Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-08-24
SUMMARY.

rust as harvest discloses actual con
ditions and the scarcity of help ir
some localities, have again scaled
down crop prospects-especially OF
wheat. Threshing reports are not
extensive enough to constitute &C
curate data for estimating total crop
and range from bad to good. Har
vesting will be practically over this
week and threshing will be quite
general the week following 1t ap
pears certain however that the wheat
yield for 1909 will largely exceed
that of year ago.
BILLINGS COUNTY.
Medora, August 20, 19O9-Weathe,
has been very favorable for caring
for crops, dry and warm. Barley
harvest completed, oats nearly al
cut and in many places wheat has
been cut. An exceedingly heavy
yield is looked for, especially in bar.
ley and wheat.
CAVALIER COUNTY.
Langdon, August 81, 1909-Very
hot, dry weather has prevailed dur
ing this week. No dew during the
night for a part of the week. Grain
has ripened very fast and farmers
will not be able to handle it as
fast as it is ready to cut. Barley
and oats harvest practically over
Small fields have been threshed and
yield is very good. Wheat will not
yield as we'll as expected not hav
ing properly filled. Rust has done
damage and hot weather more. A
large percentage of grain will not be
of high grade.
EDDY COUNTY.
New Rockford August q, 1909
Hot dry weather the last three days
has fastened ripening of grain te
such an extent that it will be i'm.
possible to get all in shock without
some loss. This coupled with dam
age caused by rust and blight will
reduce the yield Of wheat from 2;
to so per cent. Two weeks age
many fields promised 30 bushels tc
the acre. Our estimate is now from
10 to 20. Quality of early wheat il
very good. Late wheat will be
shrunken and light. Oats and bar
ley good. Flax in good condition
and ripening. No threshing done
yet.
GRAND FORKS COUNTY.
Grand Forks, August Fl, 1909
This weeks weather conditions have
been most excellent for harvest and
Saturday will see practically all OF
our wheat and oats in the shock
Owing to some unfavorable hot and
wet weather two or three weeks
ago, wheat crop will not run quite
as heavy as was expected, but even
as conditions are a record crop is
assured. Threshing on one farm
shows rs bushels of wheat per acre
and grade of No. 1 northern. Near
Grand Forks several farmers are
raising excellent corn crops, one
tract being 100 acres in extent and
three 100 acres each. This corn is
we'll advanced some in the milk and
some hardening, and will all be out
Of the way before frost There are
also some fine clover and alfalfa
fields which are in excellent condi-
ton. Flax shows an advanced crop
and is being cut. No damage from
rust in this county.
HETTINGER COUNTY.
Mott, August 20, 19O9-No rain
this week. Weather ideal for har.
vesting. Practically all wheat will
be harvested this week and a great.
er portion of oats. Indications for
a heavy crop of all kinds. -:
LA INQUIRE COUNTY.
LaMoure August 81, 1909
fhreshing we'll begun. Harvest be-
ing completed with exception of late
flax Reports as to yields vary. Hot
winds and dust storms have prevail.
ed all week. Some black rust re.
ported but it has done but little
4iarm.
MCLEAN COUNTY.
Washburn, August 81, 1909
Ninety per cent of wheat it cut
Threshing commences next week if
weather permits and will be general
by September list. Generally quail
ity of wheat will be good-some
shrunken fields. Corn made phe-
nomenal growth during past two
weeks--another two weeks will see
most of it out of danger of frost.
Yield will be good and will be an
incentive for more general corn cul.
tivation next year. Some fax fields
look good : especially late flax. About
one-half of the acreage is damaged
fully forty per cent with wilt.
MORTON COUTNY.
.5Mandan, August IA, 19o9-Past
week has been very wet one and en-.
tire county has been q visited with
frequent rains causing hindrance to
harvest but doing little damage in
this section. A heavy storm passed
over the southern part near Howe
and some damage was done by hail
but not to any extent, On the whole
Morton county has been fortunate
III every way and nothing but con-
tinued rains can prevent a heavy
crop of the best quality. 3
,ss MOUNTRAIL COUNTY.
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