Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-23
STORY Of The DEMONSTRATION
FARMS AS TO CROP PROSPECTS

{ just headed and was a fair stand and
appeared to have suffered but slight /!
loss. The clover planted with the
wheat was fast dying out, owing to
the lack of moisture. The oats and
peas were just like those at Flaxton, ,,
and suffered badly for lack of mois
ture. The oats on clover sod were
poor crop and are headed on short
and rather weak straw. They will
only be useful for hay, should favor
able weather come. The corn is a
failure here, owing to poor germina'
ton, due to the very cold weather
following the planting. The fax is
very fine, even stand, just in bios
som. It did not suffer any from the
heat and gives promise Of a bumper
crop. rs
| At Granville, July is, we found
that there had been .55 of an inch
of rain in the morning. There were
pools. of water lying around in the
streets. The rain came in good sea-
1 son to help out the crops Of this
section. On the demonstration farms
we found the durum wheat, which
was put in on fall plowed flax land,
an excellent stand, all headed out
and no evidence of damage by hot
winds. The oats were all headed
out and gave promise of a good crop.
i They were the best oats we had seen
$50 far on our trip. The peas with
the oats were dried up to quite an
extent by the hot winds. The corn
/ here terminated fine and is an ex-
cellent crop, and, though rather
short, it is now coming in tassel.
i The barley is short, but OF. an ex-
cellent color and just headed out.
The flax is rather a thin stand ow-
u ing to deep seeding, but Of a good
&, height and of a good color. It Is
4 just coming into blossom. On the
J. whole the crop on this farm could
j not look much better or give prom
n Use or larger returns.
Along the Great Northern railroad
the rain Of July is was heavy from
| Blaisdell to Churches Ferry, prob
ably heaviest from Minot to Rugby.
I At Lakota the crops did not suffer
over 10 of is per cent less during
. the dry weather. The oats are short
!. and heading out. With favorable
! weather they will make a fair CROP.
Here, as at most other :.idces, the
! oats suffered the most. The clover
(which did not winter very well, was
!, top dressed with straWy manure
! which greatly retarded what clover
there was and gave the weeds a
u goood start. The result was that il
$ had to be p1oWed up for summer
t fallow. The wheat on clover sod
: was a good stand, and is well head.
3 ed, with prospects of a good aver.
j age crop. The corn is good stand
8 now, ten inches high. Here, as else
y where, the hot weather was dis
s tinct advantage to the corn. The
Y fax is in bloom, and an excellen
{ stand. #
It'll At Larimore, July 16, there hat
e been a heavy rain on the demon
j. stration farm which freshened tn
IS vegetation to quite an extent. o.
IS this farm the soil blows very rapid
&c " if fall plowed. The fax was pu
e In on fall blowing and blew out wit
ii the heavy winds In May and earl,
s; June. 1t was replowed and put i
n millet June %, which is now tire
r inches high and completely cover
"a the ground. The wheat is an excel
" lent crop here. 1t is all headed on
"a and was not hurt by the hot winds
ID Potatoes are grown for a cultivate
sr1 crop here instead Of corn and the
le give promise Of a large yield, thong
~ they are little backward. The oai
lie here are very good and Just headin
i; out. The peas are a fair crop, bu
d. they have suffered TO quite an e,
ID tent from heat and drouth.
is- Mr.. Eastgate, owner of this farm
he has very fine field Of barley while
er he intends to cut July 20. Thi
field has very heavy, well filed head
he and Is very nearly ripe.
erl The crops on these seven demo-
be stration farms will not be the buml
iii er crop expected ten days ago, b,
H. II will probably be better than II
ad average crop of the state. Ttke tt