Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1900-06-22
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.

separated sections, they have only afforded temporary re.
ilt IRON the prevailing drouth. Heavy rains fell last night
IN the Missouri valley, but are too late to be of benefit, ex-
ceept to some late grain and grass. The northeastern por-
ton OF the state i. suffering most, but it is nearly as bad all
through the Red river valley. Early wheat has been badly
damaged, in some instances totally destroyed, and a great
deal Of it is being plowed up. and some sown to flax and
in the ground, and the roots are slowly dying. The straw
Of all grain is very short, probably the shortest ever seen
light. Flax seems to be doing the best of all grain, but
IS poor compared with former crops. Corn is growing
drouth. Cut worms are still numerous in the Red river
valley, and doing some damage.
BH ls Ss!{ SecsTea' 1 faSsl still co MI sss:i fully !, half of , the grain
may be got from that on new lsn nd"' N oos '0'no Nj destroyed; see
sSS Ssss Land there @a1i be sG "Seh Eas"' Q good land is growing " little;
ui RdElG f;amaM:RM7 IE%t sS Grain is a a failure E, late t;a grai r, b, Sn, dam dam
good; all grain and grass in very poor condition.
ca aS iand %sy refs1n ! ssSTi if tb wst; IS flax s,;h holding Sa;m its own; wheat n (. IN
small crop can be expected,, I'VE though we get some rain now: AYR
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ss.fy bp pissss an, Si w wssss will Il % 9s;ts,s a p csials crop ldy We get ctr rain n, SOON Ssi
condition sm dion and d dste;ior"ti1g, from continued dry weather Ansnia-
%hs"' M SsSieE out 2n :'n %St land aa sas being being P Sowsa w" up s cean ; sss as ss
oa as,s and Ss mSti Ess1 51a9tt Inch co of ,% dps on d the 9th stcm revived 5ssd grain w.s:
Crop not suffering for want Of rain, and doing nice I."Se' ""'S
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s s"5. S SsSsh5 %!ss AID is s$ balance ssss: ; win N! S'P p:eas Se3 %o7s s"as asssss st
S ' a crop Sf a"y kind, nor e d 6y not rain within " week. w viii not
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Good shower on the li Hbs"' Grain Snd gre growing %hs 1 nicely "a but IS u thin. raven
cR RaoS p, p%qsks0 d1sHS7o ara ef % as t Of 5s' . whs sst sssp j: 'e G1sS, hay
unchanged aa ss:n M Nc ann 1SSs hundred acres Of wheat powed u
l i3th; so .nt,, beginning beginning = to pillow their Wheat ups A Anvil { qs
RIGGS half of the wheat may as well be
s slsF hay up a is si :ss 'i Gans. s%S a!f~s h asst a s SsSHt s sS 9Es x:e FLAX g RGs
in critical condition; rye headed out in some places.
1o oe AZ l5ss' Sst no ds%a geek fr a;s' lc %%h very Es1 high winds Light frost
1s ss9eged F. ts dssSa Some Of the wheat neal here is nearly all de-
SsHA 7y 1oes' %ass5s9n pieces iit If grain san 'f FsI5sy :'G Sas not sst eesvs for
Goal Hs?bor-grop suffering for want of rain; early grain s to 5
q tie l4th and 18Th revived late s OWN g grams sinoSE s i ss.A %s : sssa
q sff siSre es'P Sweet sSf B!ia9@fi1 ssp ssin %or %,ast Of 9 1s1h: "q Crop Si iooks x ness
snSp s1es sG Pax sd for e %'sBE:a saG a;{v .3S Sst; ii. %;i Il i. ; j IT,, yeti s,d flax up up
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5 %slhs sIso;S' Bsv ;ss;s and fs;s;Sy ; Eli: s ash wind; ;; %s's ss $sSi Iii; r.
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s saxs :; rs : am. inches :sx high q flax as@ :: BARLEY: St. what &Ssr a:!a; q; s S;ias
RAMsEY-churchs Ferry-whcat poor; flax uneven: oats and barley
ANs9M N 1!Hss Some wheat fields are being plqved under, and
EisSe 10 %ssi light eSs D sE5w Sss t crop o at a s5andsti Si"i aa Ss is . lo sEi5 i a1s:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS under best conditions will be poor crop
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crop expected. Hankinson-su Sufficient rains, followed by cool cloudy
places. Colfax-Heayy rain Wednesday; crop looking better; some
meadows have improved, but too much damage we caused pre-
18th helped it out; everything doing fine: may yet have a fair crop.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of 18th of some benefit to crop. but
more is needed; some sections will have only a half crop with more
rain. Harlem-Light rain o n 18th: weather COOL some grain very
weedy. Ransom-,But little hope remains for wheat, and most of the
other grain is in the same condition.
ARK-5Dckinson-Cro conditions have not changed here. Glad
stone-Eary grain past recovery; late grain is green yet, but not
growing.
STEELE-Finhy-Unless rain comes soon, wheat will be a failure: late
sown flax not sprouted; pastures bare; hay short, and very Tho.
Golden Lake-Weather dry; wheat beginning to lose color; grass
poor. Hope-High winds, frost and continued drouth, have damaged
the crop seriously; considerable wheat will be powed up; flax doing
fairly we'll.
TUTSMAN-Eldrdge-Fl damaged by high wind; grain generally
looks poor. Windsor-The drouth continues; prospects are for about
onethHd of a crop; flax looks we'll. Pngree-An grain suffering
from the drouth and beginning to turn color; considerable late sow6
wheat and flax blown out of ground by high wind. Edmund-High
winds have blown out or cut down a great deal of fax. Medina
Wheat on heavy soil looks fairly well, but in some places is driving
out.
RAILL-Cummings-Wheat being plowed up; some will SOW flax If.
stead. Mayvile-Manyf fields will be plowed up; much of the fax
looks fair yet. Duane-Many wheat fields will be plowed up a soon
as rain comes. Hnlsboro-Manyf farmers are blowing wheat fields up