Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-05-29

NORTH DAKOTA CROPS.
Wheat Seeding Finished in NearI
All Portions Of the State

| favorable for seeding, which was in
progress in all sections but was again
stopped by heavy rains the latter part
Of the week.
On high land Notwithstanding is COM
pleted in nearly all portions Of the
state; but on low lands, especially in
the valleys Of the Sheyenne, Red and
James rivers and their tributaries,
much Of the land is too wet to get on
for either seeding or blowing. Much
of the land which is now too wet to
work will be sown to flax later, If the
weather permits.
Oats, barley and other small grain,
except fax, are being sown in all Sec
lions, and land prepared for corn.
Warmer weather the past week in
duced very rapid termination Of all
grain that has been sown, and much Of
it is now up, and, without exception,
looks very fine. Grass has also made
rapid progress. "
| It will require about three days Of
warm dry weather before most Of the
| low land will be in a condition to work,
| although some of it is covered with
| water, and cannot be reached for a
| much longer period.
| Synopsis of reports from counties in
different portions Of the state:
S-Rogers-Wheat-s seeding is
we'll along; some oats sown; rain last
Thursday stopped all work. Alderman
Wheat, oats and barley seeding near
ly finished; blowing for fax going on.
N-Albert-Wheat seeding is
about finished: now blowing for flax;
weather unfavorable. Oberon-Wheat
Is up and looks excellent: oats and bar
ley are being sown; weather could not
be better.
BURLEIGH-Sterlin g-Seeding about
! done; early grain is up and looks
well; the warm weather and rains Of
the past week have forced vegetation.
CASS--Lynchburg-W and oats
about all sown; seed terminated well;
most land is too wet to work Warren
Seeding of wheat and oats is pro-
crossing fast; early-sown wheat is
Ave inches high some corn has been
planted. Ora ndin-Wheat-seed is
about half done; that up looks very
good. Casselton-Nearly all the wheat
Is sown that will be; work has been
retarded again by rain. Buffalo-The
wheat is ell in; most of it is up and
looking well; too wet to plow for or
p:s mt corn. Arthur-Some are through
seeding wheat; low land too wet to
seed for several days to come Tower
City-On account of wet weather,
wheat az well as other seeding is again
delayed.
CAVALIER -Milton-Wheat-see seeding
is well advanced but was interru oted
by rain Friday. Olga-Wheat-seedi
is going on rapidly.
DICKEY- notwithstanding is pro-
vented by rainy weather, which makes
grain already seeded grow well. Mo-
nango-Farm work is much delayed
by wet weather, but everything that IS
eown is coming up fast. Wright
Wheat-seeding is about three fourths
done; no more can be done on bottom
lands for several days.
FIMMONS Braddock- Seeding Is
finished, except some fax and rye:
weather excellent. Hampton-Wheat
all sown; it is up and growing finely:
land is being prepared for corn and
flax.
FOsTER-Barlow-W is up and
looks we'll; barley and oats are being
eown; blowing for flax Is going on.
GRAND FORKS-Inkster - Wheat
reeding is about done, but lot so much
has been sown as usual. Reynolds
feeding was Gone two days the past
week; STOPPED by heavy rain. McRae
Some eariy-sOwn grain is ur and
looks fair; too wet to do anything.
LaMOURE-Kulm-W is progress
sing slowly; first-sown grain is up and
looks very fine Edgeley-Fore part Of
the week was very favorable, followed
later by showers which stopped work.
Verona-Some wheat to be seeded yet;
that sown early is up.
McLEAN-Ccal Harbor-Wheat is all
up and also some oats; all looking fine:
fax-se ding commenced. Washburr--
About all crops except flax are in;
very good growing weather.
MORTON-Cannon Ball-Some oats
arc coming up; ground very wet; po-
tatoes planted. Glen Ullin-Last-sown
wheat is up and looks good; oats COM
ing up; corn being planted. Sims
Showers with warmer weather brought
all grain forward very rapidly; wheat
is up and looks very good. Hebron
Seeding is about finished; blowing for
corn done.
NELsON-Lee-Whe ipro-
e, essing rapidly; oats being sown. La
kota-Wheat-seedin Finished oats
sown.
Observation-Disclosures Wheat-seed-
ing practically finished; considerable
up: oats and barley being sown. Dray-
ton-No seeding done yet; land very
wet, Cavalier-Little over half tho
wheat own; that on low land not doing
well Misunderstanding very back
ward; many have not commended;
land very wet. st. Thomas-Consider-
able seeding was done the first of tho
week; ground very wet. Crystal
About half the wheat sown; consider
able more to be sown if weather is ia
vora BILE: land very wet.
RAMSEY-Grand Harbor-Wheat and
oats up and growing nicely; some flax
sown Doyan-Wheat, oats and bar
ley all sown; wheat all up and looks
fine.
notwithstanding most
~ done: grain up and looks fine. Mill
er-Wheat and oats all sown: blowing
for flax and barley AnSeln-Whe