. Frost on the 18th but no
damage done.