Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-09-16

The past week has been one of the most unfavorable dur
ing the entire season. 1t commenced with light to heavy
rains the fore part, followed by cool. cloudy weather, and
ending with an unusually severe rain, turning to snow
storm, with freezing temperatures.
Thrashing was just being resumed after the rains of the
fore part of the week. some shocked grain being dried out
sufficiently to start the machines, when the storm OF the
18th and 18th came on. What the effect of this storm was,
following so soon after many of the same kind, except that
they were not so severe, cannot be told at present, but
great damage must have been done. The rain was accom-
panied by a high wind, ranging from thirty to forty miles
an hour, which not only blew down shocks and some poor
stacks, but drove the rain into such shocks as were left
standing, wetting the grain so that it will be nearly q
week before thrashing can be commenced again.
Considerable complaint of grain sprouting in the shock,
and in some instances in the stack, is heard: considerable
of the grain that has been thrashed is damp. and in some
sections is reported very smutty.
Considerable flax is still green and uncut, but no reports
are at hand now to tell how it came through the low tenn
peratures of Sunday and Monday nights, but it is thought
that great injury has been done it, as we'll as corn and
millet. Corn had been mostly cut in the eastern part OF
the state, but in the central and western portions a large
amount yet needed warmer ripening weather to mature.
Reports from all localities indicate that about one-fourth
of the grain has been thrashed; the remainder is either in
the shock or stack, but less grain has been stacked this
year than formerly, owing to lack of help.
BE Esis;os Fti%sT ";rh Rains aims , havs s dslsysd a. 5hf 5Sa ssinI T som n N
thrashing can be done for a week or ten days under the most favor
delayed by rains; the first snow of the season fell Saturday. when it
cAss Chafee- The rains Of the fore part of the week delayed thrash
ing n1gs 70 that at but ptos atas was s,d d0ns t 1s1v ps sstt, vs Shs.t 'G in sS SottG s s sna iai
badly Watson The rains Of the past week have greatly interhrsd
grain is sroWins in in the Hn shock: "a a little blowing Low osG has been 10 done eas' being
s s,'s Sssn ! r. " ssss h I'd = s: sSs Permits ssS ii It tin 9 81; : 4 y \ ! sh ss :
balance o Of ii It is si in shock oasq0A''s' Of me "nF"' mas 's'D H'AS"e0 .
sSa1l 1ss,es: :. %Ssi s:y: '% ss! :s:: e. 's!. s s:! re-! S::E s :ss d s'i III dame AND
aged some flax that had not been cut yet; some stacking done;
EMMONS-Hampton-Th past week has been constantly cloudy with
frequent showers; there was a light frost on night of the week, not
vented any thrashing.
GRAND FORKS Thompson The past week has been yer wet and
leila vs tnFsshin !o -four h or five days; corn or grow growing So @ pace. account Of
bad for thrashing the past week: very heavy rain Friday night and
s ssss1y a r. ssssI sSas2: will a fs ssvs to- +. s lssss ss dry will out delay sSe se', ~ ' g
high wind with the rain; some flax to be cut yet.
and not much was done; some e late flax to b. be cut yet - ~ - A'"'
MI ia1sd BY xs4 H Weather. rrn rs psn saS Ss sn3n in p s0s Ssss but shi as de
A able weather.: hs sa'as fssssR' 4aTn IS fo IL "'sSs' sy s .Sant VERY ssys en inssss
of snow have brought all farm work to a standstil; it will be almost
week before thrashing can be resumed.
PEEM sH Ma mRsmi,ton -. The week has s been nv very 1--WE wet ss cold, with
s s = S s wv ss *; an. NJ! En- r. ! S ;ssS:: ;, part IT. IT, q ! n 4 s s !; 's :;a' ss; ;ssss;
Thrsshi r~H proceeding &c IL sal i%casi 81 ali 'as shocks ek s will Ss finished Gsks'r' in
another mot r.. week Sea, if f. weather sId remains favorable ll BathgatemThe past
thrashng for a couple Of days.
thrashing; no frost; flax mostly cut and some blowing done. "''''s
RICHLAND-H ENTHUSIASTICALLY weather followed by heavy rains
shocks ES sprou usa snd heavy damage Ia sssGd DONG. Or 'n'"'n'0s0 0ns' gran IN
STARK GadstonemR RAINY during the week ending in about a foot of
sons Grain and minst still il the field and damage will be great; no
TOWNER- Crocus Late flax got frosted some last week; all other
grain is turning out poor a thrashed.
delayed thrashing all the week; another heavy rain Saturday will
and sproutins in The shock; not more no than nan one se@ quarter art a Of f the s0 thrssh
WARD Donnybrook- Weather still continues cool and wet; very
oft ofa tse t arsn ibs,s dOns xs y pat s wseh; late sss flax dsm is standing still; most
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