Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-06-26
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.

WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Light to heavy showers fell in the southeastern portion
of the state; heavy ones IN the Missouri valley, and light
ones at scattered places during the fore part Of last week,
asa general thing, not heavy enough to do any good in the
grain producing section, and were followed by temperatures
e gass: from : g ~ degrees e''R Gay ''on WEDNESDAY
There is little doubt that the greater portion Of the
wheat. crop has been almost totally DESTROYED; the only
hope lies In getting sufficient rain to revive and bring for
ward that sown late, as that put in early is almost beyond
recovery; all reports agree that # the prevailing drouth
vest. What little early wheat is left, is heading out very
short, so much 50 that It cannot be cut BY ordinary methods,
be doing the best of ali grain, but it is poor, and beginning
to suffer, and it is probable that considerable damage has
Corn is doing fairly we'll, but is very backward. Gardens
are almost a total failure in all sections, and it is feared
that the potato crophas shared the fatego the early wheat.
Another serious difficulty is the entire failure Of the grass
crop, there not being any left in the eastern portion Of the
" short, and but little hay can be put up. In the eastern
portion, wheat fields are being plowed up and resown to
which are now reported as starving in some sections.
Two small hail storms, one in Cass and one in Richland
county, did some damage to what vegetation was there.
RNEs3;Eekelson-o and barley turning red; wheat will not e.
turn seed; fax fair as yet. Wimbledon-Crop about destroyed by
BENsoN-Leeds-Unles there is rain in a few days, we will have to
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plowed down and sown to fodder and fax; late fax not up yet; poor
vii hardly " get seed b ssk some ansf fields dsb Being pgT resov =, - D''A''
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get a quarter Of a crop. Fergus-The wheat crop is nearly destroyed.
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Wheat gradually drying up, although a good rain withina week would
help make a small crop.
notwithstanding fields of grain beyond saving, rain or no
rain; 10 grass Devils Lake--Most. wheat lying on the ground, all
burned up by the hot weather of past week; three-quartes of the
crop will not pay for cutting Churchs Ferry-.Most of the wheat
destroyed; barley and oats vii. be a half crop; flax not much better.
burned and dried up; fax all right vet:
no hay. Anseln-Al grain suffering; flax very poor; corn fair.
has good color, but is not very
thick colfax-The5s will be about q quarter ct a crop of wheat;
grain much. Wahpeton-conditii somewhat improved by last
plowed under. Observation-Disclosures rather favorable. Wheat very
thin and Weedy. Great Bend-Crop looks fair; early wheat heading
very short. @#
LETTE-Belcourt- Crop is in a bad condition, and a great many
farmers are going to pillow their wheat under.
poor; corn stands the drouth we'll; hay
crop poor.
TARK-Gladstone-Crop practically destroyed; hay will be the light
est yield ever known here. Dickinson-There is practically no hope
for q crop; it may be put down as a failure.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is Just about destroyed; there cannot be
enough for bread and seed with most favorable weather.
TUTSMAN-Pingree-Gr on old land almost a. failure: fax thin
and spnding. much of it past recovery. Medina-Wheat and grass
drying up fast; fax looks fairly green yet. Eldridge-The entire
grain crop is practically destroyed; no hay or grass
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS wheat still has a good color, butt not grow
ing. 5##A# WIKI