Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-19

pletely overcome any good done ear
lier. All small grains are practically
a total loss. Corn seems to be com.
ing along all right but is needing rain.
Hay and pasturage is dried up and
many farmers will have to sell their
live stock.
Sargent County.
Forman, July 16.-Good soaking rain
the fore part of the week gives prom
Use Of better crops than anticipated
previously. Wheat Is filling nicely
and some fields will go better than
fifteen bushels per acre. Oats and
barley are being harvested and will
turn out fair. Flax is coming on fine
and will yield better than half crop.
Grass is growing rapidly and there
will be fair crop OF hay.
Pembina County.
Pembina, July 16.-No rain, high
temperature and hot south winds
have wrought further damage to the
crops. 1t is now generally conceded
that we have not one-third of an av.
erage crop of wheat. Oats are dam
aged beyond redemption and late bar
ley is a total failure. Numerous farm.
ers are figuring on cutting barley for
feed if rains come soon.
Trail County.
Hatton, July 16.-Nearly one inch
of rain fell last Monday but 1t did not
seem to help small grain very much.
Crops were badly damaged Thursday
ICviI ho
as high as 1902 in the shade. Corn
has been holding its own up to now
but is beginning to look sick. Pas
lures are all bare and farmers are
turning stock into the fields, and the
meadows which were intended for
hay. Farmers are up against more
serious crisis than many realize.
Steele County.
Hope, July 16.-A few light show
ers during the past week in this vi
cinity have tended to freshen the
crops somewhat, but were not sufh
cient to be of any material benefit
Weather conditions very hot and rair
would not benefit wheat If it did fall
| Wells County.
Harvey. July 16.-Estimated wheat
crop about Is per cent. Some fields
will yield from to 10 bushels, while
others are a total failure Farmers
have commenced blowing where the
crop is gone In this vicinity we ex
pect to harvest seed for another year
Flax is still In good condition. Oats
and barley are total loss.
Ward County.
Minot, July 16.-Crop situation re
mains unchanged, and faith is pinned
to late sown grain, also flax. Some
/ fair crops in southern and more roll
ing country, which appears to have
been more favored with rain than the
level valley lands. Sufficient mois
ture has fallen the past week which
has helped late grain, hay and pas
ture. Weather has been intensely
and unfavorably warm.
MountraiI County.
Stanley. July 16.-Light rains AM
cool weather early in the week. Elk
IRENE heat both day and night TO
middle of week and hot days and COO
nights the latter part. Early grair
can be estimated as total loss while
later sown will yield from Is to 3;
per cent of normal crops. Early sowl
flax is in good condition but late sow1
' is poor, not having had enough mois
| ture to cause termination. White
rye is in good shape. Hay is shor
and scarce. except in a few instances
Haying just beginning. Oats yer!
poor, many farmers cutting the SANE
for hay.
Morton County.
Mandan. July 17.-Weather the pas
week has continued very hot and dry
A thorough inspection of the south
ern half of the county indicates tina
those who will reap half crop arr
lucky. The western part is in fairl.
good shape but the southeastern il
almost all burned out. The corn crol
! is the best but there is little of it