Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-06-12
NORTH DAKOTA CROPS.

US well as Ever D1Os 4ftsAs!-
The latest bulletin from the North
Dakota section of the climate and crop
service says:
The past week has been the most ia
| vorable, as we'll as about the only IA
vorable one, so far, this season. Gen.
orally clear sky, with bright, warm sun
light, and light conditions have made
the air conditions almost perfect, While
the soil, being almost saturated with
| moisture, left nothing to be desired.
| Wheat seeding is practically finished
rs is that of oats and rye, while consid-
J .rable barley and millet are yet to be
sown. Flax seeding is in progress in
Ill portions, and fully one-half the crop
Is now in. Corn planting is in prog
cess, and in the southern portion fin
lshed, while in the other portions 1t IS
we'll advanced.
Early-sown grain is up, and looks as
we'll as it ever did, while that sown
lately is coming up rapidly. Some ear
iy-sown flax is also up, as are most OF
the oats. Early planted corn in the
southern portion of the state is up and
all vegetation is making a very rapid
growth.
A few scattered hail storms are re-
ported, none of which did any damage.
Grasshoppers are Matching In great
numbers in some portions of the Red
River counties and are reported to nave
already done some damage to grain.
Following are reports from different
counties in the state:
BENSON-Leeds-Oats and barley
are being sown; also. some flax; every
thing is up and growing very fast.
Oberon-All kinds of growing grain look
good; blowing for and flax seeding IS
In progress. Albert-Crops Of all kinds
are growing fast and look fine. Br1ns-
n.ade-Dry weather; fax seeding well
advanced.
GH-Menoken-Crops doing
acely: corn nearly all planted: some up.
Considerable flax is being sown. Paint
ed Woods-Most of the corn is planted
and coming up finely; flax seeding is
in progress.
CASS-wild Rice-In general crops
are looking very fine: little more tax
to be sown yet. Tower City-All kinds
of grain is doing nicely; corn planting
Is nearly done. Grandin-Wheat seed
ing is finished: ground is being pre-
pared for flax, barley and corn: wheat
looks we'll. Arthur-All vegetation, IS
making rapid growth; barley and flax
Is being sown and corn and potatoes are
being planted. Casselton- Wheat on
high lands is looking very fair; on low
lands the ground is baked and wheat IS
. turning yellow very fast; corn planting
, Is we'll advanced. Chaffee-Wheat IS
: Hooking fine; corn is about all planted
: some flax is to be sown yet.
2 ER-Milton-Crops are doing
2 we'll; wheat, oats and barley are near
l iy all sown; flax seeding is we'll adj
2 vanced; the ground is in excellent con-
dition. Olga-Wheat all up, and never
looked better; all seeding is done except
some flax. Dresden All seeding IS
about completed, except barley; grain
? is making fine growth.
D1CKEY- Wright-Grain is growing
finely, but all the bottom land is not
, dry enough to work yet. Oakes-Grain
of all kinds and grass is growing fast;
1 corn nearly all planted; blowing for
+ millet.
5 EDDY-Sheyenre- and oats
/ are I'D and doing finely; flax seeding is
half done.
3 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are do
y Ing finely; breaking for flax; large
: amount of flax has been sown and some
Is up. Livonia-Corn planting is IN
progress, with very favorable weather.
Braddock-Crops are growing finely;
some speltz and flax to SOW yet.
FOSTER-Melville-W never In
I DETER shape: some flax is up; consider
able flax was sown the past week. Bar
2 low-Crops Of all kinds are making good
n progress: blowing for and seeding flax.
i GRAND FORKS-Emerado- is
a about all sown; blowing for corn and
e barley. Thompson-Flax nearly half
!. sown corn practically all planted; the
S early-sown grain looks good. Reynolds
o Grain is coming up nice; that early
: sown never looked better than it does
: now Orr-The past week has been very
$ favorable for putting in grain; WORK
I has progressed very rapidly.
o LAMOURE-Kulm-- all uE
I and growing fast; flax seeding we'll un-
II der way. Griswold-All grain looks very
good: some flax to be sown yet
MCRTON-Glen Ullin-Crops of al
kinds are doing we'll; corn and potatoes
are about all planted: ground is being
prepared for millet. Hebron-Crops Of
all kinds look good: some millet to be
= sown yet. Sweet Briar-Wheat and oats
- look fine; corn planting nearly finished
- Sims-Wheat and oats never looked
! better than they do now; corn planting
a almost finished.
= NELSON-Lakota-B and oat:
:, all sown: flax seeding we'll under way
= A-Walhalla-Crops looking
= fine; seeding finished except some flax
h st. Thomas-Grain looks fine; quite {
+ large amount of land is still too wet t.
v work. Bathgate-Barley, oats and fla'
il are still being sown here. Drayton-
n Wheat nearly all sown; some oats sown
Notwithstanding is completed excep
farley; early sown grain looks fine.
EY-Brocket-Crops are doins
we'll; flax is coming up nicely; still
some to be sown. Edmore-All grain i
t coming up nicely; flax about half sown
Derrick-Some flax has been sown, blu
e very little other grain in this section.
= Acknowledgements was be
e ing sown and corn planted the pas
i week. notwithstanding is completes
d except some flax; wheat and oats loo]
n we'll and have started free from weeds
RICHLAND--Walc is dry
ing out; on gumbo land crust ha