Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-23

The state agricultural college has
demonstration farms distributed
through the state and planted to
various cereals and vegetables.
From the distribution of these farms
and the variety of the crops fair
conclusion may be drawn as to the
general average of crops in different
locations. A report Of the condi-
tions on these demonstration farms
made within the past few days is as
follows:
At Sanborn, July 13, the Monday
following the hot period, the crop on
the demonstration farm appeared to
be damaged to the extent of probab-
ly 25 per cent on the barley and
wheat fields, while the fax showed
no damage and the corn seemed to
be improved to quite an extent. The
barley has been headed ten days and
the wheat was just heading; the
leaves had been withered and dried
to quite an extent on both these
crops, but the stems we're green in
each case. The weeds along the
roadside were burned up to quite an
extent by the hot winds and appeared
to have suffered more than the crops.
! The soil here was very dry and
hard, and had begun to crack to
uJlifa a dapraa FEGs *E JS7| ~
At Darlington the same day we
found the crops on the demonstra-
ton farm at that point damaged to
[, a greater extent than at Sanborn.
4 This farm had two fields of durum
wheat, one on oat and pea land, and
the other on corn land. The wheat
on the former plot was just headed
and was badly damaged by the hot
winds and could not make better
than half crop uner the most fav-
orable. circumstances. The wheat
on the corn ground is much heavier
] crop, just headed out, and is dam
aged but little by heat. and with
favorable weather will make good
average crop. (:
There are. two corn fields on this
farm; one on fax and the other on
wheat land. Owing to the cold, wet
spring, the corn did not terminate
well, but 1t now looks healthy and
| is growing rapidly. The hot wealth
er seemed a benefit to the corn. The
fax here is poor crop, probably
i because it was planted too deep and
owing to some extent to the fact that
there appears to be more or less will
in the soil. The oats and peas are
a poor crop here. The oats are head
ed and are very short and spindly
and the hot wind damaged them *
quite an extent, and most of the pea
have ben burned to such an exten
that they cannot recover. The pc
tato. leaves were burned off tn,
plants here where they were exposed
to the wind, but where the sam
field was sheltered by grove the,
} were not burned at all. The weed
along the roadsides were also badl
, burned and wilted. Yet, in spite Q
the intense heat here, fields Of whea
on well cultivates land withstood th
heat and will yet make fair croI
At Flaxton July IA, the condition
were much better than at the farm
mentioned above, yet the effects 4
I the hot winds were quite noticeabl
on poorly titled land. The demon
= stration farm here has four fields
J two of durum wheat, one of cor
! and one of oats and peas. The dul
UNI wheat is on corn, and oat and pc
7 land, and both fields are fine, heay
y crops, headed ont and free fro
r damage from the heat. The field Q
= the corn land Is noticably bette
y than on the cat and pea land. IT
3 corn is a fair crop. growing vel
q rapidly and free from damage. II
It oats and peas were not very goot
of the oats were headed on short, spin
n " straw, and the peas were dried i
IL from excessive heat and lack OF mo
e, ture. Crops In this section OF Il
# country gave promise OF being bett
it. than the average for the state.
IS AT Ross, on the same day. 4
ce crops had suffered probably a 80 p
We cent loss from the hot winds on Il
it, demonstration farm, yet they "
make good crop If favorable weat
err comes. The durum wheat b