Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-09-02
Weather and Crops
BULLETIN FOR NORTH DAKOTA
WEEKLY REPORT.
2 p bronson Director No til Dakota Weather and Con Service Bismarck.
SUMMARY.

SUMMARY.
The past week has been unfavorab1e for all kinds of
work. The fore part was warm and pleasant, but the lat
ter part was cool, with light to heavy rains in nearly all
sections, which either delayed or stopped harvesting,
thrashing and haylng. .
Early wheat is all cut and only that sown late remains
to be harvested. Not much of the early wheat has been
stacked, and the rains have wet that in the shock, in some
places causing it to sprout, and also bleaching it to some
extent. Thrashing, which was just beginning to be gem
eral, was stopped by the rains, but will be resumed the fore
part of this week if the weather permits. Some smut is
found in thrashed grain, and in some sections late wheatis
badly rusted. -.-
Thrashing of oats and barley is also in progress, but
that has been stopped by the wet weather.
The nillet crop is said to be very poor in all sections,
although somewhat improved by the recent rains; consid-
cradle has been cut, and cutting will be general this week.
Corn is still improving, having been benefited considerably
by the late rains, but it is so much behind the season that
it is doubtful at this date, whether it will mature or not;
most of it is now in the roasting ear, and requires a week
or ten days to be safe from light frosts.
Haying, which is in progress in the western part of the
state, has been stopped by rains, and some hay damaged
by them to some extent.
The rains have put the soil in good condition for fall
blowing, and in some sections it has commenced.
Early fax has been mostly cut, but that sown late has
not yet matured and is generally a poor crop.
COUNTIES.
Observation-Disclosures oats and barley about all cut, and some
flax has also been cut; wheat will not be over half a crop, as the late
wheat is a failure from rust; oats and barley are good; milet poor.
have delayed harvest and haying,
but have been a benefit to grass late flax and corn.
CASS-Lynchburg-Rain on the 18th and 29h stopped thrashing,
which will probably be resumed the first of this week; very little
thrashing done yet, but what has been thrashed is yielding good and
grading good; a good deal of smut in it; not much fax cut vet and it
is ripening slowly; potatoes ripe and a good crop; corn not matured
yet; pastures good. Warren-Wheat harvest nearly finished; some
thrashed: yield and quality good; rains now and then have delayed
work considerably. corn looks good; millet is improving; ground in
fine condition for blowing. Lynchburg-Wheat thrashing is in prog
ress and the returns are Disappointing; the quality, as a rule, is good;
# oats are fair; barley good; corn is making wonderful strides towards
maturity; fax and potatoes If extra good; milet almost a total fail
ure. Horace-Harvesing of early wheat and oats is finished: thrash
ing has commenced; weather wet; corn doubtful; potatoes excellent:
pastures drying out. Tower City-Very heavy rains the past week,
have DELAYED work of all kinds: wheat and oats are damaged ;n +
shock; no thrashing done yet; cutting all done except an occasional
late piece of oats; corn growing rapidly, but it is too late for it to
ripen. Casseton-Thrashng delayed by rains; wheat is not yielding
as well as was expected; corn maturing slowly, and will be a big crop.
will be delayed a week or more bv the
recent soaking rains; millet harvest commenced; it is a very poor
average crop, though some pieces are good; corn will be a fair crop il
frost keeps off. Monango-Grain all cut except FAX; rains have
stopped thrashing and put an end to all work.
EMMONS-Braddock-Fine weather for haying and harvesting: som
high wind during the week, but harvest has progressed steadily.
GRAND Observation-Disclosures warm with light showers, pre-
venting wheat cutting, which is nearly finished; fax ripening slowly
on account of cloudy weather; the crop will be good if frost keeps off
aweek o 81, as it will then be out Of danger. Thompson-Past week
has been unfavorable for corna and fax; harvest four16fths done; no
thrashing done here yet; grain ripening very slowly; rains Friday and
Saturday will further delay work. Bentru-Wheat cutting nearly
finished; flax about half cut; some stacking done, but the rain latter
part Of the week put a stop to it; corn is doing well.
~McLEAN-Coal misunderstanding is progressing satisfactorily here.
misunderstanding in progress; yields beyond expectation; early
max being cut; oat crop heavy; rains the past week interered with
late haying. @M zf&@ #
MORTON-Hebron-Heavy rains latter part of past week delayed
stacking; thrashing will commence soon. Sweet Briar-Harvesting
about half finished; some grain is not quite ripe YETI rains latter part
of week caused delay in work. Glen Embarrassing pretty well
advanced; some late sown grain to be cut yet; stacking pretty we'll
along; corn and potatoes doing we'll; showers latter part of week de-
layed work, Ill.,
cutting about over, except that sown
late, which is quite green yet; latter part of week was showery;
thrashlng will commence this week. Misunderstanding finished;
stacking in progress; some thrashing done; oats and barley good;
weather fine. CryHa-Wheat mostly all cut and good crop: thrash
ing will be general this week. Bathgate-Weather generally favor
able, with one or two light showers; wheat cutting progressing as
rapidly as possible. Leyden-Wheat cutting general; grain very
good and yield excellent.
is a good yield; corn is safe; fax
cut; showers have helped fall blowing, but more of them ar needed.
Wahpeton-Thrashing delayed by rain; a large part of the grain has
been stacked; corn is growing finely.
and stacking are about done, except
some late flag and milet, which is very poor; corn doing we'll. Ham
pe--No thrashingo ont the 18th on account of heavy rain; corn doing
well where it was not frosted on the 18th; milet is improving with
this weather. E