The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-16
OLD CROP REPORTS
SHOW LATE
SEASONS
However They Don't Hurt the
Crops and There is no Cause
For Discouragement.

There probably as many people
In the state who are somewhat dis
couraged on account OF what they call
the late spring. However, old records
Of April 13. 1897. show that farmers
over the state were preparing to seed
and work would soon be actively be-
gun. At Caledonia. the Goose river
was up to the second story Of the mill,
two feet above the high mark in 1882.
At LidgerwoOd, conditions relating to
seeding were very unsatisfactory and
it was announced that it would be ten
days before seeding would be we'll I'M
der way. There was similar report
from Devils Lake.
April q, 1897, the temperature was
50 degrees above zero at Z a. M. and
so degrees above at noon. For the
week ending the same date the official
crop report stated that the weather
had not been favorable for seeding.
The lands were very wet. Small
ponds, lakes, ETC.. which had been
dry for years were full OF water.
Seeding was progressing very slowly
all over the state, in the central por-
lions there was snow on the ground.
During the week the temperature had
ranged about 36 degrees above zero
at a. M, and 40 degrees at noon.
The week ending April 20, 1897,
some seeding was being done in the
western and central portions of the
state, but in the eastern part very lit
tie had been done.
Bulletin for 1897.
The official bulletins for the week
ending May 4, 1897, reported that
over the state at large not more than
half the seeding had been done and
some very early sown wheat was
showing above the ground. At Wheat
land about one-third of the seeding
had been done. in Watson township
about half, and work was being rapid
ly pushed at Argusville and Hunter.
The weather was varying and rather
cool.
The week following wheat seeding
at Wild Rice, Erie, Armenia, Watson
and Argusville had just about been
completed. In Nelson county the far
mers were finishing their seeding of
wheat.
In 1887, along the Northern Pacific,
the biggest snow storm prevailed the
night OF April and continued for two
days. For the first time that winter
the railroad company had to get their
big snow plows out. The road be-
tween Jamestown and Dickinson was
blocked at points for several days.
Seeding was very late but generally
crops turned out we'll.
Records of 1902.
Reports made about the middle OF
May 1902 stated that on the high lands
wheat seeding had been finished. but
on low lands off the Sheyenne. Red
James river and tributaries the lands
were too wet to get on either for pillow.
ing or seeding. Oats, barley, and
other small grains, except flax were
being sown in all sections of the state
and land was being prepared for corn.
The temperature, May 20 was 63 de-
grees above at a. m. and IS degrees
above at noon.
Old time observers of weather and
crop conditions declare that they are
not surprised that people, generally
should become tired and little bit
FESTIVE, this spring. for it must be re-
membered that the usual fine fall
weather last year was cut short by
over a month. If history and condi-
lions repeat themselves late spring
and late seeding by no means augurs
poor crops. some of the most fruitful
years this state has experienced have
been those when the growing seasons
have been short and the rains have
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