Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-07-17
NORTH DAKOTA CROPS.
Slightly Warmer Weather Has q
Beneficial Eject on Vegetation.

Slightly Warmer Weather Has q
Beneficial Eject on Vegetation.
Slightly warmer weather during the
past week, with light, scattered show
ers, has had very beneficial effect on
vegetation Of all kinds. Small grain
continues in excellent condition, while
other crops have been improved by the
warm sunlight.
A few hail storms have occurred at
widely-separated places, but they did
no damage except in Western Cass
county, where severe one last Friday
and Saturday is reported to have done
considerable damage.
Wheat still maintains its excellent
condition in all sections, and that sown
early is heading fast. 1t has not met
with any setback so far this season,
and it's general standing could not be
improved much.
! Early-sown oats are also heading,
and the crop is in perfect condition.
| Flax, While generally in good condl-
| ton, is very uneven. Some of it is just
coming up, while some is in blossom
Owing to it's being sown late, it is very
weedy, and in some sections the crop is
being killed by noxious vegetation.
| Millet is being sown as a late forage
crop. Barley is doing we'll, and early
rye is headed out.
| Corn is still backward, and it will re-
quire a great deal Of warm weather to
bring it up with the season. While 1t
has been benefited more than anything
else by the recent warm weather, SUN
its condition is not at all promising.
The hay crop will be as large as ever
put up in the state. Haying will COM
mence in some localities this week, but
will not be general until the latter part
of the month.
Grasshoppers ere still quite numer-
GUS, and are said to have done some
damage to late flax.
Synopsis of reports from the different
counties in the state:
BARNES-Minnie Lake-Weather ia
orable for small grain; too cool for
corn; all early-sown grain looks WE'LL
especially oats; a good many grass
hoppers.
BENSON-Leeds-All vegetation is
growing fast; wheat looks fine; too wet
Tor flax and corn.
GH-Menoken-All crops are
looking first-class; conditions favor
able for all kinds of grain.
CASS-Horace--All crops are dong
we'll except wheat on low land. when
lis not worth much; too cold for cOrn'
|g1asshoppers are doing no special dam
age; hay crop large. Amenia-Early-
lsown grain, where not drowned out,
looks fine; all small grain has improved
wonderfully in the past three weeks;
lcorn is backward. but generally free
from weeds. Grandin-Two rains our
ling the week were beneficial to all
Icrops: considerable very late grain,
but all doing nicely; early-sown wheat
lis heading, Warren-All kinds of graln'
corn and potatoes are doing finely; max
lis also looking health; some oats are
heading out; grasshoppers are dong
some damage in different LOCALITIES
Avr-w Gather continues favorable 1of
small grain; hay is doing we'll. AT
thur-All vegetation is growing rapid
Nv. there is ample moisture. rover
Citv-A very bad hail storm passed
over this section Friday and saturday,
aoing much damage, and, in some III
stances, entirely destroying crops. >.
cAvALIER-Milton weather IS
wet and cool; crops are doing well, oul
are not advancing fast enough. olga
everything is looking good; flax Is
short and growing slowly.
EY-Fullerton-Good growing
weather. but still rain would be benen-
cial for corn which is late ana oacN-
ward. wheat is ready to head. Oakes
All kinds of crops are making raplo
growth: hay is an abundant crop; po-
ia toes. good: corn, small. CleHent.
wheat looks fairly good at present, pu.
&c badly in need of rain; few pieces OF
early wheat are just beginning TO neau.
EMMONS -Livona Good growing
weather; corn and grass doing Well
observation-disclosures weather with snow
ers: crops are growing finely.
FOsTE R-Barton-The past week
vas warmer. which improved crops
much. some wheat heading out; nay
will be a good crop; everything is max
inc rapid growth. Cline-Crops are
doing finely: heavy rain and warmer
weather has done much to improve
Them: millett not all sown yet.
GRAND FORKS-Bentru - Warmer
weather of the past week has given
corn, flax and millet good start; otn-
or grain looks fair. Gilby-Crops never
looked better; wheat in shot place
carly flax in blossom; warmer weather
has been favorable for corn, oats anu
harley. McRae-The warmer Wea'nei
Is Fastening vegetation, when Is NJ"
growing fast; grasshoppers have done
m damage here as yet: early-sown
grain is very thin and weedy.
1AMOURE-Berlin- whole, the
crop prospect has not been as gooo DIS
how for the past twenty years. Girls
wold-Wheat and oats are growing
rapidly; some flax in blossom; corn is
NOT making much Roadway; the grass
crop is excellent.
LOGAN-Napoleon- grain looks
very good: warmer weather is needed
for corn and gardens.
MORTON-Glen Ullin - Crops are
growing finely. except corn and pota-
toes millet is above ground; warmer
weather has caused rapid growth
Sweet friar-All crops are looking
good: potatoes and corn caught by re-
cent frosts are coming up again.