Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-05-16
SUMMARY.

being followed by warm weather, with
penty of sunshine, all vegetation made
rapid progress.
The largest part of the wheat crop
is now in, and considerable oats have
been sown i'll the eastern and southern
portions OF the state. Some flax has
been put in, and in some few sections
corn planted.
In some places in the Red River Val
Hey, seeding has been delayed by the
land being too wet to get on to work.
Early sown grain is up, and generally
has a good stand and color Grass has
started everywhere, and in some
places affords pasturage for stock.
COUNTIES.
Barnes-Fingal-A wheat sown;
much OF the early sown up,
and looks we'll; rains have been
beneficial. Misunderstanding we'll
along; ground in fine condi-
ton. Lucca-All OF the wheat is
sown here; ground in fine condition.
n--Niles--Weather has been fav-
orable; wheat is coming up. Leeds
seeding we'll dvanced; cold and wet
weather first of week stopped work.
-Sterling-Wheat seeding
about done; early sown wheat up, and
looks healthy. Cromwell-Wheat is
coming up; grass getting good start.
Menoken-Crops and grass look very
fine.
| Cass-Hickson-Wheat seeding four
fifths done; land baked hard on gumbo
soil. Grandin-Wheat seeding about
completed; early sown grain UP and
looks good. Harwood-Over half of
the wheat sown; first sowing up and
looks we'll. Warren-Wheat seeding
is almost finished; early sown is up
and growing fast. Buffalo-Wheat all
sown; mostly up, and looks healthy;
blowing for corn, flax and potatoes in
progress. Chaffee-Wheat and oats
nearly all sown; early sowing up and
looking fine.
Cavalier--Milton--Whear nearly all in
the ground, which is in good condition.
Stilwell-Fully 80 per cent of the wheat
sown; early sowing coming up good.
Observation-Disclosures seeding
mostly finished; some tip with good
stand; ground being prepared for oats;
high winds did damage on sandy lands.
Ellendale-About all the wheat is up
and looking fine, all vegetation max
ing rapid growth.
Foster Glenfeld- Meadows getting
green; ground in fine condition.
Emmons-Armstrong-Wheat seed
ing completcd; acreage smaller than
usual. Hampton-Wheat is all in; first
sown wheat up and looks nice. Glen
coe-Wheat and oats all in; blowing
for corn commenced
Observation-Disclosures and oats
about all sown; some corn and pota-
toes planted.
Grand Forks - Meckinocl " Wheat
seeding has been resumed: early sown
wheat up and looks good. Fergus
Early sown fields are looking green;
grass growing rapidly. Gilby-Abour
one-third of the wheat seeding done
here; but little work was done the past
week, as the ground was too wet to
get on. Thompson-Wheat and oats
all sown; spring blowing under way.
-Binford-Wheat all sown,
and some oats; weather very favor
Bile.
-Steele-Wheat all seeded;
some up and getting green; ground
being prepared for flax.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have fin
ished seeding wheat and oats; early
sown grain up and looking we'll; heavy
rains delayed seeding the past week.
Grand Rapids-Wheat about one-llalf
sown, and about one-quarter of it is
up.
Logan-Napoleon - Seeding about
finished, except flax; grass growing
finely.
McLean-Coal Harbor-Wheat all in
oats nearly SO; rain needed. Wash
burn-Wheat seeding nearlv finished;
tht sown early coming up evenly, and
looks very good.
Morton-S ims-Wheat is looking
fine; some oats coming up; grass well
started. Sweet Briar-Crop is about
all in, except corn; rain is needed.
Hebron - Seeding mostly finished;
wheat coming up good; rain is needed.
Notwithstanding progressing
rapidly; early sown wheat coming UP.
Lee - Wheat seeding finished on
smaller farms, and we'll advanced on
others; first sown wheat is UP. Neville
Wheat seeding about finished and
s0 Psm Gi it is sGing s Sg finely almost
lllHSlICu, Heavy ldlll d WEN dSo, lO!-
lowed by warm weather, caused rapid
growth Glasston-Wheat seeding fin
ished and considerable oats sown;
wheat that is up is making rapid
growth. Crystal-Wheat all sown,
and some oats. Leyden-Wheat near
ly all sown; early sown up and looks
good; some oats being sown. Drayton
Wheat about all seeded; early sown
wheat very weedy. Bathgate- Wheat
is nearly all in, and some oats have
been sown.
Observation-Disclosures seeding near
ly done; some UP and looks good; rain
needed.
Ramsey - Grand Harbor - Wheat
seeding nearly all finished and some
oats also sown. Churchs Ferry
Wheat coming up we'll; some oats be-
ing sown; summer fa1low land very
weed no rain to speak of so far this
spring. Crary-Whcat seeding nearly
finished and coming up finely.
Ransom--Miller-Wheat and oats