The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-07-28
THE CROPS
AS they ARE
A MAGNIFICENT RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT
OVER THE NORTHWEST DOES
A VAST AMOUNT OF GOOD
TO THE LATER CROPS.

~ JnE lA1ck ONOTS.
The best rain by far in over year
fell i'm northwestern North Dakota
Friday night. It began falling here
shortly before midnight and kept it
up almost continuously until six
o'clock Saturday morning. The rain
soaked up the ground as deep as it
had been plowed and will prove in
valuable to the later wheat, oats, mil
let, corn and fax, to say nothing OF
the pastures. The land is in admir-
able shape for summer fallowing, and
the farmer who is busv turning over
his poorer wheat fields, is doing the
right thing, for he is preparing for
bountiful harvest next year. DON'T
neglect to do large amount Of sum.
mer tallowing. ~
The feed situation 10 less serious.
Most Of our farmers are we'll pro
vided for feed. One Of them told the
Independent man that he had q hun.
dred acres OF wheat that he would
cut for feed and it will provide am
abundance Of it. .... ,s.,. ..s
The nax in most localities looks
very promising. OF course fax Is
not our main crop any more, but a
large number Of farmers have some
Of this and with tine prospects OF
getting from $3.50 to $500 a bushel
for It, this crop will mean much to
. large percentage Of the farmers.
The rain Of Friday night VIII bring
the late oats out fine. F. w. Young
man believes the rain was worth .
. thousand dollars to him.
one Of the most highly pleased
md owners u n. r. Bartling Of the
nlnois Land Z Loan Co. He was
11able to get any d bis crop in early.
Sor be nad to wait until tho farmers
lid finished their work. This proved
70 be his salvation this year. He has
800 acres Of wheat north of the city
tat stands between two and three
lset high, and It IL hllins out we'll.
He is certain Of . nice yield since
the big rain. 5s
o. M. Champlin Of Surrey has an
excellent field OF wheat that prom
isee to yield an average crop. Mr.
Champlin has ten acres Of corn that
win very likely mature and he has
three acres Of promising potatoes.
He has had . battle royal with the
bugs, but has feasted them on so
worth Of Paris Green with the desired
results. He also has three acres Of
slfa1fa in which his hogs are running.
They cannot eat it down. Alfalfa has
proved itself this year, and our far
mers should not be slow in sowing
= few acres Of It.. ~
Earl stredwick Of Logan has ten
acres Of alfalfa, three years old,
which stands up nice and higa. he
has number of cattle grazing in the
field and they do not seem to eat 1t
down to any extent.
The wheat on corn or summer fal-
lowed land everywhere withstood the
bot weather better than any other,
This year has taught the farmers 4
lesson in growing corn and In summer
fallowing. From now on, you can
expect to ses every farmer growing
some corn and summer fallowing a
portion Of his land. This means
more certain crops. cleaner ground
and bigger Yields.
Tha recent rains have done won.
ders for the late garden truck ana
~ potatoss. Tomatoes will Yield
an enormous .corop. Dr.. Psnoe Of
this city has . number Of plants that
have Just hundreds Of tomatoes upon
tham, ranging in siSo from . marble
% . ~ cup.
], y q. Moellsr, Who hAs farm four
ntles south of the city, has 40 acfes
q lax that win turn out big. Frank
Lnx, IN old nlinols farmer, Who wor.
stod Z good dsAl early in ths season,
~ wheat that loo1D eood for Afooen
hashols to tho acro.
". b. Wilson. who owns dno farm
twelve miles southwest Of Ninot.
eayp th6re WIN n6e b total 4atluro
~ H. farm. Hs Wfll have plenty q
slod - viii tAasGh some tairiv 0ood