Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-09-22
THE CROP CONDITIONS.

THE CROP CONDITIONS is
SUED BY THE N. D. SECTION,
WEATHER AND CROP SER
VICE, WEEK ENDING SEPT. 10
The weather during the fore part
of the past week was very unfavor-
able for harvest and threshing over
a large area of the state, as rain fell
over practically the whole of the ex-
treme eastern part and put stop to
work from Monday to Thursday, and
at the present time it is COO vet to
proceed with threshing in the north
eastern portion. In the Missouri
valley killing frost occurred on the
llth, and all unmatured corn, late
flax and garden truck were killed.
Following the rainy period in tile
eastern part were frosts of a.. more or
less destructive nature. which occur
red on the 18th, 18th, 14th and 18th
in different localities. The most
serious injury resulted therefrom
over the northern and east central
counties, where corn which had not
matured, also late fax and oats
wero killed. Over tile southeastern
tier of counties light TO heavy frosts
occurred, and more or less damage
was done to grain crops and gardens.
However, as most crops in this sec
ticn were far enough advanced to be
out of the way of injury by frost,
there being nothing except some
late fax and corn which had not
matured, the extent of the injury
vas not great, although it is believed
the frost was sufficiently severe to
cause an end to growth this season.
z Wheat harvest is about over except
in the extreme northern part, where
some remains uncut, and threshing
is general in most sections, it being
practically finished in a few places.
Reports of poor yields are received
from the rust invaded sections. while
from others it is reported as being
from fair to good.
Oats have practically all been cut,
there being some yet to harvest in
the northern rart, and tho late crop
in Ramsey county was considerably
damaged by frost. Rye end harley
harvest is completed, and good yields
of oats, rye and barley are the rule.
Flax harvest is about over in most
places. There remains yet to Cut in
the northern and eastern sections.
Some late fax in the latter section
was seriously damaged by frost on
the l4th.
Corn has been more or less DAM
aged by frost ia all sections. In all
except the extreme southeastern Sec
tion the crop, which up to the begin
ming of the week had not matured,
was killed, and in the former Sec
tion it is believed the frost has prac-
aically put stop to further growth.
FARM AND CROP NOTES.
Isaiah McIlorie of Edmunds has
also cleaned up his threshing. His
wheat went to large extent num-
ber one Northern, for which he re-
caived about one dollar per bushel.
The average yield was about l6
bushels. His oats went fifty bushels
to the acre, barley not as we'll, prob
ably about 25. Mr.. McIlonie is we'll
pleased with the crop returns this
year and may take a trip to the old
country this winter. He thinks the
rust did not hurt the wheat over five
per cent. The stand of wheat In
June gave promise for a 2sor 30 bush.
ell yield per acre. The hot weather
in July and the. dry ..speii dn his
opinion, reduced the yield more than
rust.
Bennett & Thom, have been max
ing some heavy runs OF threshing
with their new Gaar-Scott. On the
Mooney and Murphy farm they
threshed oat in two days, Also BUSH
els. 1t graded from one Northern to
number four. The owner of the
place cashed ia about $4,000 on the
crop. The new machine is doing
good work right along, making the
owners money. The thresher's charge
is 10 cents per bushel for wheat, and
the good weather for the last few
days has been favorable for threshers.
A. L. Lowden, publisher of the
NcHenry Tribune. and Attorney W.
o. Lowden, his brother are in the
city today on business. 1t is satis-
factory to the McHenry people and
the farmers of that vicinity to learn
that crops have turned out SO we'll.
Wheat is running from 20 to Is
bushels per acre, grading number one
and two Northern. Oats as high as
80 busnel to the acre. Barley 40 to
4S. and a few fields of fax that have
been threshed show q yield OF about
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